12v TV/DVD

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 14:50

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Member - Drew T (Melbourne)

Anyone purchased a Kogan 19" LCD TV/DVD. Costs $449, seem to have all the right specs, & run directly from 12v (come with a 240v/12v transformer if you want to run from 240v).
No one at Kogan could tell me what the 12v tolerance was although they thought that up to say 13.8v would be ok (ie: i want to power from my AGM which when fully charged could be up around that voltage)

If you have one of these TVs i would be interested in your feedback

cheers ... Drew

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Reply By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 17:45

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 17:45

Howdy Drew, we recently purchased a similar TV, Palsonic, & run it off a battery in our van. It came with a 12V cable in addition to the 240V lead. It was an optional extra, purchased from the retailer.
We were told by the retailer, Retravision, and advise from members on this site, that because we had the specified 12V lead there would be no issues with performance/warranty. I checked with Palsonic Technical Div. & they confirmed "No Worries"

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Follow Up By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 18:29

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 18:29

Hiya Barry

Palsonic had a very bad name a few years ago..I hope yours works well for ya..

Cheers

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Reply By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 19:18

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 19:18

Thanks Warfer, I feel much better now.

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Reply By: oldtrack123 - Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 22:02

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 22:02

Hi Drew
IF it came with a 12v lead then it should be ok .
The specs in the manual should give working voltage range ,if that is 14.5 or more then you should have NO worries.

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Reply By: graybo - Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 23:34

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008 at 23:34

I bought one of these about 6 months ago. Also has a built in HD set top box. Don't use it a lot but it has performed as good as anything else I have seen apart from sat tv. Travelles hanging on the bracket & seems hardy enough to take the rigours of van travel.
Cheers ..Don

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Reply By: Turist - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008 at 07:33

Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008 at 07:33

We bought a 19" Palsonic a few months ago and the TV works fine. Good performance and value for the price.

We did have problems with the DVD player not working but have now settled for a good quality DVD player in a separate box. This is light and meets our needs.

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Reply By: TerraFirma - Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008 at 12:14

Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008 at 12:14

Typically the tolerance is 11-16 Volts. That seems pretty much standard. I run a Dick Smith 12V TV (Non LCD) of my AGM's. This is in a big boat, funnilty enough the first thing to stop working when my voltage is low is the cd/radio. I have sinced upped my battery capacity and no issues, you can also have your chargers going at the same time.

Bear in mind when you buy one of these things warranty is crucial because they have everything built in, check for extended warranty options.? If the DVD player dies etc etc.

Also make sure the DVD player can play Div X movies, this is the only way to go when travelling, you can have 5-6 movies for example on one DVD.

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