caravan tv's
Submitted: Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 20:43
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john&thejayco
g'day all,
I am looking at mounting a tv on a wall bracket in my van, and i just wanted to know if there is much difference between a so called caravan tv and your average store bought tv ?, I know caravan tv's come with a 12 volt option and higher price tag, but are they made tougher to handle the vibration of road travel or will a normal tv cope.Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Cheers
John.
Reply By: Member - Terry W (ACT) - Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 21:17
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 21:17
John,
We bought a 19 inch Kogan 12 volt TV/DVD combo on line from Kogan, and it is ideal. It cost $299 plus about $20 for the 12 volt lead. (It comes with a 240 volt to 12 volt power pack as standard). We are currently at
Tibooburra on an extended trip on rough country roads with no
sign of trouble. It is an excellent unit. Hope this is useful.
Terry
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Reply By: Notso - Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 21:40
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 21:40
We have a flat screen that we mount on a wall bracket, but we are not confident enough in it's construction to leave it there during travel so we have a quick release and lay it flat on the bed for travel. It too comes with a 12 volt lead and a 240 to 12 volt power pack.
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Reply By: roberttbruce - Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 22:05
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 22:05
i bought a secondhand 22 inch pc monitor for $80 and a $80 12V digital settop box with a vga port... prolly uses a little more power than a true 12v tv... i secure it off it mount for travel...
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 22:10
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 22:10
A word of advice If you are fitting a wall bracket yourself
Bolt it right through the wall with a steel plate behing it to spread the load.
Dont travel with your TV on it.
M D F is not known for its screw holding ability if weight is put apon them constantly. Any TV up to 19 in would do as most run off a stepdown tranny anyway.
Just make sure you buy the TV then figure out how and where to fit it.
Otherwise it just may not fit above a shelf or whatever.
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Follow Up By: john&thejayco - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:18
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:18
thanks graham,
i was thinking of using the side of a cupboard, i am going to reinforce it with a larger piece of 9 mm ply from the inside, the bracket i am looking at using is rated to hold 25kg ,and the tv i am looking at is 5.5 kg a bit of overkill i know but i thought that might make it safer for travelling in place.
cheers
John.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 08:05
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 08:05
I used 3mm steel which is stronger and takes up less room
I wouldnt recommend tavelling with it on the bracket other than if you can put a couple of inches of foam under it on a shelf.We did that and had no trouble but cant in our new van so put it on bed.
A friend had theirs just sitting on a bare shelf an it shook to pieces on the Plenty one day.
There is a piece you can buy like the V shaped old bottle top openers that attaches to the end of the bracket and the another bit attaches to the tv which just slides down into it and removes instantly.
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Follow Up By: john&thejayco - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:35
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:35
the attachment that joins the tv to the bracket for easy removal sounds the goods, can they be found at electrical appliance stores ?
Cheers.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:54
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:54
Dont know but ive got a spare but it fits 75mm apart holes in the TV
Caravans Plus or Coast to Coast have them I think
Most TV's have 100mm apart holes
Let me know if I can help
Here's a
pic of it
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:56
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 19:56
Not too clear but the right hand bit which fixes to the TV slides down into the other bit and holds TV in place
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Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 23:57
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 at 23:57
HI
John
Try one and see. We bought a cheap LCD television quite some years ago from eBay (just before Woolworths advertised the same model cheaper). It ran from 12 v so was easy to remove the 240 v adaptor and put it onto 12 v. We purchased a multi directional swing arm from a caravan
shop and mounted it on this. It straps against the wall with velcro straps for travel. We rarely watch television (too much to see through the 'big picture window' when travelling), but it still works, despite being taken on some of the roughest roads in Australia.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: john&thejayco - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:24
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:24
thanks Motherhen,
i think the idea of the velcro strapping while travelling is a great idea, because the bracket i am looking at is also a multi directional swing arm. i didn't realise you could get tv's with a 12volt option from woolies, something to checkout.
cheers
John.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:49
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:49
They probably don't now! We purchased our KROSS brand in 2005, and in 2006 W/W advertised the same model on special a couple of times - cheaper than we paid. Might be worth asking Notso (replied above) what brand his was, and if it was recent. Several have mentioned Kogan so that may be worth looking at.
Mh
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Reply By: Member - Duane A (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 01:33
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 01:33
We have the Kogan 19 dvd combo as
well and so far its been great no problems at all bought it off ebay .Good luck.
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Reply By: carlsp - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 09:38
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 09:38
We have a Teac, 22 flat screen. The one with the inbuilt DVD player and descovered they are not the best. Heave heard of many being returned.
Might be an idea to steer away from them.
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Follow Up By: Tony @ Naomi - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:59
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:59
I was going to ask the same question re mounting, as I am going thru the same exercise, I am goint to reenforce the inside of a cupboard with 12mm ply then try and mount it. Looked at a Grundig 22" Led TV at Retravision has a 12volt fitting and is $439 more than I wanted to pay but is a good quality with 3 year warranty.
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Member - Rod N (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 13:47
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 13:47
We have a 19 inch TV fitted to a fold up/swivel bracket mounted on the ceiling. It was fitted when we bought our Ecotourer. We have been on some rough roads and not had a problem with it.
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Reply By: John T - Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 16:52
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 at 16:52
Can confirm 19" Hogan is a good buy. For travelling, I made a envelopr type bag out of bubble wrap , put the Tv in and then place it under the doona. Nice and secure with no damage.
Cheers, JT
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