What tv do I need for my motorhome?

kgg6272
kgg6272 Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited May 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

Hi  i have just brought my first motorhome and was wondering what tv is for the best..... can i use a domestic house tv or do i need to buy a 12v/240v tv?

ideally i need the tv to run form the leisure battery as well as mains connection as kids think their arms have been cut off if the tv does not work !!!!

Any help and advise would be great - thanks 

 

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  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited May 2016 #2

    You  might  find  info  on  this  topic  on  the  thread  "Parts  &  Accessories"  but  to  get  you  started  ++>  many  folks  on  here  use  a  common  or  garden  household  240 volt type  T V if  they  are  not  going  'Off  Grid'  as  they  style 
    it  !  Otherwise  its  a  case  of  Seek  &  you  shall  find  alas  !  Maplins  sell them,  Go  Outdoors  might  and  Caravan + Motorvan  dealers  probably  do,  but  they  won't  be  cheap
    Sad  !

    Brian  A B M

     

    P.S.  Welcome  to  the  Club  &  to  C.T.  as  well 

    May  your  'vanning  cause  you  such  delight  as  to  never  turn  your  telly  on 
    Wink

    B

  • JohnathonWaples
    JohnathonWaples Forum Participant Posts: 30
    edited May 2016 #3

    Moved this discussion to 'parts & accessories' 

  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited May 2016 #4

    KGG,  i've  Just  "Bumped" a  post  from  earlier  to  help  you  in  your  search  !

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,867 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2016 #5

    You could run a standard domestic 230v TV via an inverter off the leisure battery but I suspect you would need some means of topping up the battery like a solar panel because if you intend to be away for longer than a couple of days. 

    David

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited May 2016 #6

    If you look carefully, some tellys sold as mains are in fact 12 volt at the telly itself and are supplied via a transformer. You just then need the appropriate supply cable.

  • wye
    wye Forum Participant Posts: 241
    edited May 2016 #7

    Dual voltage , 12 volt or 240 volt .

    I chose Avetex , pricey but very good .

  • Biggarmac
    Biggarmac Forum Participant Posts: 364
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    edited May 2016 #8

    My 12v/240v Cello works well and is less pricey than the Avetex.

  • ChemicalJasper
    ChemicalJasper Forum Participant Posts: 437
    edited May 2016 #9

    MM beat me to it!

    I use a cheap, sub £100, 20 something inch TV with DVD from Tesco that came with an external brick transformer with a 12V outlet. I just bought a couple of 12v connectors and spliced the cable so I can use it on 240v (most of the time) or 12v if needed.

     

    But each to their own and if depends how comfortable you are with DIY.

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