12v 24" TV found, pricy at $523

[DonJuane]

I went searching for a HD TV that runs on 12V and I found a post here that did not include the below link to this 24" TV as an option in the list of available 12V equipment. This Jensen is way pricy for a 24" TV but still it might be worth it if you don't want to endure the 10% or more energy loss from an inverter, the whine, plus the advent of forgetting to turn it off (unless it is load self-starting).

(Editorial: Anyway I would have appended to that original post talking about available 12VDC TVs, adding to that thread this information, however I see this forum has adopted the popular trend of believing that an idea is dead a few months after it is conceived, thus posts are locked shortly after they are created here, so that leaves me with only the option of posting this particular update with it sitting out alone like a sore thumb.)

I also noticed that searching online for only 12V TVs, there are 13, 16 and 22" sold at lower prices than this high dollar one. Now find me a 12V 32" I can put on a drop-down hinge from the ceiling, and I'm in ;-).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V22K1411&cm_re=12v_digital_tv-_-9SIA25V22K1411...

I try to buy only 12VDC electronics and run them all of 12V regulators. Trouble with looking for 12V TVs is difficult. Regarding the ones that aren't advertized as such, you'd need a schematic or service manual for each one to see which if any actually could be run off a regulated 12VDC source to power the board.

***** Update - good news found 32" 1080p 12VDc TV!

Well after further research, here is a 32" Jensen that runs off of 12VDC for $701, not the best deal but still it runs on 12V. Time to pull out the plastic! Definitely not a bargain but since it is a 12VDC, it has potential ....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VCT7KC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeA...

[joebedford]

My 300W inverter is silent until I turn on the second TV. The fan doesn't run for the 40" + sound system in the living area.

[N-Trouble]

colliehauler wrote:
I would just buy a quality TV such as Samsung, Sharp, Sony and a small pure sine wave inverter.

+1

Just did this... Skipped the small selection of highly overpriced 12V TVs and picked up a nice Samsung 120v and 300W GoPower Puresine inverter for about the same price. Inverter was about $180 through Amazon.

The benefit of going this route is you can power other small 120V items in your rig.

[12thgenusa]

You need to look at modern inverters. Most are absolutely silent. Mine has a fan but it only kicks on if I run high load stuff such as MW or coffee maker.

The "cost" to run an inverter is overblown. To play my 32" LCD TV (maybe $300 now), the sound system with a small sub and the bluray draws 10 amps including inverter losses. If the inverter is 90% efficient a two hour movie costs an extra 2 Ah. Big deal. The solar is just waiting to put it back.

Bucking the system brings limited selection and high prices as you have already found out.

[joebedford]

I use a 300W MODIFIED sine wave inverter on my TVs and sound system. It works just fine. Cost $30.

[JiminDenver]

Sandia Man wrote:
!2 volt tvs are a good idea, but everything else we use like our Blu-ray dvd player, HD satellite, Bose and game systems among other items would all have to be 12 volt. Just easier for us to have a small pure sinewave inverter to power them all. No worries as we have solar and genny to bring life into our batteries daily. Plus, most 12 volt A/V equipment is produced by no name companies with the exception of Jensen, and they'll never be known as high-end.

We had a 15 inch Toshiba TV/DVD player that I replaced the 120v brick with a 12v cord and it worked great. Then we got a satellite that required 120v so we run both off of a tiny 150w inverter.

[crshman]

Tom_M wrote:
Best Buy has a 32" Insignia for $159.99.

Insignia 32"

Specs

I too bought one of these TVs along with one of these to plug the tv into my 5th wheel:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DVZYA20/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[crazybanshee]

Camping world has the 12v Jensen 24" tv for $300

[darsben]

Sceptre from Walmart and Insignia from Best Buy seem to be puck TV's.

[DonJuane]

If anyone finds a list of TVs with pucks and their voltages, please let me know.

[DonJuane]

Well perhaps someone needs to start a 12V "puck" list. No need for an inverter if you can find equipment that runs on 12V. Personally the sound of an inverter makes me think I am in a power control room or something and it irritates me when I hear every speaker in the place whistling at me but then again I guess it depends on the wallet as to how much noise your inverter makes. Still ambient AC is hard to filter out of everything when it is being generated so close. And the noise of a generator, well you'd have to be pretty desperate ;-). Since I tinker with electronics, I go the more energy efficient scheme of powering my router direct from 12V. I understand, however, it is over the top or not worth it for most. Most people can only screw in a light bulb LOL.

Note: I currently don't own a TV because of the waste of a mind the programming available today but I do miss it once in a while when I want to watch a movie, so thus I am now shopping for one.

Warning: When I first started dabbling in all this I fried a Cradle Point router marked with a 12V input, of course that might have something to do with the 83 alternator that has never been removed from the motor :-). I think it sometimes has a little voltage stability problem, or it might be my past the recommended shelf life battery that I use, who knows. So to fix it I just installed an inline regulator, bought a new router and it's been running ever since. Keep it on 24x7 and without the energy loss up-converting via inverter and down-converting it via the adapter, it is no longer an issue. I get a 20% or so energy boost out of the deal as well. No need to really own an inverter except for coffee or microwave and who can afford one that will crank out that ;-).

[Sandia_Man]

!2 volt tvs are a good idea, but everything else we use like our Blu-ray dvd player, HD satellite, Bose and game systems among other items would all have to be 12 volt. Just easier for us to have a small pure sinewave inverter to power them all. No worries as we have solar and genny to bring life into our batteries daily. Plus, most 12 volt A/V equipment is produced by no name companies with the exception of Jensen, and they'll never be known as high-end.

[ramgunner]

There is a brand called Naxa out there that has some that are much less than what you are seeing in those Jensen models.

[dave17352]

There is no way I would spend that kind of money on a tiny 24 inch TV. JMHO.

[Tom_M1]

Best Buy has a 32" Insignia for $159.99.

Insignia 32"

Specs