Thompson Hotel Austin — Hyatt’s lifestyle luxury brand in the heart of downtown Austin at Congress and 2nd — reached out to Bat City TV to spec, source, and install a 55″ Samsung Terrace outdoor TV for their outdoor bar and pool area. Hospitality AV installations at this level require every element to hit spec — the equipment has to be genuinely commercial-grade for daily guest-facing use, the install has to survive Central Texas outdoor conditions across years of operation, and the finished result has to match the design standard of a luxury lifestyle hotel where guests are actively judging every visible detail. We were selected as an authorized Samsung dealer with commercial installation capability, and this install is exactly the kind of work our commercial hospitality division handles.

Thompson purchased the 55″ Samsung Terrace through Bat City TV at authorized dealer pricing and we handled the complete install into the tile wall of their outdoor bar and pool area. Samsung Terrace is Samsung’s dedicated outdoor-rated TV lineup — purpose-built for outdoor use with weather sealing on every port and connection, high-brightness display (up to 2,000 nits for direct sun conditions), anti-glare coating engineered for outdoor ambient light, and outdoor-rated internal speakers. Unlike an indoor TV pretending to work outside, the Terrace is engineered for the actual outdoor conditions a hotel pool area subjects a TV to across years of continuous operation — pool humidity, direct Central Texas afternoon sun, temperature swings, and daily guest visibility. Tile installation required diamond-drilling through the glazed tile face with the correct bit and technique to avoid cracking (glazed tile can shatter under improper drilling technique), sealing anchor holes properly to prevent moisture intrusion behind the tile, and anchoring into the substrate behind the tile with masonry-rated hardware sized for the TV weight plus wind load. Power and signal cabling routed through outdoor-rated conduit to code-compliant weatherproof outlets. Finished install: commercial-grade outdoor TV positioned for prime viewing from the pool deck and outdoor bar seating, ready for years of Austin hospitality operation.

Bat City TV handles commercial AV installations for hospitality venues, restaurants, bars, fitness studios, offices, retail spaces, and multi-unit residential properties across Austin — including hotels, restaurants, and event venues in downtown Austin, South Congress, Rainey Street, East Austin, and every commercial corridor across the metro. We’re authorized dealers for Samsung (including the full Samsung Terrace outdoor lineup and Samsung commercial digital signage), LG (including LG commercial displays), Sony (Bravia Professional), and Sonos (including Sonos Pro for commercial audio). Our commercial capabilities include outdoor and indoor TV installations, digital signage systems, distributed audio systems, background music systems, integrated conference room AV, and complete hospitality AV design. If you’re a commercial venue, hospitality operator, or GC/architect specifying AV for a property — call us for commercial quotes and dealer pricing.

13 years in Austin. 390 five-star Google reviews. Authorized commercial dealer for Samsung, LG, Sony, and Sonos. Thompson Hotel Austin is one of the growing list of Austin commercial venues that have chosen Bat City TV for their AV installations. Whether you operate a hotel, restaurant, bar, fitness studio, retail space, or office looking for professional commercial AV installation, dealer-priced equipment, and installers who understand hospitality-grade operation, call 512-865-6185 or visit batcitytv.com for commercial quotes on outdoor TV installations, digital signage, distributed audio, or complete commercial AV design across Austin.