12V TV's

lewishamlad
A lot of LCD TV's are 12v and have an ac adaptor to bring them down from 240 v. Some have an external adaptor, and some have an internal adaptor, Check it out with your local appliance store.
Colin.

Hi LL,
We bought a small AWA unit. It's only 10.2 inch (25cm) but big enough for the van or trailer and small enough to store easily. It has a built in DVD player which also plays MP3 etc. with Div-x encoder, has external inputs including USB and a 3 in 1 card reader (view your camera shots straight off the card), has a remote control and best of all, has a Li-ion battery which lasts over 3 hours - great for taking outside on a nice night. It runs on 240 or on 12 volt and from memory only cost $299 from Big-W. It's a great little unit - we're rapt in it. Bought it around Christmas time.
Cheers
Gerry

Howdy, We have just been through this exercise, & Colins response above sums it up pretty well. Have a look at thread 56196
There are many on the market that are 240/12V. We were a bit restricted in that we don't realy have room, nor the need for a 19 inch unit, idealy we wanted a 15 inch set with built in DVD player.
We eventually settled on a Palsonic model # TFTV1550 which is 38 CM, has a built in DVD player & built in set top box (Something to do with getting reception in a couple years time) Cost $419 though Retravision. Can't comment on it's performance as we are still waiting for it to come into stock. You can buy cheaper, but will need to buy one of these set top boxes apparently in a couple of years time.
If you go for a 19 inch unit, your choice is greater. www.palsonic.com.au is worth a look. Cheers.

Hi
suggest you proceed with caution if unit was not supplied with cig lighter adaptor. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GET FIRM COFIRMATION THAT IT IS OK TO USE IN AUTO VEHICLES SYSTEMS
It may not be suitable for direct connection to AUTO 12V SYSTEM [not designed for possible high voltages if charging batteries etc] on mains power max volts would be about12.8v if using while charging batteries voltage could go as high as 14.5/15 v
PLEASE INSURE YOU READ THREAD MENTIONED IN POST #3 it covers this problems

Also check the 'refresh rate' of the tv, some are very low and cause eye strain, because the picture is not smooth but jumpy...

I think that maybe similar to (or same) the tv I bought from BigW and got rid of again with-in 24 hours, because it was a horror to watch as the screen resolution was disgusting.

Mainey . . .

Hi LL, New to the forum process. Hope you don't mind. We Have seen a Conia 19" for $199. Seems most of the smaller LCD TVs run off 12v. Assuming that you would run it off the the 240/12v transformer when your 12v system is on charge,you will not have any problems. Good luck in your search!

We purchased the same V as Gerry P about 18 months ago and love the portability of it. It comes with the 12v cig lead and draws a max of 3amps when charging the battery.
I have disconnected the battery (in the instructions it tells you how) and just run the TV from my 12v power VIZ. van and vehicle and when outside enjoying the night from the jumper pack. It only draws 1 amp in tv mode and 1.5 amp in dvd mode like this so would take yonks to run any large battery flat.
It is simple to tune in and has its own external aerial however you must be reasonably close to a transmitter to get any signal. When in van we use the vans external aerial.