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Thread ID: 134377	2013-06-26 02:01:00	Small TV where to buy?!	stuffed (1469)	PC World Chat

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1347045	2013-06-26 02:01:00	Does anyone know where can get a new 12" or 15" TV?! 12v DC - preferably with component in and RF - not worried about HDMI. Have had a poke round and so far can't track any down in NZ. Thanks	stuffed (1469)
1347046	2013-06-26 02:15:00	Why would you want one that size?	Chilling_Silence (9)
1347047	2013-06-26 02:30:00	Why would you want one that size? Camper van, caravan or boat I'd say.	CYaBro (73)
1347048	2013-06-26 02:41:00	Heres One 15" www.satmax.co.nz	wainuitech (129)
1347049	2013-06-26 02:50:00	Heres One 15" www.satmax.co.nz Thanks - starting to get there but it has a DVD player and they are now as outdated as gramophones! BTW - it is for a cupboard by an external spa pool.	stuffed (1469)
1347050	2013-06-26 03:00:00	Eh ???? it has a DVD player - yes, but you didn't ask for that even, simply input methods preferably with component in and RF - not worried about HDMI. Which it has - Inputs / outputs: RF, AV in, VGA, YPbPr component, coaxial, PC audio, HDMIso a DVD player would be a bonus. If you wanted other features you need to list them-- No one can read your mind :p	wainuitech (129)
1347051	2013-06-26 03:31:00	. . You are not likely to find a 12 volt Flat Screen TV on the current market, and if you did, it would be very expensive, You would be better to purchase a mains unit and buy a 12 volt to 230 volt converter . A 22" LCD mains powered TV consumes about 30 watts, and smaller screen sizes might get this down to 20-25 watts . That equates to about 2 . 5 amps at 12 volts, so allowing for some conversion inefficiency you could expect a 2 . 5-3 amp drain on your source battery . A $63 150 watt inverter from JAYCAR should run an 20" or smaller screen quite comfortably without overheating at all, in fact it shouldn't even raise a sweat . That said, I used a 150 watt inverter to run a very small laptop and the inverter overheated badly, so I concluded that the 'modified sine wave' output disagreed badly with the equivalent power unit for the computer . My conclusion was that it doesn't pay to use an inverter anywhere near its limits, so in your situation, and for the health of both the inverter and the TV, I would opt for a 180 watt sinewave unit (complete with USB charging point for other devices) for $235 (Cat . MI-5160 at JAYCAR) . BTW, the 180 watt rating is at full load, but it would only be operating at something like 30-50 watts allowing for conversion losses . As for the TV itself, The Warehouse has the biggest range of small (sub 22") flat screen TVs I have seen anywhere and I was impressed by the image quality, but buy one with LED backlighting, not CFL (Compact Fluorescent lamp) as the latter run from an inverter themselves and are less reliable . I checked out small LCD TVs over some time because I was considering buying a 14"-16" set to keep Billy Jnr away from my preferred viewing station, but he is now in France via Dubai and heading for a cruise ship gig, so he now can buy his own when and if he returns to the nest . Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1347052	2013-06-26 03:46:00	Thanks Billy but don't want (or be allowed) any 230 AC stuff near the spa. Guess will have to rethink and see what is the smallest 12v DC new set on the NZ market.	stuffed (1469)
1347053	2013-06-26 03:48:00	. . You are not likely to find a 12 volt Flat Screen TV on the current market, and if you did, it would be very expensive, You would be better to purchase a mains unit and buy a 12 volt to 230 volt converter . A 22" LCD mains powered TV consumes about 30 watts, and smaller screen sizes might get this down to 20-25 watts . That equates to about 2 . 5 amps at 12 volts, so allowing for some conversion inefficiency you could expect a 2 . 5-3 amp drain on your source battery . A $63 150 watt inverter from JAYCAR should run an 20" or smaller screen quite comfortably without overheating at all, in fact it shouldn't even raise a sweat . That said, I used a 150 watt inverter to run a very small laptop and the inverter overheated badly, so I concluded that the 'modified sine wave' output disagreed badly with the equivalent power unit for the computer . My conclusion was that it doesn't pay to use an inverter anywhere near its limits, so in your situation, and for the health of both the inverter and the TV, I would opt for a 180 watt sinewave unit (complete with USB charging point for other devices) for $235 (Cat . MI-5160 at JAYCAR) . BTW, the 180 watt rating is at full load, but it would only be operating at something like 30-50 watts allowing for conversion losses . As for the TV itself, The Warehouse has the biggest range of small (sub 22") flat screen TVs I have seen anywhere and I was impressed by the image quality, but buy one with LED backlighting, not CFL (Compact Fluorescent lamp) as the latter run from an inverter themselves and are less reliable . Of course being for the spa pool, you could probably save money by using a mains unit plus a small isolating transformer and extension lead . I assume you don't wish to put it in the wet zone at the side of the pool, and I doubt that a remote will last long in a water + chlorine environment either . Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1347054	2013-06-26 04:28:00	Thanks Billy but don't want (or be allowed) any 230 AC stuff near the spa. Guess will have to rethink and see what is the smallest 12v DC new set on the NZ market. Seems you dont really want one -- The one I linked before 12 Volt 15" screen Inputs as requested And has a DVD that you didn't even ask for. So whats the problem ?	wainuitech (129)
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