14V TV?
I swear I just saw a thread on this but can't find it now.... Looking at Samsung 24" LED TV for the bedroom that has an external power brick. The power connection on the back of the TV is labeled ...
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BurbMan wrote:
1. Eliminate the wall wart and plug the TV directly into the lighter socket at the antenna jack. This does mean the set will see higher voltages when plugged into shore power and charging.
Depends, make sure the 12V adapter that you'll need to buy covers a range of voltages instead of just one and this won't be a problem.
2. Keep the wall wart and plug into the inverter powered outlet. Downside is that since this is the bedroom TV, the inverter will stay on all night since nobody (me, LOL) will get out of bed to shut it down. The inverter draws 500 mA at idle, how meaningful of a parasitic draw is this?
Depends on what your setup is. If you have a large battery bank or plenty of solar, .5A is nothing. If you have one group 24, then that's a lot.
