turbojimmy wrote:
deltamaster wrote:
I second the Vizio. Mine is 12 volt powered through a 110v power supply so I straight-wired it to 12 volts and dumped the power supply and it works just fine.
I did the same thing with a Haier brand in my limo. Works great and has survived extreme temp changes. The LCD backlit TVs don't use much power - a lot of them are 12V.
I had a couple of specifics in mind when I was looking for a new TV.
12 volt was one of them.
LED/LCD was another. I had heard the LED TVs have clearer, sharper, deeper picture than fluorescent tube/LCD TVs.
Had to be able to receive digital signals for OTA broadcasting.
15 inch was another but I found that the current VIZIO offering of 19 inch was approximately the same size as my old 15 inch so it fit the bill nicely.
I checked all over the place and found that the choices for such a small TV are few in the B&M retail outlets. Most LED/LCD TVs for sale in stores today are much larger.
Finally I found this one at Target in Bluffton, SC but did not buy it at that time. Later I found it again at the Target in Poughkeepsie, NY and snapped it up.
This VIZIO met all the requirements I requested and works very well. The only thing I do not like is that the speakers are just a bit "Tinny" and there is no real way to adjust the base. Others may not even notice it but I like a little more base in the audio.