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The original 22" TV (NCE - ever heard of it!!!!!)  that came with my Retreat caravan is the worst piece of electrical (you know what) I have ever seen. Can anyone recommend a good quality (even smart) 12volt TV for use in a 24' caravan. I have been told that the brackets are universal. I live in Perth WA. 

Also, I have just had a Sat Dish (Sat King Pro Max) installed (so my wife can watch the Eagles play little league) and can get the usual Perth TV stations using it.  Is there any way of increasing station availability and/or can you subscribe and then connect to Foxtell etc using this satellite dish?

I use my mobile phone to send You Tube and Netflix to my TV for free via cable but am always interested to learn about innovating ways to access TV etc. 

Any advice would be appreciated.

Changing footy teams - yep probably a good idea. 

 



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Nothing to do with the TV, it's the reception most of the time that you are struggling to pick up most of the time,.

Places like Denmark, WA only have Vast reception for free to air channels. You can get Foxtel with a set top box and cable to the NCE TV.

We connect phone to TV and watch heaps of stuff, especially catch up TV, like Iview, 7plus etc.

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Check out Engloan .. not cheap but that is probably why it works also check out the UTube on it.

 

https://englaon.com.au/product/englaon-frameless-24-full-hd-smart-led-12v-tv-with-build-in-dvd-player/

 

 

 



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For a small TV the below would be my choice 

Android TV   It also runs off 12V.

Reason: Being an Android TV I can load something like KODI as an app and access a NAS directly over the LAN. 

We do this with our 60" Sony Bravia, which is an Android TV. We run KODI and access our NAS with all the media 
directly including Music and Pictures, although KODI is not that great for Music or playlist organising. With existing 
playlists it is ok. 

I am currently thinking about a second TV in the bedroom slide-out, and only an Android TV would do it for us since we 
do not watch any commercial TV, and if we watch SBS or ABC it is over the Internet. We do not even have a TV antenna,
only a MiMo antenna for 4g/5g network.

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I went with a 24" Englaon with built in sound bar. They also have 12v tv's from 22" to 40"

englaon.com.au/product/englaon-24-full-hd-smart-led-12v-tv/

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(so my wife can watch the Eagles play little league) 

 

I have never heard theEagles play " little league ",didn't even know it was in their repitour 

Which album is that song on.biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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I went 32 and 240 with small inverter to get the larger screen . Doesnt really use battery more than previous 12v TV . Devanti .


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Same here Aus -Kiwi . Added benefit is the sound quality . Never had any luck with the Android TV we prefer now to use a smart TV and an Android TV box .

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Thanks.

 

Can you tell me the type of TV you purchased and if it is 12v or 240v or both. I need something with at least 2 HDMI ports as well.  I also need something with a 105mm sized bracket or holes to suit on the back so I can attach it to my existing wall arm. 

Cheers.

David 



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Check out:-

https://www.caravansplus.com.au/rv-media-evolution-24-inch-full-hd-led-smart-tv-with-bluetooth-12v-24v-240v-p-20429.html



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Pradokakadudavid wrote:

Thanks.

 

Can you tell me the type of TV you purchased and if it is 12v or 240v or both. I need something with at least 2 HDMI ports as well.  I also need something with a 105mm sized bracket or holes to suit on the back so I can attach it to my existing wall arm. 

Cheers.

David 

 We bought a hisense

32 inch https://www.harveynorman.com.au/hisense-32-inch-a4g-hd-led-lcd-smart-tv.html

it is 240v only but i already have a renogy 1000 w inverter fitted so no issue there .

sound is brilliant without add any other speakers and at 32 inch you can actually see the thing , make watching a movie in the van actually enjoyable biggrin

the hisense has 100 x 200 hole spacing for the mount but you can buy an adaptor to suit for about $20 on ebay . i just used a couple strips of aluminium i had in the shed to make an adaptor .

 



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Another opinion lol ....... we just have a cheap Polaroid 24 inch that's been going strong for a couple of years now. We also bought a separate Rechargeable/Bluetooth/3.5mm Jack Sound Bar for the telly for better sound quality and versatility.

The Sound Bar also has FM radio, and Micro SD Card/USB port for music, and can simply be taken outside around the campfire or the like if that rocks your boat.

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Very happy with my Kogan 24 inch 12v 240v smart TV. Online purchase and it is also light weight.

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Stretch60 wrote:

Very happy with my Kogan 24 inch 12v 240v smart TV. Online purchase and it is also light weight.

 We've had our 12V Kogan for 11 years, still happy with it.

 



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Is it a Smart TV ? That is what I replaced mine with ! It is fitted in patio at home now . So I can watch / listen sports etc while still entertaining or working . Resting ?

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In my experience broadcast TV is very hit and miss in country areas and more so since the system was changed to digital.



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I have a 30" 240v TCL Smart TV in the aluminium tent. When off grid I run it through a 300w Inverter and uses very little battery power. After setting it up, it connects to my WiFi automatically. I don't watch a lot of free to air telavish but watch Netflix or Stan. Even UTube. All via apps I set up. Cost around $150 on special 3 years ago.



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Thanks everyone for your ideas. In the end I rejected 12 volt as I can easily run 240 volt and bought a 32" Smart TV which comes pre loaded with all the useful apps like YouTube, Netflix, Stan etc so I can easily hotspot to my phone and get the channels I want without the annoying HDMI cable that I used to get tangled up in when viewing in bed. I have unlimited data so that is not an issue. The Satellite Dish will provide access to commercial TV should I ever be so bored that I dare to watch it! So problem all solved.


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Mike Harding wrote:

In my experience broadcast TV is very hit and miss in country areas and more so since the system was changed to digital.

 Thats when I use the hard drive . 



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Aldi have 32 in catalog $229 DVD player, HDMI , USB playback, record live TV etc 12 adapter included .

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