Television

Congrats on your purchase, I too am new to caravaning and learning new things every day
With regard to tv, I don't know if any brand is better than the other, we have a NEO tv that came with the van. If you do free camping, you might want a satellite system and get
VAST which provides free to air tv in outback- we gave just got it and yes it works. Alternatively you could use a foxtel box from home if you have one
I have an issue with my new van- weights- manufacturer has given next a Tare weight but suspect it hasn't included a few things- will be interesting-,could end up nasty

I would suggest a 17" Majestic 12V jobby. We had a 14" in our last camper and it was quite good. Came with an in-built DVD player.

Though I must admit in hindsight we didn't watch a lot of TV.

Hi,
Welcome to caravanning.
I have a 22'' Kogan which is 12v DVD included HDMI etc cost about $170.00 delivered very happy with it. Had a Kogan 19" for a few years also without problem now used as a monitor on an old PC.
Regards Mike.

What ever you get, make sure it has what is called an "M-Peg 4 tuner", because a lot of TV's that have anything smaller will not pick up a weak signal. We had a cheap tv in our last van and found that we still needed the set top box to work the digital tv in some places.

We ordered a Supreme at the WA Caravan Show last month. Estimated delivery is mid-August. .Like you we are also very excited. It came with a TEAC 21” and had a built in DVD player Model LEV2292FHD. I had trouble seeing the small screen so we upgraded to a 29” High definition LED/LCD DVD Combo TV with USB recording LEV29G75HD. Both are 12v/240v and suitable for caravans. Seen them as low as $282 on line. Not that we will be watching that much TV. TEAC have been around for a long time and considered to be a budget range.
Been having a great time buying bits and pieces at The Reject Store, Big W and K-Mart. Can’t wait to take delivery of our van. Really hope you enjoy yours.

a while a go a member on here who had a fair bit of experience in using tvs in vans (I think for exploration base vans)
siad name brand wasnt necc the best for outright robustness with some of the cheaper brands still using less efficient but tougher older technology

pretty sure he recomended chanchong which i think is the old goldstar.
usually seen in JB HIFI

Most of the current small TVs will be 12 volt native running off some sort of plug pack or AC adaptor.

I have a 17 inch Kogan I carry as a test TV.....it seems to be a pretty fair thing....I've had it a bit over a year now & It is not MPEG4 compatable.
I know because it does not decode the MPEG4 signals in the venuse I work in.
I have seen near identical TVs with the Dick Smith and Teac brands stamped upon them.

Do not be particularly concerned about the brand.
The venues I work in have hundreds (serioulsy) of TVs of all shapes and sizes.

Some of the lower status brands seem to cop the quite poor conditions better than a few of the upmarket brands.

We have a lot of TCL...ranging from old CRTs to the latest 50 inch LCDs....considering what these things go thru they stand up pretty well.
I've seen a bit of Kogan....the bigger kogans are fine as long as they are handled carefully and not moved arround a lot...they arent mechanically strong in the bigger sets.

There is a bit of Conia, Hisence, GVA and NuTec and similar brands arround....we have had a fairly good run from these brands....they are all different badges on the same tellies.

One client has just baught a few dozen of the little 17 or 19 inch samsungs...these seem to be a pretty nice little telly..particularly for the money..
One of our other clients has a few of them as head end monitors..they must be about 12 months old now...they seem to be doing fine.
In general we have had a good trot out of the various samsungs...they do not seem to be a badge brand item...I believe samsung actually own factories.

We have not had a good run withnthe more recent LGs..although we have no small LG flat screens...we have a batch of 42 inch LCDs and we expect to have a power supply failure in every single one in time.

If I was to buy a 17 or 19 inch flat screen now..Id be tending toward the Samsung

One thing to be certain of in a caravan is to mount the telly well or not at all......vibration will kill these little tellies quick smart...a good firm mount that will not allow the telly to rattle arround.

If ya cant mount it well, transport it face down on the bed..or wrapped in a blanket strapped face don to a flat surface.

hope this helps.
cheers