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If you are not on EHU you would need to turn the genny on every time you want to watch TV, (or use an inverter) if you spend the extra on a dual voltage model you have option of using some of your battery power and watching on 12V. This may be a better option for a quick watch of the late movie whilst lying in bed!

The downside is that there is quite a difference in price, when I looked into it 6 months ago the 12v models were twice the price for a digital TV with built in DVD player.

It might be worth looking around at standard TVs, we have one of these in our van despite saying it's 240v it actually has a power block which steps the voltage down to 12v DC

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/133835

Simon

Hi

Most flat screen tvs are 12 volt. My own is supplied with a transformer which converts the mains voltage to 12 volt. However if you buy a conventional flat screen I would advise you use a voltage stabliser to ensure the voltage is constant at 12 volt

Sandy

most portable flat screens are 12v they use a tranny to run them

asda has em in and only about 89 quid they are 12v/240v

New flat screen TV's draw hardly any current. I wouldn't go to the expense of buying a 12v TV

You will be surprised at how little power they use

Its been said before but worth repeating.

Have a look in Asda or Tescos wherever.  You can pick up a 15" LCD TV with built in DVD player for about £100.  Just look at the back and see if it's run from a 240Vac -12Vdc transformer.

I've got one and run it from 240Vac if on EHU and off 12Vdc via a voltage conditioning unit (amperor?) if running off my battery.

Why pay mega expensive for speacial 12V caravan TVs?

We bought a 12v TV from a well know MH dealer in Newark. Went away for a weekend & had to take the damn thing back as it stopped playing dvd's

They are very expensive imho.

I have since bought a cheap flat screen TV/DVD from either currys or comet ( I carn't remember which but it cost alot less than the 12v one did ), this is 12v itself & comes with it's own transformer. A trip to Maplins later & my TV now has it's own 12v power lead & has worked fine with no problems in my MH & caravan, although I now use the 240 as we use EHU but I still carry my made up 12v lead with me just in case we decide to go away without EHU.

Cost from maplins I think was about a fiver then 10mins with a soldering iron.

Quote: Originally posted by robin52 on 01/10/2008

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if he doesnt use EHU then he has to buy 12v

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