tv/dvd player
We have an 2014 Arctic Fox 1150 and are looking to get a combo tv/dvd player. Is there a brand you would recommend and also what size screen.
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- I have a 22" Vizio that works on 110 or with an adapter 12 volts, I also have a Toshiba DVD player from Wal Mart that I use a 200 watt inverter with. It works great! I have had mine for 4 years and no problems.
Bob - Ya I was never big on combos, but for the price our Insignia is nice, got rid of an extra box and wiring. It does have HDMI aux input, so if when could add an external player if it quits.
Other thing is sound-depends on how or where its mounted. Our previous LCD had real speakers, the new one has teeny facsimiles, and downward firing. When facing dinnet the cabinet and curtains are behind it, sounds ok but to watch in bed it needs to be floating on an articulating arm. In free space the sound just disappears. - DVD players are $25 at Wal Mart. I've had TV's with built in DVD before and they tend to carp out long before the TV.
- I have to agree on the Insignia, 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.
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 a Samsung and a RCA I found a Insignia that has a much larger viewing angle, 160 horizontal and 160° vertical viewing angles. I Run it off a small inverter or AC if I have hookups.
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.
