Will these work in motion? Which wire do I have to pull so it can?I know some will say you cant but I know you can.Dave

I would not suggest doing so if the TV is where the drive can see it. There are state laws against disabling the safety feature. http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/Car-Electronics/Got-It/State-Laws-for-Electronics-Use-in-the-Car.aspx#11You can be pulled over and given a ticket if law enforcement sees the front TV on.

As sdianel said, the majority of states have a law against a television or video screen being visible by the driver while driving. (Some states actually say it must be behind the back of the driver's seat, rather than simply not visible to the driver, but I would hope that police officers would use a little common sense where the screen is not behind the driver but is otherwise blocked from view...even if such hope is misplaced at times.)Typically there's a relay for the outlet for the television that disables it when the engine is running. Disconnecting or bypassing this relay will defeat it, as would removing the wire that controls it. Often times, only one of the two AC outlets at the TV location is switched, so simply plugging the TV in the other half of the outlet might work. (This is kind of assuming that the TV is 120V AC powered. If it's DC powered, the idea is probably very similar, but you might not have two halves of an outlet to plug it into.)Broadcast television reception is basically impossible in a moving vehicle; the current digital broadcast standards just don't work well when moving due to changing multipath interference and momentary drop-outs and so forth. Other video sources are not so affected, of course.

It's illegal in California.CVC 26702 states:27602. (a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at a point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle. (emphasis added)..Dennis

Our RV has a TV in the back. I have used it to entertain my nephew on trips down I95. But we can only watch DVD's because of the type of antenna I have. To watch local channels or satellite tv you would need an antenna that plots your moving position against the fixed location of the broadcasting antenna. No different that the entertainment systems offered in family minivans. The law mentioned above could be an issue if the screen is located in front of the driver. Some Class C's make use of the area over the driver as an entertainment/storage area instead of a bunk.

Legal or not there is also the potential problem of motion sickness when watching TV, ipads, etc. in a moving vehicle. The brain gets confused between the vehicle movement and the solid picture.

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Executive45
Explorer III
Jul 30, 2015
It's illegal in California.

CVC 26702 states:

27602. (a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at a point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle. (emphasis added)..Dennis
DrewE
Explorer II
Jul 30, 2015
As sdianel said, the majority of states have a law against a television or video screen being visible by the driver while driving. (Some states actually say it must be behind the back of the driver's seat, rather than simply not visible to the driver, but I would hope that police officers would use a little common sense where the screen is not behind the driver but is otherwise blocked from view...even if such hope is misplaced at times.)

Typically there's a relay for the outlet for the television that disables it when the engine is running. Disconnecting or bypassing this relay will defeat it, as would removing the wire that controls it. Often times, only one of the two AC outlets at the TV location is switched, so simply plugging the TV in the other half of the outlet might work. (This is kind of assuming that the TV is 120V AC powered. If it's DC powered, the idea is probably very similar, but you might not have two halves of an outlet to plug it into.)

Broadcast television reception is basically impossible in a moving vehicle; the current digital broadcast standards just don't work well when moving due to changing multipath interference and momentary drop-outs and so forth. Other video sources are not so affected, of course.
sdianel_-acct_c
Explorer
Jul 30, 2015
I would not suggest doing so if the TV is where the drive can see it. There are state laws against disabling the safety feature. http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/Car-Electronics/Got-It/State-Laws-for-Electronics-Use-in-the-Car.aspx#11

You can be pulled over and given a ticket if law enforcement sees the front TV on.

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