Fullriver AGM's in Adelaide and flat panel TV

Get into Dick Smiths.

Ask these questions and they will supply.

Yes to the 12 volt DVD player.

Don't know about Fullriver, but Batteryworld stores have a good range of products, there are several of them depending on where you are located. The Glynde one is near us (Ph.8365-3709 Vince) is our local. Ask about the U.S. made Dyno range or Google the internet for this range of batteries.

Flat panel TV for camping? What for? The idea of going camping is to get away from the normal way of day to day activity. If it is for the kids, forget it, get them to get creative and to appreciate the surroundings. All entertainment does not need to come through a TV.

We have a holiday shack on the Murray river and although we do have a tv in the shack it rarely goes on, the kids are all directed outside to play and get exercise (mind and body).

Hi George
Recommend Dick Smith for the LCD TV and DVD and Set top box and inverter. You can negotiate the price down if you buy all together. 240 volts is easier to get and to run from the battery through the inverter.

Check with Fridge & Solar Qld, they ship the Fullriver around OZ

Ray

Tag-a-long wash your mouth out, the little lady needs her Oprah fix each day while the kids play outside

Hi George
Don't cut of the plug, just buy the plug and some wire and put it to the AGM battery. I just found I had more choice of units if I went 240 volts and have the inverter already. Use it to charge the phone and computer
Ray

George

re your question on antennas - Any antenna is equally suitable for analogue or digital reception. Both types are just radio waves - the only difference is the way the information is encoded on the carrier. The biggest problem with digital is the co-axial cable. Long runs of it can pick up interference that cam wreck the signal and cause problems. You need double shielded cable to keep the interference out. This effect happens more on the UHF channels and effects analogue channels but you only suffer a bit of a degraded signal in this case. When domestic installations "need" there antennas replaced for digital it is generally the cable not the antenna at fault.

Many will think that all co-axial cable is fully shielded - it is not. The cheap cables with only braid shielding are are often only about 45 - 60% shielded. This may not matter much at HF but at UHF it does. The only cable worth purchasing for UHF TV is the type that has an aluminium foil shield as well as the braid.

PeterD

PeterD

Thanks very much once again each - I'll think I'll get a PALSONIC TFTV1520D 38cm 'combo' LCD TV/DVD player and a proprietary cable they supply to convert to 12v DC direct from my battery. I'll be very careful to check the aerial effectiveness too.

We got a KROSS LCD from eBay - before Woolworths started selling them (cheaper than ours too). Works straight off the 12 v. Picture is beaut - speakers were a bit tinny so have added decent speakers from DSE. Bought a Lenoxx 12 v DVD player becasue it was the only one we ould find that was a true 12 v without screen.

Motherhen