The Complete Guide to Samsung Terrace Outdoor TVs
Thinking about adding a TV to your outdoor space? Samsung's Terrace lineup is the gold standard for outdoor televisions — built to handle weather, sunlight, and everyday outdoor life while delivering picture quality that rivals your best indoor TV. Here's everything you need to know.
Why you can't just put a regular TV outside
A standard indoor TV will fail outdoors — sometimes quickly. Moisture gets into the electronics, heat causes overheating, direct sunlight washes out the picture entirely, and the display components aren't rated for temperature swings. The Samsung Terrace is engineered from the ground up for outdoor use. It's not an indoor TV with a weatherproof case bolted on — it's designed to live outside permanently.
The Samsung Terrace lineup: which model is right for you?
Samsung offers two versions of the Terrace to match different outdoor environments.
The Terrace Full Sun is built for spaces with direct sunlight — uncovered patios, pool decks, and south-facing walls where the sun hits the screen directly. It produces exceptional brightness to overcome glare even in harsh sunlight.
The Terrace Partial Sun is designed for covered patios, screened porches, pergolas, and other shaded or partially shaded spaces. It still significantly outperforms any indoor TV in outdoor light conditions, but is optimized for environments where you're not fighting direct sun all day. It's available in 55", 65", and 75" screen sizes.
Both models share the same weatherproof build, smart features, and QLED picture technology. The difference is purely about how much direct sunlight your space receives.
Weather resistance: built to stay outside year-round
Both Terrace models carry an IP55 rating, meaning they're protected against dust and water jets from any direction. Rain, humidity, pollen, pool splashes — the Terrace handles all of it. You don't need to bring it inside in a storm or cover it every night. It's designed to live outdoors permanently across all four seasons.
Picture quality outdoors
The Terrace uses Samsung's QLED technology with Quantum Dot color and full array backlighting. Brightness is the key spec for outdoor TVs — the Terrace Partial Sun delivers up to 2,000 nits of brightness, which is dramatically more than a typical indoor TV (which might produce 400–600 nits). That extra brightness is what makes the picture visible and vibrant in outdoor lighting conditions rather than washed out and dim.
Smart features
The Terrace runs Samsung's Tizen smart TV platform with full access to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube, Hulu, and all the major streaming services. It has built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and works with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Bixby for voice control. Functionally it works exactly like a premium Samsung indoor smart TV — just weatherproofed.
Adding outdoor sound
Outdoor audio is a completely different challenge from indoor audio. Sound disperses quickly in open spaces, and standard soundbars aren't built for moisture or temperature extremes. Samsung makes a matching Terrace Outdoor Soundbar specifically designed to pair with the Terrace TV. It's weather-rated, built for outdoor acoustics, and integrates seamlessly with the TV for easy setup and control. If you're investing in an outdoor TV, a matched outdoor soundbar completes the setup — and at The Big Screen Store, we regularly run bundle promotions that make adding the soundbar significantly more affordable.
Installation matters outdoors
Mounting a TV outside involves considerations that don't apply indoors — wall material (stucco, brick, siding), running weatherproof conduit for power and cables, positioning for optimal shade and viewing angle, and ensuring the mount itself is rated for outdoor use. Our professional installation team handles outdoor TV installs across Maryland and Virginia every day. For more complex setups, we're happy to visit your home before purchase to assess the space and give you a clear picture of what's involved.
Why buy from The Big Screen Store
We carry the full Samsung Terrace lineup and have it on display in our showrooms so you can see the picture quality in person before you buy. Our pricing matches or beats Amazon, Costco, and Best Buy — and unlike those options, you get expert guidance, professional installation, and local service and support after the sale.
Visit any of our 11 Baltimore and Washington area locations, or call us to discuss your outdoor space. We'll help you pick the right model, size, and setup for your specific situation.