Three things that make a garden genuinely usable

Outdoor systems get discussed as though they are speakers and nothing else. In practice three things decide whether a garden gets used: what you can watch, whether the network reaches, and whether the equipment out there is protected.

For a screen, an ordinary television in a weatherproof box is not the same product as one built for the job. SunBriteTV make dedicated models for full shade, partial sun and full sun, so the panel is matched to where it actually sits rather than fighting the light all afternoon. They are built for rain, sleet, hail and snow, and for dust, insects and splash from a nearby pool, which in this climate is the difference between a screen that lasts and one that does not see a second winter.

Coverage is the one people skip. Dedicated outdoor access points extend Wi-Fi across the whole garden, which matters less for browsing than for everything else: the control app in your hand, the music, the streaming. Provider-supplied equipment gives up somewhere around the back door.