The video you’re going to watch is either going to be on a HDTV or from a front projector. It’s pretty easy to put one of today’s small but powerful front projectors on the patio and project its beam into the backyard where the side of a shed or garage or a sheet has been set up. The real issue is getting the video signal but that’s fairly easy too: run a HDMI cable from your home theater’s video output to the projector. Sure that means buying a long HDMI cable or even getting a HDMI signal repeater to boost the signal, but the upside is that all your home theater equipment is left right where it is. You probably can even turn around and work everything as long as you have a clear line-of-sight for the IR remote (as an alternate, a RF remote wouldn’t care about the paltry distance or line-of-sight).
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Those who prefer a HDTV can certainly bring out the 32” from the den and put it on the patio and then run that HDMI cable to it. Of course you'll be bringing it back in every time after the show is over. Or - you can spring for one of those all weather HDTV's and leave it permanently outside. These can even be mounted on poles if desired.
