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Re: Tailgater Satellite Dish
ORbiker wrote: I purchased the King Tailgater at Cabela's on sale for $449. I had some gift cards for almost 2 years that helped with the payment. Tailgater Whoa! I paid $100 less, got free shipping, didn't have to drive and got reward points to use later on! http://www.12volt-travel.com/tailgater-portable-automatic-satellite-for-dish-p-23348.html I almost feel bad pointing this out. Don403Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tailgater Satellite Dish
I was thinking the same thing about the service address. Fortunately I don't need or want "local" programming. Well I did receive the tailgater and the 211z yesterday just as promised. I have the receiver activated and the dish connected. I was just sitting in the camper watching a little TV and remembered that I also promised an update here. It's raining here today. A lot. No problems with the satellite TV. I love it!!! Thank you all for all of your feedback.402Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tailgater Satellite Dish
Hi Green, I was thinking that 50 feet might not be quite enough. Knowing I should be able to double that is a great thing. Thank you very much for your feedback. Hope all's well with your noggin. The specs say they aren't very heavy but I can only imagine being clobbered by one. :) Thanks again, Don237Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tailgater Satellite Dish
Yup I'm from everywhere and feel as though I belong nowhere. Either way I've just purchased the tailgater. This one does have both coax jacks so it supports two receivers. http://www.12volt-travel.com/tailgater-portable-automatic-satellite-for-dish-p-23348.html. They say it'll be here on Friday. If I'm not too excited and happen to remember I'll post back with my results! Since I only have one TV, I only purchased one receiver. Thanks a bunch for the feedback.237Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tailgater Satellite Dish
Thank you both very much. Yes, storage space is an issue. I'm only interested in DISH Network. Rain fade is a consideration though as that's typically when I'd want to watch TV while camping... I understand about the Tailgater working only with certain satellite receivers. I'd say that five years should be enough time to give good feedback and yours is much appreciated. Don.237Views0likes0CommentsTailgater Satellite Dish
Hey All, We've decided to upgrade yet again, but I'm looking for some feedback first. I am considering the portable satellite dish (Tailgater http://www.12volt-travel.com/tailgater-portable-automatic-satellite-for-dish-p-23348.html). I wanted to know if anyone here has experience with these and if you're happy with it or not. I've seen them in the camp grounds many times over the years, but I've never stopped to chat with anyone about the units. Thanks a bunch, Don4.1KViews0likes25CommentsRe: What tv to buy?
My brother an I put a jensen 32 inch in his Wini last month just in time for his trip. Of course I got to check it out but they hit road shortly thereafter. He went with jensen because that's what I bought and it's really nice. Mine was for replacing the 13" CRT in the bedroom so I only picked up the 15" (still really nice though). I talked to the folks about the TV to find out what's really the difference with like a sony flatscreen and their jensen 12 volt tv's. They explain it like this. whether its 110V or 12V a flatscreen LCD TV uses 12 volt power to run it mother board. So even your bigscreen lcd tv is making 12 volt power inside just like your computer does. So if you have a 110v tv using 5 amps and then plug in an inverter so you can power it by 12v -> you lose. You lose power in the inverter (anywhere from 2% - 12% in the trash) then depending on how efficient the tv is, you loose more there internally. A 12 volt tv just uses the power the way it is. Doesn't need to convert and invert two times... Winner -> Go 12 Volt! What else??? 12 volt tv's are built knowing that they'll be in a vehicle so they are made a little tougher inside. Also, they say when comparing 12 volt tv's... Jensen uses a steel frame inside which all the internal components are mounted to. Most others have two plastic halves that everthing attaches to -> including the wall mount section on the back! My jensen 15" is wall mounted, has been for a very long time (many many miles) no problems at all. My brothers 32" is wall mounted. I've talked to him twice since they've left and he's loving it.364Views0likes0Comments
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