12v Television

I've got the 16" Cello with dvd, uses less than an amp with TV. I'd say good value, mid range, there are cheaper ones. Sound could be better (wouldn't use it to listen to music) but probably more a function of the lack of space available for speakers than anything else. Overall pretty good for the money. Which aerial you choose is important, not all areas will have good enough reception to use them.....
 
lots of tvs / tv /dvd combos are actually 12v if you look carefully ! , quite often supplied with 240v to 12v transformer .


if you find one and have time you can source direct 12v power loeads for them , i have a polaroid one , not greatest but cheap and i reckon tv on boat will never last long anyway and easily replaced , last one did 4-5 yrs aboard and only cost 70 squids .
 
I have an Akura 19" +DVD which is ok but the picture is only viewable 45 degrees each side of straight on and the DVD/CD player is very choosy about which it will play. Not really a recommendation.
 
I have a Cello 16. Got it because of its low power usage. Ok, but not such a great display for a PC. I think it may be the drivers I am using. Any advice welcome.
 
I have a Samsung 22 " smart TV which runs off 14V, (although I have fed it with 12V for a year and it was fine, and now 15V for a few months and it's equally fine.

I also have an LG 24" smart TV which runs off 19V.

A couple of 12V the adapters with the right connectors can give access to a variety of "ordinary" TVs.
 
Can't remember the make but we wondered around pcworld checking out the back of all the TVs to find the 12v ones. Got a nice tv/dvd combo. Used Internet to check it was the best price (boy do the sales men hate it when you do that I front of them when they are trying to make a sale ��)
 
I've got a Samsung 22" which nominally runs off 14v but I have just run it directly off the 12v and on 15v through a Trust power pack's standard set of interchangeable tips. Great TV as with all Samsung TVs and only cost £120
 
I've just bought a Samsung 22" 14V telly and a digital aerial, but I may have got the wrong aerial.

Trying it at home I had to use the 240V AC to 6V DC transformer to power the amplifier in the aerial to get a decent signal.

I'm not willing to use an inverter so either I find a 12V to 6V DC dropper or go to the caravan shop and get the dear aerial that runs off 12V.

Anyone using a 12V to 6V dropper and where did you find it?

Maplins have a universal one which has a 6V option for £25 but I'll have to check that it has a male fitting which is suitable.
 
theoldsalt said:
From time to time threads appear enquiring about dedicated 12v TVs.

I thought this offer from Maplin may be of interest to some forumites.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/cello-12v...3&utm_content=Product-1&utm_campaign=15P12-02

...but may be cheaper elsewhere, eg http://www.ebuyer.com/657223-cello-c19230f-19-traveller-led-dvd-combi-tv-c19230f
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Yes they are direct 12v so very power efficient as no transformer. We use the same badged 19" one on the boat.

http://www.walker.ie/product/detailedView/94

DVD may be old technology, but in many anchorages broadband content not available (via iPad/HDMI) so watching the odd DVD is handy.
 
We bought a 'no-name' 24" TV from Tesco in Maldon a few years back which turned out to be ok for the boat, runs from mains or 12V with a built in DVD player for evening films when the weather is inclement. Would make a reasonable nav/instrument repeater display when I get round to figuring out how to do it. Can't remember how much it cost, I think it was around £149, but I've not seen anything like it since.
 
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