We have an LG Plasma 3D smart TV I'm considering keeping it for use in the van subject to available space and suitability.
Searching the user manual about power consumption it refers you to the back of the TV.
"AC 100-240v 50/60hrz 3.2A"
what is this telling you.
I have looked at the 12v models all seam to fixated of having a built in DVD player, I have never used a DVD player and don't see the need for them its far easier to plug in a portable HDD, even my music is on it and my phone.
So what ever TV I use has to have USB port, be WIFI and network capable and a smart TV .
At 240Volts and 3.2 Amps this will equal 768 odd Watts and when using a inverter current draw would be very high and quiet hard on your batteries, let alone the power correction factor. Your battery bank, solar, solar regulator and inverter would also have to be over engineered. As far as i know plasma set only came down to a 32" size screen.
You are right in saying that plasma set's don't take to kindly to being handled ruffley as the panel is under a vacume and the sealing between the front glass and the back of the panel is just a small area of special glue! 800 watts is also a lot heat as well and some sets could also double as a toast rack.
Better off a moden lcd panel and last time i checked up to 24" was the largest available in a 12 Volt version and the latest led models , the current draw from your batteries was well under 5 Amps and more like 3.5/4 Amps so with a bit of solar not a problem.
The earler lcd sets had a bank of fluresent tubes and were effective but the latest models now have led back lighting and are far better in current demands.
Can't help you with a model that don't have a dvd player, but the way manufactures like to have models that have all bells and whistels finding a model in your screen size that doesn't have a dvd play and is also 12 volt capable is going to be hard.
-- Edited by valiant81 on Saturday 2nd of May 2015 03:09:12 PM
I have a 12v Kogan LCD 19". Great little TV I have had for 8 mths with no probs and no DVD player :) You can only buy them on line for around $110.
Crikey dazre my laptop has an 18.4" screen I'd need a pair of bino's to watch a 19" sucker
G'day gunny, when we were at home we had a 52 inch plasma on the wall. we never thought it possible to come down to a 22 inch LCD, alas we did, it's a bit small and a tad difficult to see that cricket ball but we are use to it now after 2 years.
The mind does what the mind does and lies to the eyes in this case.
Cheers
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Kogan are starting to get a good repore, for the price, warrentee and 12 Volt seams like value for me, only draw back would be the lousy sound , but then all small sets have the same problem. If and when my set that we are useing now finaly dies a Kogan will be my replacement.
valiant81 wrote:At 240Volts and 3.2 Amps this will equal 768 odd Watts and when using a inverter current draw would be very high and quiet hard on your batteries,
That equates to around 77 A out of your batteries if run off an inverter.
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I have large plasma in the home and was told they cannot be layed flat Must stay vertical. When the guys installed it they were most adamant/careful not to tilt it of of vertical.Also generate a LOT of heat in a confined space like a caravan
At 240Volts and 3.2 Amps this will equal 768 odd Watts and when using a inverter current draw would be very high and quiet hard on your batteries, let alone the power correction factor.
AFAICT most modern TVs have APFC circuits, especially the universal voltage models. Therefore the PF should be close to 1.0.
-- Edited by dorian on Wednesday 21st of October 2015 08:53:30 PM
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We've replaced half of our TV's in the caravan with 12v ones, and we're so glad we did.
Plasma TV's use heaps of power, so unless you're planning on running a generator all the time, I'd avoid it at all costs.
