TV - and I mean flat screen televisions

I bought a regular house tv, but I shopped for a bit, to find the one that A) had a removable base, didn't need one with a wall mount and B) was the lightest possible weight.

ended up with a "dumb" vizio led backlight 24" LCD tv. Power usage 18 watts, weight 7lbs with the base removed.

i also lug around a Samsung "smart" bluray player that I never use for bluray but do use for netflix and youtube.

Vizio remote is smart enough to control tv and bluray, without having to program anything, using HDMI-CEC

I looked for a tv with a power brick but didn't find any larger than the small undercabinet kind. the 110v ac cord goes straight into my tv, no inline converter needed.

bcsslc wrote:
You can also find some 12 volt flat screen LEDs that might be a good option for you. Our TV is located next to a 12 volt outlet so I can plug in and run off the batteries.

Most 110n volt tv's are 12 volt in disguise.

Walmart and Best BUy are both 12 volt tv's. They have an online puck transformer to reduce voltage to 12 volts.

Buy a cord and you have a 12 volt TV

You can also find some 12 volt flat screen LEDs that might be a good option for you. Our TV is located next to a 12 volt outlet so I can plug in and run off the batteries.

All very good information.One thing to remember when purchasing a TV for the RV is to look at the viewing angle, if you can go to the store and sit lower then off to each side to see what it looks like at those angles. A DVD player is also nice to have.

Most times in a RV you wont be looking straight on at it. I found out the hard way after buying and returning 2 TVs, that sometimes at those angles the screen is washed out or black making them un-viewable.

After buying and returning a Samsung and a RCA I found a Insignia that has a much larger viewing angle, 160 horizontal and 160° vertical viewing angles.

In my RV with the TV in the front or the rear bedroom you have to look up at it. This TV works great in both areas. The DVD quality is excellent.

LED. My 40 inch vizio led pulls 6 amps. I think the 24 vizio led is about 4 amps.

Any LED will work, buy your mounting bracket online, you will pay a premium in stores

I have 3 TVs in my RV and they are the same as any TV you'd get at Walmart or Best Buy. There is nothing "special" or different about RV TVs. Mine came with 2 Sansui flat screen TV's (42" inside and 32" outside) and I put a 19" Toshiba TV/DVD combo in the bedroom.

If you wall mount it, make sure it's in a spot that either has a nice backer board (some RVs have one pre-installed and marked as such) or you put up some wood to spread out the weight between the studs before mounting the arm to the wall. If you just want to set the TV in the spot where it fits and it can stand alone, I'd just recommend putting it face down on the bed before you drive away. That way it doesn't have a chance to fall over.

Absolutely it will work. Any tv that fits will be fine. The new led tvs use very little power too, my Samsung is about 30 watts. So, with a cheap inverter you can even run it when dry camping without needing a giant bank of batteries.

Samsung... 110 volt.. have a 32 inch in my 30 foot Travel trailer.. rides fine. bolted. I also have a Directv box under it.

best of luck with the New Trailer.