Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...tInformati on
Anyone got or seen one of these?
I'm wanting to know if it has a 12volt input, ie. fed by a 240v transformer
as I'm after one for use in a caravan at 12volt.
Regards
David

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

David wrote:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...tInformati on

Anyone got or seen one of these?
I'm wanting to know if it has a 12volt input, ie. fed by a 240v
transformer as I'm after one for use in a caravan at 12volt.
Regards
David
Good advice that won't suit you, so you will ignore it:
1. If you buy a telly without DVB T2 you will regret it, because quite
soon you will start to lose SD channels as transmissions switch to T2.
Wait a little while until the manufacturers are forced to include T2 in
the smaller screen sizes. At the moment they are getting rid of non T2
sets as fast as they can.
2. Don't run a telly from the van's 12VDC. Run the telly from a small
true-sine inverter. That's a good thing to have in the van anyway.
Actually, have you checked that your van doesn't have an inverter? Many
do, just feeding one power point.
3. Don't buy the bargain HDMI lead at £25. Get one from CPC for £5.

Bill

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

David wrote:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...tInformati on
Anyone got or seen one of these?
I'm wanting to know if it has a 12volt input, ie. fed by a 240v
transformer as I'm after one for use in a caravan at 12volt.
Regards
David
Good advice that won't suit you, so you will ignore it:
1. If you buy a telly without DVB T2 you will regret it, because quite
soon you will start to lose SD channels as transmissions switch to T2.
Wait a little while until the manufacturers are forced to include T2 in
the smaller screen sizes. At the moment they are getting rid of non T2
sets as fast as they can.
2. Don't run a telly from the van's 12VDC. Run the telly from a small
true-sine inverter. That's a good thing to have in the van anyway.
Actually, have you checked that your van doesn't have an inverter? Many
do, just feeding one power point.
3. Don't buy the bargain HDMI lead at £25. Get one from CPC for £5.


!) Do not think that will bother me only if I were planning to go to
Ireland with the caravan. This particular TV/DVD must be the best price on
the High street.
2) I do have an Inverter as an accessory, do not see the point of plugging
the TV into it, sorry just seems an extra bit of equipment if a TV can use
12volt. How many watts would the use of an inverter add to a TV that uses
20 watt? Of course an inverter will allow the use of a 240v only TV.
The Inverter is used for charging such things as shaver, mobile phones and
computer in the car when mobile.
3) Yes HDMi leads come from Boyes department store or Ebay.
Regards
David

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:53:41 +0100, David wrote:

The Inverter is used for charging such things as shaver, mobile phones and
computer in the car when mobile.

Charging a mobile phone and a computer from a battery via an inverter
strikes me as somewhat bizarre. Why don't you just use the 12V supply
with an appropriate regulator?

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
: Charging a mobile phone and a computer from a battery via an inverter
: strikes me as somewhat bizarre. Why don't you just use the 12V supply
: with an appropriate regulator?

Apart from the fact that using an invertor is more flexible surely many
(most???) laptops charge at ~20V

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

In article , David wrote:
David wrote:

[Snip]

2) I do have an Inverter as an accessory, do not see
the point of plugging the TV into it, sorry just seems an extra bit of
equipment if a TV can use 12volt.

most likely with its own inverter.


How many watts would the use of an inverter add to a TV that uses 20
watt? Of course an inverter will allow the use of a 240v only TV. The
Inverter is used for charging such things as shaver, mobile phones and
computer in the car when mobile.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...tInformati on
Anyone got or seen one of these?
I'm wanting to know if it has a 12volt input, ie. fed by a 240v
transformer as I'm after one for use in a caravan at 12volt.
Regards
David
Good advice that won't suit you, so you will ignore it:
1. If you buy a telly without DVB T2 you will regret it, because quite
soon you will start to lose SD channels as transmissions switch to T2.
Wait a little while until the manufacturers are forced to include T2 in
the smaller screen sizes. At the moment they are getting rid of non T2
sets as fast as they can.

An not selling any Freeview HD ones :-(

2. Don't run a telly from the van's 12VDC. Run the telly from a small
true-sine inverter.

I don't see why not, but do include a fuse.

That's a good thing to have in the van anyway. Actually, have you checked
that your van doesn't have an inverter? Many do, just feeding one power
point.
3. Don't buy the bargain HDMI lead at £25. Get one from CPC for £5.

Don't buy an HDMI lead from CPC for £5, buy one for £1.05p from er CPC.


Bill

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

In article ,
Brian Mc wrote:
Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
: Charging a mobile phone and a computer from a battery via an inverter
: strikes me as somewhat bizarre. Why don't you just use the 12V supply
: with an appropriate regulator?

Apart from the fact that using an invertor is more flexible surely many
(most???) laptops charge at ~20V

I have a 12v PS for my laptop specifically for car etc use. Not while
driving, obviously. ;-)

--
*Succeed, in spite of management *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

David wrote:

Good advice that won't suit you, so you will ignore it:
1. If you buy a telly without DVB T2 you will regret it, because quite
soon you will start to lose SD channels as transmissions switch to T2.
Wait a little while until the manufacturers are forced to include T2
in the smaller screen sizes. At the moment they are getting rid of non
T2 sets as fast as they can.
2. Don't run a telly from the van's 12VDC. Run the telly from a small
true-sine inverter. That's a good thing to have in the van anyway.
Actually, have you checked that your van doesn't have an inverter?
Many do, just feeding one power point.
3. Don't buy the bargain HDMI lead at £25. Get one from CPC for £5.


!) Do not think that will bother me only if I were planning to go to
Ireland with the caravan. This particular TV/DVD must be the best price on
the High street.
Cheapest is not usually the best. A TV in a caravan won't get much use,
so should last a long time. In five years when everything is T2 you will
wish you had a T2 telly.

2) I do have an Inverter as an accessory, do not see the point of plugging
the TV into it, sorry just seems an extra bit of equipment if a TV can use
12volt. How many watts would the use of an inverter add to a TV that uses
20 watt? Of course an inverter will allow the use of a 240v only TV.
Inverters are very efficient.
The problem with running your new telly from a dirty and fluctuating
power source instead of a good quality inverter or the PSU supplied is
that it will make it susceptible to interference and might even cause
damage because of the spikes and transients. Also it will invalidate the
warranty.
I can't understand this problem with power consumption. Do you not have
a decent leisure battery? If so and you still have problems the simplest
solution to power shortage problems is to double up and have two batteries.

Bill

Alba 19" LED TV/DVD
 

Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:53:41 +0100, David wrote:

The Inverter is used for charging such things as shaver, mobile phones and
computer in the car when mobile.

Charging a mobile phone and a computer from a battery via an inverter
strikes me as somewhat bizarre. Why don't you just use the 12V supply
with an appropriate regulator?
He restricts himself to only charging up when the engine's running.

Bill