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When you look around the TV shop, look at the back of the TV.  If the mains lead is built in it's 240Vac.  Alternatively it will have a 12Vdc socket and a 240Vac to 12Vdc transformer.  Got mine with built in DVD player for £99 from Asda about a year ago.

As for damaging the TV with low voltage, I bought one of these Amperor 12V stabilisers.  http://www.amperordirect.co.uk/

Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 06/4/2010

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It depends on the load.ie if the item is rated at 100 watts, allowing for the inverter being app 75% efficient the demand on the battery would be 125 watts,Watts divided by volts will give you the amps, 125 div by 12 is app 10.5 amps
Saxo1

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If you have a Laptop, why don't you just buy a USB Freeview dongle and it will do the same job as well as play your DVD's and give you a recording facility, and give you the opportunity for internet access (with an internet dongle as well) and Wi-Fi access.

Laptops have really dropped in price.

John. 

We bought the daughter a 15" flatscreen with dvd and freeview built in from Tesco for £130, we unpacked it and its a 12v one with a tranformer built in to the lead. Why not use one of those? It seems most places hike the prices up if they specialise in camping equipment.

I do have one question though. Why do you need a telly when camping? is it not about getting away from it all and at one with nature?

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I do have one question though. Why do you need a telly when camping? is it not about getting away from it all and at one with nature?

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Quote: Originally posted by mini renegade on 06/4/2010

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We bought the daughter a 15" flatscreen with dvd and freeview built in from Tesco for £130, we unpacked it and its a 12v one with a tranformer built in to the lead. Why not use one of those? It seems most places hike the prices up if they specialise in camping equipment.

I do have one question though. Why do you need a telly when camping? is it not about getting away from it all and at one with nature?

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