I know some people have had good luck buying a TV with 120v/12v transformers, and powering them from the RV's 12 volt system without the TV transformer or a inverter. I read you need to go to the store and look at the transformer to be sure its 12 volt since manufactures don't generally list that info..So my question is.. Do any smart TV's come with a 120v/12v transformer? I need a new tv and it would be nice to be able to watch it at home and while camping in the RV..Thanks!

Any TV with an AC to DC power brick will have the Input and Output voltages listed on the brick. So there is no need to go to the store and test. Most smaller LCD TV's would use some sort of power brick. As far as Smart TV's are concerned, what do you mean? Internet enabled for apps like Netflix?

I guess I don't know what a smart TV is.Here is a link to a recent thread about TVs with a power adapter.I have a TV with a 12v adapter that works great on 12v, or 120v.You may have to make a 12v power cord to run a TV on 12v. Usually they only come with the adapter.

sch911 wrote:Any TV with an AC to DC power brick will have the Input and Output voltages listed on the brick. So there is no need to go to the store and test. Most smaller LCD TV's would use some sort of power brick. As far as Smart TV's are concerned, what do you mean? Internet enabled for apps like Netflix?I cant find any voltage info regarding the brick when I shop online. Thus, I'd have to go to the store and read the brick. Not test.Yes.. Netflix etc. But maybe a dumb TV with a Roku 3 would be a better choice.

Usually the 120VAC HDTVs I have seen at the stores that has the 120VAC Transformer modules is usually a 15-19VDC source required. This has worked great for me in the past. My on-board converter/charger can have as high as 14.4VDC on the 12VDC grid so having the 15V-19VDC TV voltage requirement was great.They used be very common things to have in the older TVs but these days most of them have built-in power supplies and only work off 120VAC...When you go to the stores just look behind all of the TVs they have on display and I bet all you see will not be using an external transformer module. Very rare to find one that still uses them. For me the HDTV was only half the problem. The other things like DVDs, SAT RCVRs, Cell Phone and Computer chargers, etc will probably also need to be fired up when you are camping of the power grid. I ended up with a 600W PURE SIGN WAVE Inverter to handle all of the things we wanted to have ON when camping off the power grid. We normally use right at 300WATTS being pulled from our Pure Sign Wave Inverter so purchased one with double that output to be to able to handle anything else we might want to add to it...It is all what you want to do Roy Ken

I have two NAXA A/C-D/C tv's,one for motorhome&one for hunting cabin.One is about five years old&one I believe is three.Work great!Save the boxes for lugging them around

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MrWizard
Moderator
Jan 30, 2014
Will the tv turn on, probably
Will It play at full brightness, or full volume , doubtful
That 15~19v Is for the display and the audio system
It's for the power using items/chips and cpu running everything
camperpaul
Explorer
Jan 30, 2014
rerod wrote:
So the TV requiring a 15-19VDC brick is acceptable adapting to a 12 volt RV system?

Just try it and see what happens; it will probably work.
rerod
Explorer
Jan 29, 2014
2oldman wrote:
rerod wrote:
So the TV requiring a 15-19VDC brick is acceptable adapting to a 12 volt RV system?
I wouldn't imagine so. Perhaps a DC/DC inverter - but for that trouble you may as well use a real inverter.

Sorry missed your post..

I will agree with you that 15-19VDC sounds to high for a 12.5-14.5 volt system.
rerod
Explorer
Jan 29, 2014
rerod wrote:
So the TV requiring a 15-19VDC brick is acceptable adapting to a 12 volt RV system?

Lets forget about my smart TV question..

The Voltage is what prevented me from buying a TV in the past because the transformer range was 15-19VDC..

Again.. Is that the acceptable voltage range for a camper/rv?
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2014
rerod wrote:
So the TV requiring a 15-19VDC brick is acceptable adapting to a 12 volt RV system?
I wouldn't imagine so. Perhaps a DC/DC inverter - but for that trouble you may as well use a real inverter.
rerod
Explorer
Jan 28, 2014
So the TV requiring a 15-19VDC brick is acceptable adapting to a 12 volt RV system?
Snowman9000
Explorer
Jan 28, 2014
You can ask a question on Amazon and get an answer quickly from owners of the product. So if you want to know the voltage output of a brick, that's how to get it. The current Samsung 19" and 22" ones have a 14v brick.
docj
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014
rerod wrote:
sch911 wrote:
Any TV with an AC to DC power brick will have the Input and Output voltages listed on the brick. So there is no need to go to the store and test. Most smaller LCD TV's would use some sort of power brick. As far as Smart TV's are concerned, what do you mean? Internet enabled for apps like Netflix?

I cant find any voltage info regarding the brick when I shop online. Thus, I'd have to go to the store and read the brick. Not test.

Yes.. Netflix etc. But maybe a dumb TV with a Roku 3 would be a better choice.

We have a Roku and think it is the far "smarter" choice. The prices on "smart" TVs are ridiculous IMHO when even the best of them can do only a fraction of what a Roku can. The prices on "dumb" TVs are really low right now; we got a 39" Samsung for <$400. The cheapest smart TV is at least $100 more. You can buy the best Roku for less than the difference.
wingsfan20
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014
Why A smart TV. You do realize that you need a super internet connection to download or stream movies and such from the internet and use the smart features of the TV..
tratterboy1
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014
I have two NAXA A/C-D/C tv's,one for motorhome&one for hunting cabin.One is about five years old&one I believe is three.Work great!Save the boxes for lugging them around

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