12v/240v TV (ideally with DVD)

[Spyro]

My solution:-
Don't sail with a TV on board - it is bliss!
Ignore posters who post one line/sentence expressing their prejudice on the matter and condemning alternative opinions.

Contradiction Perhaps

 

[RIBW]

Contradiction Perhaps

Partly perhaps? But stating a personal preference is not the same as claiming it is the correct way and going on to condemn (explicitly/implicitly) those that do take a TV to sea.
Thanks for the thought. (I would have put one of those thumbs up signs here but it appeared up by the title)
Cheers
Bob

 

[Conachair]

Has anyone even investigated the power consumption of these devices (12 or 240V)? And a simple switch or plug/socket eliminates inverter consumption when it is not needed!

Not with a telly but with a laptop, between maplins 12v - 19v supply and cheap inverter with 240v charger, lost the numbers but it was a hefty difference, the inverter sucking up power even when not plugged into anything.

Not a good idea if there is an option.

 

[nigelmercier]

I wonder why all this forum's self-appointed judges (you know who you are!) all issued diktats against inverters ...

Inverters are fine, in their place: for any item that you can't power from 12V. Otherwise they waste (an estimated) 50% of the power.

 

[Cardo]

We're looking for a 12v telly at the moment - do you know if the Kogans can push a DC supply up the antenna cable to drive a mast-head amplifier? I've just downloaded the manual from their web site, but it says very little about setup.

Our Kogan is hooked up to a Glomex amplifier and UFO antenna at the top of the mast. The amplifier has its own 12V power supply, however I find we often don't need to plug it in. Don't know if that answers your question, though.

 

[nigelmercier]

UFO antenna at the top of the mast...

I was going to ask if you had picked any up, then discovered it is a real thing