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In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?

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"ac1951" wrote in message
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In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?


Well caravanners/campers use TVs from thier 12 volt car battery.
In the past the sources for these sets have been from caravan dealers and
camping suppliers in the main, at high prices.

But I now use a normal 15" LCD Tv from Tesco because whilst being intended
for mains use it uses a seperate power supply of 12/13volt. This 12/13v
input i use my 12v caravan supply into.

I selected a DVD player and also a Freeview box with 12v inputs in the same
way.

Back to your question your rechargable TV seems a good idea, but I wonder
how big/heavy it would be. Also would the above that I use be chosen over
yours?

Regards
David

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In message , David
writes

Well caravanners/campers use TVs from thier 12 volt car battery.
In the past the sources for these sets have been from caravan dealers and
camping suppliers in the main, at high prices.

Excessively high prices!!!!!!




But I now use a normal 15" LCD Tv from Tesco because whilst being intended
for mains use it uses a seperate power supply of 12/13volt. This 12/13v
input i use my 12v caravan supply into.

My neighbour collard me a while back because he was having a job wiring
his 12V to 240V inverter into his caravan. When I asked what he was
going to run from it he said the new TV and only the TV.
It took some explaining to get him to accept that it would be much more
efficient to run the TV directly off the 12V supply!
--
Bill

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"ac1951" wrote in message
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In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?

Do you mean a really tiny telly, or something like a 13"? What do you mean
by 'camping'?

Bill

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Bill Wright wrote:

Do you mean a really tiny telly, or something like a 13"? What do you mean
by 'camping'?

I see Maplins are doing two tiny tellys, both with DTT tuners.

8.5 inch model with analogue and DTT, 100 quid until 24/12 (down from £150)
Code A39HF

3 inch model, DTT only, 80 quid until 24/12 (down from £130)
Code A25GY


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On Nov 11, 6:04 pm, "Bill Wright"
wrote:
"ac1951" wrote in message

ups.com...

In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?

Do you mean a really tiny telly, or something like a 13"? What do you mean
by 'camping'?

Bill

I'm thinking 7" screen 16x9 able to receive digital and analogue TV
able to run for 3hrs on battery ...

Andy

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In message . com,
ac1951 wrote

I'm thinking 7" screen 16x9 able to receive digital and analogue TV
able to run for 3hrs on battery ...


For digital only, you may find a larger range if you expand your
searches for portable DVD players with Freeview capability. There appear
to be many models with 7 or 9 inch screens, internal batteries and a
'cigar lighter' attachment.


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Alan
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Try:

http://www.roadstardirect.co.uk/

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"ac1951" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Nov 11, 6:04 pm, "Bill Wright"
wrote:
"ac1951" wrote in message

ups.com...

In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?

Do you mean a really tiny telly, or something like a 13"? What do you
mean
by 'camping'?

Bill

I'm thinking 7" screen 16x9 able to receive digital and analogue TV
able to run for 3hrs on battery ...

Now the ludicrously expensive Patientline has driven free telly out of the
hospitals, patients are turning to all manner of small screen with USB-type
DTT plug-ins.

You could look at the Evesham 7" analogue telly. I have four of these and
they are very good.

Roadstar are the leaders in small tellys though.

Bill

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:48:45 -0000, "Bill Wright"
wrote:


"ac1951" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Nov 11, 6:04 pm, "Bill Wright"
wrote:
"ac1951" wrote in message

ups.com...

In the market for small battery powered TV for use when camping.
Preferably re-chargable via car adapter.
Anyone know what the best buys are and where to shop ?

Do you mean a really tiny telly, or something like a 13"? What do you
mean
by 'camping'?

Bill

I'm thinking 7" screen 16x9 able to receive digital and analogue TV
able to run for 3hrs on battery ...

Now the ludicrously expensive Patientline has driven free telly out of the
hospitals, patients are turning to all manner of small screen with USB-type
DTT plug-ins.

You could look at the Evesham 7" analogue telly. I have four of these and
they are very good.

Roadstar are the leaders in small tellys though.

Bill

I have an August one (no, I ain't heard of them either) which has
analogue & DTT and comes with mains adapter and 12V cigarette lighter
adapter. 10" widescreen. Works quite well, picture ain't brilliant,
but passable for occasional use. Cost about £150.

Marky P.

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On 11 Nov, 18:19, Mark Carver wrote:
I see Maplins are doing two tiny tellys, both with DTT tuners.

8.5 inch model with analogue and DTT, 100 quid until 24/12 (down from £150)
Code A39HF

3 inch model, DTT only, 80 quid until 24/12 (down from £130)
Code A25GY

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However, these don't have coloured buttons to access text, which is
only implemented in the UK. I am hoping that some UK firm will produce
a small screen set with this facility before too long.

Dave W

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Dave W wrote:
On 11 Nov, 18:19, Mark Carver wrote:
I see Maplins are doing two tiny tellys, both with DTT tuners.

8.5 inch model with analogue and DTT, 100 quid until 24/12 (down from £150)
Code A39HF

3 inch model, DTT only, 80 quid until 24/12 (down from £130)
Code A25GY

However, these don't have coloured buttons to access text, which is
only implemented in the UK. I am hoping that some UK firm will produce
a small screen set with this facility before too long.

Text on a three inch screen ? Ummmmm

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"widgitt" wrote in message
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Try:

http://www.roadstardirect.co.uk/




and www.cpc.co.uk stock them all.


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Woody

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:08:08 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

snip
I see Maplins are doing two tiny tellys, both with DTT tuners.

8.5 inch model with analogue and DTT, 100 quid until 24/12 (down from £150)
Code A39HF

snip

The specification information on the Maplin site is almost non
existent. I would be very interested to know of any direct experience
of these small screen TVs. In the past I have used a small screen
laptop with a DVB-T card in my campervan and I am wondering if one of
these "toy" TVs would be usable.