19" 12 volt LCD TV on sale $199

[Best Day]

Hi all, wanted anyone who might be considering a tv for their boat to check out this special. It is a 19 inch LCD, widescreen that appears to run on 12V (the picture of the power cord shows that it convert 110 to 12V at 5 amps). All the specs look good and the price looks great. The only thing I'm worried about is the brightness of 400 cd/m2. Can anyone with an LCD TV in their boat comment on how bright there TV is and it's brightness rating? I've been looking for and researching TV's for my boat for a while and wanted to share this deal.

Here's the link.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889114015&name=Item-%23%3A-N82E16889114015

Bill

[thataway]

The 400 nits brightness is pretty much standard for the smaller TV's. The Contrast of 1/500. is adequate. It will be fine for night and shaded areas, not so good in direct light--but you need to go to 1200 nits to get good bright light viewing. My set is about the same specs.

It is unusual to find the 19" with a 12 volt (most are 16 to 19 volts for some reason) Also it is a real plus to have a wall bracket (we have our wall backet which cost an exgtra $40 in the foreward cabin over the foot of the bunk--and can use the stand on the dash or table.

We split the wire from the "brick" and put in a connector--goes to a cig plug or to the brick. Also a plus is that it hooks up to a computer!

[Best Day]

Hi Bob, thanks for the reply.

I'm not going to really watch the tv in direct sunlight but want it to look good during the day in the cabin. Right now we use a portable DVD player. During the day it looks pretty bad with the bright ambient light but at night it looks fine. I believe this is because it's brightness rating isn't high enough? Or should I be more concerned with contrast as your post eluded to?

Bill

PS - What tv do you have?

[thataway]

I have the Sanyo Vizon 15" LCD with contrast of 300:1 and 450 NIT. It works fine in the boat--but we don't view in direct sunlight--better than the screens in the small DVD players. I also have a Sharp Aquos 13" which I used in the Road Trek van for 3 years--it has been fine, but there is never bright light in the van.

I think that the one you linked to would be fine for the boat purposes.

[Doryman]

Does anyone else make a 12v. LCD TV?

Warren

[Dora~Jean]

This subject has been explored before, I think mid-last year approximate. I use a Targus DC-DC converter and plug direct into the TV with the appropriate adapter supplied with the Targus kit. There are less expensive converters out there also, mine was about $70. I have a 17" LCD, beautiful picture, uses about 4-4.5 amps total.

[Best Day]

What kind of antennas are you guys using? Do I need a Hi Def antenna and then a regular antenna?

Thanks
Bill

[Dora~Jean]

I experimented with a Radio Shack special, an AC powered (boosted) VHF/UHF antenna (rabbit ears). With the AC on, the picture clears up somewhat, but doesn't pick up more channels. Not the greatest reception, but for news/weather, acceptable if you can find an English speaking station that is.

[drjohn71a]

Warren of Lori Ann ... Search out Brent and Dixie on Discovery thread for their TV modification. Brent found a TV on which he could cut the 120V transformer off since the TV actually runs on 12V, and hook it up directly.

John

[ccflyer]

Saw this in a catalog today. Says it "even senses when you mount it upside down and flips the picture to keep it right side up."

http://etailelectronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=07122

[Alyssa Jean]

I just ordered one. In the house during power outages (no cable) we can get 2 channels with a small antenna. Then I can take it on the boat. Cute little thing. Keep you posted.

[Best Day]

Hi all, I received this TV on Tuesday and I'm very pleased with it. It has a very nice picture. Not as nice as the $400-$500 19" LCD's but very nice. My only real complaint is that the speakers sound tinny. They're not real bad but they sound kind of like those $2.99 made in China mp3 speakers.

Now I need to find a place to mount it. In the boat it looks like a big screen. I think I'm going to mount it under the electronics shelf or on the ceiling above the helm. I ordered a 12 volt DVD player and I'm going to order a Shakespear external TV antenna. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Bill

[mikeporterinmd]

We went with a 10" widescreen Best Buy house brand (Insignia) DVD player.
We live in the land of no broadcast signals, so DVD only is fine.
Apparently it is possible to buy a tuner for it, though. On sale, it was
about $180. It has some cool options such as being able to turn
the display around on the base, and it can even be flipped around
so it looks sort of like a notebook. Should work well on a 22' boat.
Hope to hook the audio up to the stero. I haven't check it for daylight
viewing, but that was not high on the list of criteria.

Mike

[Alyssa Jean]

Okay, I received the little 7" flat screen TV. Works great. Comes with two different stands. One holds batteries in the base and the other is a multi position mount that can be fastened to a dash or other area with a double backed adhesive pad. It has an earphone, 12 V adapter cord and 120V adapter cord, an exterior antenna plug-in adapter. The single telescoping antenna brings in a signal at the house which is about 30 miles from the station. The sound is a little thin from the two small built in speakers, but I have a small set of powered speakers that I will plug into it. Good color picture.

And I can't say enough about the company in ND that I bought it through. I had a follow-up question and got immediate answers to my inquiries. etailelectronics. They have a zillion different catagories in the electronics world and also have one for 12V applicances. I don't know how many of you need a 12V pop corn popper. But if anyone does, I know where to get one now.

[Adeline]