TV question

[Lilrhody]

We want to get a tv for our travel trailer. It has a wall bracket installed already. Do we need to shell out for the more expensive "rv tv" (Jensen??) or will any lightweight flat screen work?

[mileshuff]

My Winnebago 5'er came from the factory with a Jensen 32". MSRP sheet showed $650 (I didn't pay MSRP!). I believe it can work off 12VDC but it's wired only for AC. Works fine but I wouldn't buy a new one at that price.

[wa8yxm]

Lilrhody wrote:
We want to get a tv for our travel trailer. It has a wall bracket installed already. Do we need to shell out for the more expensive "rv tv" (Jensen??) or will any lightweight flat screen work?

I highlighted the answer, Any reasonable flat screen will work, I have 3, one Dynex, one "No name" (Sansi???) from Wal*mart and one Samsung

All 3 work,, one thing though, some have better receivers (not an issue here but it can be) so some may outperform others if you are on the "Fringe" signal wise and using OTA, I'm on OTA via adapters and DVR's (The DVR's are vintage and thus need adapters) + Cable, if you are on Cable or Sat fringe is not an issue.

In my case the DYNEX was bought from a pawn shop it was chosen to fit the opening it fits like a glove, that was the ONLY consideration (that and price, pawn shops are low cost)

The Samsung was a floor model that had no remote (They lost it) I had a Samsung remote left over from an older one, same codes.

The No-Name was a black friday job from Wal*mart.

All work great.

[2012Coleman]

Dakota98 wrote:
For the cost of that Jensen, You can get a very nice flat screen & seperate Blu-Ray player & be set up. Get a flat screen with a functioning USB on the back, you'll be glad you did. Don't buy cheap, get a Sony, Samsung etc.

X2. I have a 23 in Samsung and a Sony Blue Ray player. It is very small and fits into a slot above the radio. Very nice to be able to watch movies during bad weather or before bed. Went to a local to0 the CG Red Box once.

[dave54]

Any will work.

When we switched over I though the moveable bracket (to change viewing angles) looked flimsy, so I beefed up the wall mount and replaced the cheap aluminum screws with steel.

Added some eye hooks to the wall behind it and bungee the whole thing down while traveling.

[Old-Biscuit]

Whatever you buy............just don't waste your monies on a JENSEN.
Junk......it's what comes in majority of RVs cause they are cheap

[Dakota98]

DutchmenSport wrote:
All of our televisions are Samsung. Let's see, we have 2 in the camper ... 5 in the house ... sheesh!

Edit ... forgot one ... we have 6 in the house. Forgot about the one slaved from the bed room to the bathroom so we can watch DISH in the Bathroom ... 6 in the house ... OMG are we crazy!

Vizio in the TT.

Samsung & Sony in the house.

I've got 5 in the house.... missed the bathroom though 😮

[tenbear]

Some smaller LED TVs, like up to about 26", use a wall wart to convert the 120vac to 12 or 14vdc for the TV. You can run these directly off the 12v power in the RV by not using the wall wart and connecting the TV directly to the 12v. Just make sure the wall wart outputs the correct voltage.

[Ron3rd]

Any flat screen will work as noted above. Stick with the major brands and avoid the off-brands.

BUT: A few are designed to work off 12 volts while the majority are for 120 volt. So you need to decide what you will be running the TV off of. I have a 120 volt TV that I run off an inverter when 120 volt is not available. That's what most folks are doing.

[DutchmenSport]

All of our televisions are Samsung. Let's see, we have 2 in the camper ... 5 in the house ... sheesh!

Edit ... forgot one ... we have 6 in the house. Forgot about the one slaved from the bed room to the bathroom so we can watch DISH in the Bathroom ... 6 in the house ... OMG are we crazy!

[ncrowley]

You can use any TV you want. I replaced my old analog TVs with two Samsung LED TVs and they work great.

[IAMICHABOD]

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. 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.

[RoyB]

I always get the VIZIO HDTVs... Then I don't have to look everywhere for the TV Remote... My VIZIO size is the 22-inch which does great and I bet there is some real good Christmas deals now at WALMART. Does so-so on the camp grounds with cable hookup but really does GREAT picking up the digital HDTV signals from the close-by towns using the OTA BATWING antenna... They all transmit in full screen HIGH DEF HDTV mode now...

All of my TVs are 120VAC models. You can get a low wattage Pure Sine Wave INVERTER to run them off your battery. They only draw around 50WATTS or so...

Roy Ken

[RoadAbode]

Any will do - My preference has been Vizio - have one in RoadAbode and two in the house. Get one that has a few HDMI, and RCA jacks and VGA if you can still find those inputs. Fun when friends can hook up their camera, or computer (or even smartphone!) to look at pictures or video from the weekend. Have fun RVing!

[Quahog]

You can also get on with an integrated DVD player so you can watch your favorite movies.