DVD/TV 12 volt Any Opinions.

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I am hoping to buy a 12/13 inch combined TV and DVD Player. Does anyone have views on the Meos and August sets. Both are similar in price and would be interested in hearing other peoples experiances. Are there any others I should be looking at. Both theses sets are being sold for new for around £200.
 
Just been through this exercise, we ended up with a Technika 15" LED TV/DVD from Tescos for £120, very pleased with it so if you have not commited yet it is well worth a look.
 
Got a 24 inch on the cat, 12v dc / 240 v ac from Kogan, an online store here in Oz.

The monitor on my home computer is also HD TV receiver with built in recorder, under AU$200.00.

The 50 inch at home came from the same supplier, also with recorder and PC connection.

Good luck.:)
 
I bought a JVC LT-15DK1BJ 19" TV, freeview and DVD combo. I choose it because it has both a 240v and 12v option, and seemed reasonable quality. Cost £150 about 9 months ago. I have been very happy with it. I got it from Comet..
 
There are lots of televisions that are 12V but don't advertise it. They use a mains adaptor to run but are really 12V. I suspect you may find some if you just pop in to currys/pcworld etc.
 
nrbx said:
There are lots of televisions that are 12V but don't advertise it. They use a mains adaptor to run but are really 12V. I suspect you may find some if you just pop in to currys/pcworld etc.
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That's true but the selling point of the Meos is that its 12V supply is designed to operate over a wide range of voltages around that figure. Apparently many that run normally on a 230/12 v transformer rely on a constant supply voltage and picture quality etc. deteriorate if it varies.
 
Just go a LED monitor, not what your looking for, but the LED illumination does seem to live up to its promise of reducing power draw. 2.8A, total ,for a 22 inch monitor and netbook playing a movie and that’s running from in inverter. Direct from 12v should save about another 0.4A, I hope.

So it would be worth getting the LED option in the TV if power consumption is important.
 
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That's true but the selling point of the Meos is that its 12V supply is designed to operate over a wide range of voltages around that figure. Apparently many that run normally on a 230/12 v transformer rely on a constant supply voltage and picture quality etc. deteriorate if it varies.
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That is true, regulating the 12v supply to televisions is a good thing ;)
 
MEOS

Does anyone know if it is possible to connect an mpeg4 digital receiver to the MEOS 12.1' tv/dvd (in order to watch digital tv where I live)? It doesn't have a scart connection or any other connections suitable.

PS: In general it's a very good TV (and DVD player). Quality of the picture is very good, though the sound is just OK. But I now need to find a way to use it with a digital tv tuner.
 
I've been using one of the combined digital TV / DVD players from August for the last three years. Very happy with it. Copes with a wide range of voltages and power consumption pretty low as well.
 
noelex said:
Just go a LED monitor, not what your looking for, but the LED illumination does seem to live up to its promise of reducing power draw. 2.8A, total ,for a 22 inch monitor and netbook playing a movie and that’s running from in inverter. Direct from 12v should save about another 0.4A, I hope.

So it would be worth getting the LED option in the TV if power consumption is important.
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This is maybe not quite as elegant (12v to 230v to 12v, or in my case -- 24v to 12v to 230v to 12v) but it is simples.

Just buy a regular flat screen TV and plug it into a small inverter. It works fine and the 10 watts or so which are wasted in the extra voltage conversion will not be noticed. And you will get a much better TV for much less money if it is a regular domestic one, and not one specially made to run on 12v.
 
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