What is the best small TV for an RV ?
My DW and I are going to spend a couple of months on the road and I would like to get a digital TV that we can easily use and enjoy. In our small Class C I figure 19-24" is plenty big. We have o...
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Go to Walmart and get a Visio, whatever size you want. At 5' a 32 or 36 at the most should be plenty unless you want to see all the pimples on the newscasters chin. If your rig and batwing is over 5 years old, I suggest installing a new Winegard Sensar IV antenna, about $100 or less. Two small pins to remove and replace the antenna head, it will fit on the crank-up mast you have. Adding the Sensar signal strength meter instead of your current antenna switch is good, but not a requirement. Check all your coax cable connections as you go, and just use coax for hookup, just like any others. The big hype words are HDMI and HD. Most OTA broadcast are in HD now, and if your TV is HD, it will work on regular coax just fine, and will change back and forth as needed. As far as stations, an App called AntennaPoint will show you all the stations in your range. With our Sensar Antenna and signal meter, we are able to pick up stations at at least 50 miles, and up to 65 miles in flatlands.
Just for your information, all flat-screen TVs are LCD,(liquid Crystal) screens, which are backlit either from the sides or the entire backside with LEDs(light-emitting diodes). Some of the very old ones actually had floresecent bulbs for backlighting. Therefore, most are called LED screens, just for higher sales pitch words. Generally, look for the ones that are called LED screens, just be aware that nearly all new ones are called that.
As far as brand, Visio, Element, and such are generally as good as you need, and usually a lot cheaper than the big-name brands. Most are all the same inside anyway. Some folks have had lots of troubles, or lots of good luck, with every brand, depends on who you talk to.
Of course, If you have a millon-dollar rig, and expect studio quality surround sound and video, it will cost you a bit more.
Just for your information, all flat-screen TVs are LCD,(liquid Crystal) screens, which are backlit either from the sides or the entire backside with LEDs(light-emitting diodes). Some of the very old ones actually had floresecent bulbs for backlighting. Therefore, most are called LED screens, just for higher sales pitch words. Generally, look for the ones that are called LED screens, just be aware that nearly all new ones are called that.
As far as brand, Visio, Element, and such are generally as good as you need, and usually a lot cheaper than the big-name brands. Most are all the same inside anyway. Some folks have had lots of troubles, or lots of good luck, with every brand, depends on who you talk to.
Of course, If you have a millon-dollar rig, and expect studio quality surround sound and video, it will cost you a bit more.
