Please help choosing a 20-22 inches TV/DVD combo

Brands: I have had a lot of expierence with LG products, NOT ONE OF THEM GOOD. So I would recommend against those.

I have also had a bit of expierence with some VIZO products, the ones I dealt with did not have a signal strength meter.. I would make sure if you go with a VIZO it has such a meter function.

Beyond that I can not recommend any brand, I have 3 different brands here and all work well, 1: Dynex, One Samsung (NOT a Smart TV) and one generic Wal*mart special (Samsuo or something like that (Spelling off)).

All have signal strength meters Plus I have a meter on my Winegard Sensar Pro.

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12 volt or 120 volt:
Some people who have purchased 12 volt units have claimed that the voltage in the RV's house system (never 12, usually closer to 13 1/2, sometimes as high as 14 1/2) has damaged their TV's... I'm not convinced (Spikes will do it though).

My Samsung is a 14 volt unit, the rest take 120.. IF you boondock a lot, a 12 volt unit is more efficient, since you do not loose power inverting 12 up to 120 and then loose more converting it back down.. Otherwise the difference is minor power wise.

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Finally antenna: You basicaly have 4 choices

1: Jack (I do not recommend) for over the air

2: Winegard (I recommend a fully upgraded Winegard "Batwing" (Sensar) for over the air,, FULL upgrade means one of the following:

Sensar IV with Sensar Pro inside module
Sensar II or III with Wingman and Sensar Pro Inside module.

NOT much can top that (Full size channel master atop a tower with optional head end amp can.. But that's NOT an RV antenna.. It is, however, a DEEP FRINGE antenna, (Range can exceed 100 miles) Its also bigger than my RV.. But that's another issue (Well longer than teh Motor home is wide). (Had one at my Dad's house.. I'm an Acrophobe, there is a photo of me installing that mast head amp, over 100 feet above ground.. Yes, I wore a harness A very good harness, My faith in my harness exceeded my fear of heights is why I could do it).

Park cable: Sometimes included in the basic site rental, sometimes extra fee.

Satellite: EXPENSIVE no matter how you cut it. But alas, some places your options do not include OTA or park cable.

Thank you all . I have bought an Insignia and plan to install it today.

I have an Insignia LED TV from Best Buy. I'm pretty happy with the performance and it runs on 12V. I'd look at this one if you're looking for a DVD/TV combo:

Insignia Clicky

Bruce

DVD's almost done - NOT! When in our RV we watch DVD's 90% of the time as their is no TV signal and no Wifi for streaming. At homoe we stream with Netflix or use our laptops to watch programming, and about 10% of the time use our Dish setup which in a couple months we will be discontinuing as it provides so little value.

The Toshiba combo LCD TV and DVD player are top tier and will be the most reliable. We have one that has been in use for nearly 8 years. On the other hand we had a Polaroid and a Jensen and a Skyworth that lasted less than a year, and the Skyworth lasted less than a month and was sent in for repair under its warranty and the replacement lasted less than a week.

Any LCD TV that size will draw very little current and a small inverter can be used if there is no AC/DC brick. Important though that the inverter is not noisy as the very small ones will use a fan for cooling and the fan generates a lot of noise that interferes with the use of the TV.

Check the TV you plan to buy or download the manual online from the manufacturer and you can find the specs and determine the Watt size inverter needed. Most newer TV's this size will draw less than many older laptops.

Artum Snowbird wrote:
Consider that DVD's are almost done. Your new TV should be a good name brand, the specs and your mounting bracket will assist your viewing angle.

Your small inverter will provide the AC power easily to run a 22 inch TV, and your computer or tablet will likely provide the connection to the TV, or your Smart TV itself will provide the entertainment.

Recently we bought a 32 inch Smart Samsung TV. It connects to the internet and downloads movies and other programs directly. Check out the new technology, and get yourself a $40 inverter.. I use a 400 watt model. One that size will not have to run the fan in order to provide the power to the TV, and that makes it more efficient than a 100 watt model that will run the fan (and the 100 watt model can be often had for $15.)

Totally agree. Any 12v TV/DVD combo you buy is going to be pretty substandard quality.

I bought a couple (actually 1 with DVD and 3 without) of 24" LED Insignias from Best Buy that work ok. Angle of view is so so, as is case with most of the cheaper sets. The worst complaint I have seen has been sound volume however it is more that adequate for my TT. I did put one on my patio at home and that is the only time that the low volume is noticeable. Was a good replacement in my TT as I was able to utilize the existing 12 volt plug and it fit exactly the area I needed, made for a cleaner and easier installation. You can get them on sale fairly regularly usually the best price is when they run them as their deal of the day. A couple of days back they had the larger 28" w/DVD on sale for $149. I think their next size down from the 24" was a 19".

Here's what I found on Amazon. No luck on name brand, but hopefully, one of these will work for you:

TV/DVD combo (12V)

Consider that DVD's are almost done. Your new TV should be a good name brand, the specs and your mounting bracket will assist your viewing angle.

Your small inverter will provide the AC power easily to run a 22 inch TV, and your computer or tablet will likely provide the connection to the TV, or your Smart TV itself will provide the entertainment.

Recently we bought a 32 inch Smart Samsung TV. It connects to the internet and downloads movies and other programs directly. Check out the new technology, and get yourself a $40 inverter.. I use a 400 watt model. One that size will not have to run the fan in order to provide the power to the TV, and that makes it more efficient than a 100 watt model that will run the fan (and the 100 watt model can be often had for $15.)