Television Needed

[Bruce Thomas]

we are looking at getting a small flatscreen for our uhaul and I'm wondering if there are any ac/dc units of around 15" available? I dont wanna hang much more than that on the wall......we are going to put one of those swing type arms on and use a backing board where it mounts to thecloset on our Uhaul...I doubt we'll leave it up when traveling either . So I'm wondering what everyone else has or decided on and why. thankyou Bruce

[Chester Taje]

I had a small TV in one of my units. It was AC. I just bought a small 150 watt inverter and TV worked fine.
It may be cheaper this way than buying a ac/dc unit.

[Tom U]

Bruce,

We bought a USB digital tuner for our laptop and use it with a flat screen monitor, any size. We use an inverter when no 110V is available. Got the tuner on Ebay, $40 and works fine.

[Kevin K]

http://www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-1120CN-Win...r/dp/B000J1CCGA

[Bruce Thomas]

thanks...I'll look at those tuners....Bruce

[SherryNPaul]

Jensendirect has remanufactured 15" lcd TV's at a huge discount (almost half price), if you want a true 12 volt TV. Jensen is used in many of the new RVs because they are made for that application.

[Tom U]

Jensendirect has remanufactured 15" lcd TV's at a huge discount (almost half price), if you want a true 12 volt TV. Jensen is used in many of the new RVs because they are made for that application.

Here is the URL: http://www.jensenrvdirect.com/products/rem...ms.html?hdtv=43

[SherryNPaul]

Thanks for doing the link, Tom U.
We really are happy with our Jensen. It came with our trailer.
Sherry

[stephanie reed]

There are some ac/dc tv/dvd naxa 13 and 15 in tvs at overstock.com I bought the 13 in tv. They run around $ 180-190 It works very well. It is light enough to hang on the wall of my ct with suction cups.
Steph

[Alf S.]

Hi: Bruce Thomas... We have a AC. only 19" Toshiba flat screen. Wt. is 11#'s. The trailer wall was reinforced for the bracket and the TV locks to the wall with a sliding gate lock. Travels well!!! If we're not hooked to a "Current Bush" we find some other activity to do!!! I might have to look at a small inverter for the TV only.
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

[Amy M]

My trailer came with a small flat-screen Craig TV with a swing arm that we don't need and I would be happy to part with if you are looking for something used. I'm not sure what the AC/DC situation is, but I could look more closely if you like. For some reason, I can't find Craig TV's by googling it, so I have no idea where it came from or how much it costs new.

[floyd]

we are looking at getting a small flatscreen for our uhaul and I'm wondering if there are any ac/dc units of around 15" available? I dont wanna hang much more than that on the wall......we are going to put one of those swing type arms on and use a backing board where it mounts to thecloset on our Uhaul...I doubt we'll leave it up when traveling either . So I'm wondering what everyone else has or decided on and why. thankyou Bruce

The pictured television is a Sharp 13, It runs on 110V and is powered by shore power or a 300W tru-sine inverter which is powered by a group 24 battery. this combo will run the television and the DVD player and allows us to watch movies & broadcast TV for several days and still have power for the 12V lights and fantastic fan. I don't really know the limit 'cause I've never run completely out of power.
The TV is hardly any threat to Battery power but the fridge and the furnace are POWER HOGS!

[Jane P.]

Hi: Bruce Thomas... We have a AC. only 19" Toshiba flat screen. Wt. is 11#'s. The trailer wall was reinforced for the bracket and the TV locks to the wall with a sliding gate lock. Travels well!!! If we're not hooked to a "Current Bush" we find some other activity to do!!! I might have to look at a small inverter for the TV only.
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

Alf,

We have a Bigfoot 19' trailer. I just begun thinking about getting a flat screen TV with a wall/ceiling bracket. How did you go about reinforcing the trailer wall? Do you have any pictures of your sliding gate lock? Both things sound like good idea.
JMP

[Bruce Thomas]

My trailer came with a small flat-screen Craig TV with a swing arm that we don't need and I would be happy to part with if you are looking for something used. I'm not sure what the AC/DC situation is, but I could look more closely if you like. For some reason, I can't find Craig TV's by googling it, so I have no idea where it came from or how much it costs new.

Amy what size screen is that..do you know?....you can call me at 860-535-0369 if you like......thankyou Bruce

[Alf S.]

Hi: Jane P... Sorry this isn't going to be much help. We bought our rig used and all the work inside the wall was done by Escape Trailers. As far as I know instead of just the regular 1X2" framing and paneling the area for the base of the wall mount was done with 3/4" plywood inside the wall...possibly the whole wall??? What I do know is that my local Airstream dealer told me it was a $500. value. We got the trailer with the arm attached but w/out a TV so all I had to do was screw the plate to the back of the TV and mount it to the wall. The gate lock is a cabinet grade sliding lock about 4" long and holds the TV very securely...6000mi. and still there!!! More pic's to follow.
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

[SherryNPaul]

The op indicated that he has a U-haul.

[Alf S.]

Hi: Jane P... Here are a couple of pic's of the sliding lock used to hold the TV in place during towing.
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

[Carol H]

Alf what brand/type of mount is it you have. I am in the market for the perfect one. LOL

[SherryNPaul]

This site for 12 volt tv's and other appliances was recommended on a sailing forum.
http://www.12volt-travel.com/12-volt...ons-c-684.html

They have a nice selection of small tv's. (I've not purchased anything from them.)
Sherry

[Ed Harris]

Vizio has a newer line of LED LCD panels out that are very thin and light and all run on 12vdc too!
They have a transformer as supplied but would be fairly simple to mod to run directly on 12v.
They have them at Sams and they have been calling to me.