They're only worth the money if you need them. I have two Honda 2000's and use them some. I never use them to watch TV even when boondocking. I have a 12 volt TV in the bedroom that we can bring to the living area and plug into 12 volt there if we really want to watch something (usually a DVD but the TV has it built in). The main thing I use them for is A/C and coffee maker (and I don't even drink coffee but others do). Depending on how long I am camping I may need one to charge the batteries. We have a week long trip planned in a couple of weeks to the mountains where they are getting snow tonight. In that case we will probably run the heat at night so will need to charge the batteries daily. You only need one to charge the batteries or even use the microwave. You only need two to run the A/C.