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Subject Topic: 12volt/240 mains tv ?
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Personterry-kent
18/8/2012 at 3:56pm
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Hi, as a complete novice to camper van llife, my partner Sue and I would be grateful for any advice. The first question is do we buy a 12 tv or use one from home ?

 

Terry & Sue


Personsaxo1
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If you are using mains hookup take the one from home.

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Personterry-kent
18/8/2012 at 4:46pm
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Thanks Saxo 1, we might buy a dual volt tv then

 

terry-kent


PersonFrancophile1947
18/8/2012 at 8:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by terry-kent on 18/8/2012

Thanks Saxo 1, we might buy a dual volt tv then

 

terry-kent




You must be very rich
I just use a normal TV/DVD combo from Aldi - 240V on mains or 12V if no hook-up. You need to check that the transformer is in the power lead though, as some are built into the TV and you can't run it off your battery.

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19/8/2012 at 8:56am
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Agree with the above - ours cost £80 from Asda. Just check to see if it has a mains transformer in the plug/lead. Gives more versatility once you've bought a 12V lead for it and SO much cheaper than a 'camping-specific' model!


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Personbirder99
19/8/2012 at 9:12am
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Kogan have a 22" with DVP and PVR that runs of both 12V and 240V for about £129 - lovely TV with very low power consumption which is important when on 12V. When I last monitored mine it was pulling about 21W on average. Some of the other cheap TVs consume a lot more for a comparable size screen.

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PersonKon Tiki
19/8/2012 at 12:05pm
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We have a cheap one from Comet (Kenmark I think) I run it using a Amperor voltage stabilizer as some of the cheap TV's might not be able to cope with the variation in voltage from the 12 volt battery which can be over 14 volts output at times.


Personsquirrelchops
19/8/2012 at 6:43pm
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We bought a specific 12v TV - we did a lot of research and as a leisure battery can vary in its voltage which can ruin your TV. We bought a CELLO tv - really impressed with it and have it fixed via a flip down bracket in out vdub.


PersonFrancophile1947
19/8/2012 at 6:49pm
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Quote: Originally posted by squirrelchops on 19/8/2012
we did a lot of research and as a leisure battery can vary in its voltage which can ruin your TV.


We keep hearing that, but has anyone actually had it happen? I'm on my third one with no problems. I've still got one 15" and a 22" - the other 15" wasn't impressed with being dropped about 6 feet onto my concrete drive

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Personsquirrelchops
19/8/2012 at 7:29pm
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Off hand I can't remember what forum it was that we read this on.


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PersonFrancophile1947
19/8/2012 at 10:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by squirrelchops on 19/8/2012
Off hand I can't remember what forum it was that we read this on.


Neither can I I've heard it loads of times, but never met anybody it happened to - I'm getting to think it's like the French poison gas attacks

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PersonTigermouse
20/8/2012 at 12:41am
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Quote: Originally posted by Francophile1947 on 19/8/2012
I'm on my third one with no problems. I've still got one 15" and a 22" - the other 15" wasn't impressed with being dropped about 6 feet onto my concrete drive
You should get one from Tesco John - mine was kicked off the table by an idiot teenager playing football and slamming into the front of my awning, and it also fell four and a half feet onto gravel hardstanding a couple of years ago, survived without a scratch and still works perfectly.


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PersonFrancophile1947
20/8/2012 at 1:46pm
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Sadly TM, it would probably have been alright on gravel, but it landed on the top right-hand corner and the impact was just too hard for the case, which lost a big chunk of plastic. Much to my surprise, it still worked but it was just a TV, so it was a good excuse to replace it with a TV/DVD

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Personjimsmimm
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yeah I do the same as you Francophile1947...buy a cheap 240 tv/dvd  from tesco or similiar and remove the externel tranformer and add a normal 12v plug available from maplins or similar for a couple of pounds....last one was still going strong when I sold the van after 2and a half years..one in the present van was fitted last xmas ....kids watch it all the time when in the back...


Personterry-kent
21/8/2012 at 9:45am
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Thanks for all the advice, trying the camper on a site for the 1st time on Aug29/30 at the DRUM INN, KENT so will see how it all goes


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Got mine from Richer sounds with a 5 year warranty for a just over a £110 ,works on 12v ok



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