Have you ever ever seen a waterproof Google TV made for the outside?

There’s a degree throughout each tech commerce present like IFA the place I really feel like I’ve seen all of it. All of the telephones, chargers, robotic vacuums, projectors, and random geeky merchandise. I’ve seen the press releases, I’ve walked by the cubicles, or somebody on my Android Authority workforce has proven me pictures and movies of it in motion. However then, there are oddities. Issues that stand out from the pack a lot that I’ve to trek right through the summer time backyard to the North entrance (IFA press members would shudder on the thought) to corridor 20 to see it.

And that’s what this TV did to me. After I noticed it among the many million press releases we obtained, I knew I needed to test it out. The model — Sylvox — was unknown to me, however the thought definitely worth the detour: an out of doors waterproof TV with an IP55 score and Google TV.

That’s precisely what Sylvox was displaying off at its sales space. The 55-inch mannequin of the “Pool Professional QLED 2.0” TV was mounted on a wall below a steady water drip mimicking rain that went over it, behind it, and on the 4K QLED 2000 nits panel. On the third day of IFA, the TV was nonetheless working below these situations. I used to be a bit impressed, not gonna lie.

The concept is you’ll be able to simply mount this TV outside, and it’ll deal with the weather, no matter occurs. You possibly can simply go away it within the backyard or on a patio, and also you received’t must rush it indoors if it begins drizzling a bit. You possibly can go away it on a porch or balcony the place it might get some rain at an angle. When you have a retractable roof in your terrace, you don’t have to fret about closing it each time you’re not there as a result of the TV will survive, similar to your out of doors furnishings. Even the distant is waterproof too, so you’ll be able to go away it outside too.

Sylvox advised me it obtained the official Google TV certification a few years in the past, so that you’re getting the actual, official Google TV expertise right here with the Play Retailer, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and every part else.

The unit wasn’t hooked as much as the showfloor’s web, however I type of compelled the Sylvox rep’s hand into connecting it to a brief hotspot and ran YouTube on it. Our Android Authority YouTube channel regarded good on it. I didn’t log in to Netflix, although.

You’ll want deep pockets if you wish to seize this TV, although. Costs go from $2,399 for the 43-inch mannequin to $3,399 for the 55-inch, $4,799 for the 65-inch, and an eye-watering $6,199 for the 75-incher. At this level, risking dropping a few regular, non-water-resistant TVs to the weather is perhaps wiser? Eh, I’ll allow you to decide.