Advice on fitting a regular TV

Tiger Bear

Tiger Bear

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We are new owners and are looking at options for a TV.
We're not particularly interested in watching live TV; in all the years we have been renting motorhomes, we've never felt the urge to do that. At home we generally binge dramas etc, or watch downloaded films.
One option we were looking at was just using my laptop, which will give us the option of watching DVDs and downloaded content on Netflix, Prime, Sky Go etc. But that would be just a 12" screen, so will perhaps look at a fixed TV/DVD with a bigger screen.
We are seriously looking at a power bank for when we are wild camping; we could use that to power a regular TV/DVD combo. Or are there options out there for a decent 12v TV/DVD combo? Obviously, the weight is a major consideration.

Below is a photo of the bracket that is currently fixed to the wall. If we go the regular TV route, given that they use the VESA mounts, how would I fix the mount to the one circled on the existing bracket?...

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Lots of tvs are actually 12v with mains adapter. Up to around 24" are available with a built in dvd player. Have a look at Cello which are British or Avtex which aren't and are more expensive.
Your bracket looks like it's got a bit missing,the bit that mounts to the TV and then slots into the bit you have there.
 
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Tiger Bear said:
how would I fix the mount to the one circled on the existing bracket?...
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You'd need the other part that fixes to the Tv and slots into that bracket, without it you'd need a new bracket I think
12v Tv's are a better option than using a 230v domestic one for which you'd also need an inverter
 
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Tiger Bear
Think this is the bit you're missing as the guys above have mentioned.
maxview.co.uk

Plate for M7440 & M7441

Spare TV mounting plate for use with the M7440 cantilever wall mount bracket with dual lock.
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We've currently got a 36" Cello (yeh, I know!) which replaced a 24" Ferguson (rebadged Cello). Pleased with both.
 
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Figaro said:
12v Tv's are a better option than using a 230v domestic one for which you'd also need an inverter
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Not necessarily as there are domestic ‘230v mains’ TVs out there that are actually 19vDC and have an external 3 pin 230v to 19v PSU supplied in the box.

We have a 22” domestic LG Smart TV/Monitor in the moho that is powered from an adjacent 12v ciggie type socket via a laptop PSU, (around £8 on Amazon/eBay etc.). A Firestick is plugged into the USB on the back of the TV and it all works perfectly, with reception either from an antenna, from the LG web service, or the internet connected Firestick.

Other sizes of 19v LG Smart TVs are available from Argos etc., often at very good sale prices, such as:

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We have a domestic 240v TV ..but it has an external 12v power adaptor so runs off leisure battery or hook up TV /dvd combo.Also us a fire stick and have a mobile router with external airel
 
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Fergusson /Cello. Mira cast off the phone downloaded content. It's very data usage light and you only watch what you're interested in. They have a DVD player built in as well. A small magnetic aerial works as well.
Mike.
 
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We have a regular Aldi 24" dual voltage (12v and 240v) smart tv with dvd player. Has all the ports for hdmi scart and USB etc. Just needed a bracket to fit the tv to the one on the motorhome. Had no issues in the 5 or 6 years we have had it. ( guaranteed 3 years with aldi)
No issues with power
 
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Thanks for the replies, folks.👍🏻

The van had two brackets and both were as pictured. We have removed the one in the front lounge, so just the rear lounge one remaining. Our van just had one previous owner from new, so I suspect they may have removed the TVs and left the brackets fixed to the TVs.

It appears to now be a moot point about getting a domestic TV/DVD combo; I am sure that was what our lass said she wanted. But, after posting this thread, I suggested to her that we would be better with a motorhome specific TV as they would probably weigh less and as such we could get one with a bigger screen. "What are you on about? I never said that. I said to look for a 12 volt one. You never listen, do you?" That's me told then!🙄

So, with the above in mind, any suggestions for a decent 12v TV/DVD combo with a 24" screen or (preferably) bigger. Ideally we would want to connect my tablet to it, to feed downloaded content. I don't necessarily want to cast the content as don't want to faff about with or have to rely on a WiFi connection, and the sound is sometimes out of sync when casting.

I can't see a weight limit on the fixed bracket, and there is no paperwork for it; looking at the photo, if it appears to be a box standard fitting, can anyone give me an educated guesses as to the weight limit?

Thanks in advance 🙂

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We ended up with the Bush DVD/TV 24" combo from Argos for about 120 quid. Has HDMI, will handle 1080p, has a dvd player.

Only downside is it needs a powerbank or inverter to power it, but ours lasts days (literally) powering it so a small cheap inverter will do.

Reason we went that route was a powerbank + the TV cost less than a 12V telly. And gave us another battery to charge the ipads etc from instead of leisure battery. I'd note that we replaced the powerbank with a larger capacity model about a year later we were that impressed with it.

I' also add we had 3 seperate non-working Cello 12V TV's delivered in a row, all completely dead prior to this. We just gave up. The nice thing with the Bush TV sold in Argos is it is both cheap, and has reasonable sound, where we knew with the Cello/Avtax, we'd probably want a soundbar in addition (the Bush TV has Dolby + DTS)>
 
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Tiger Bear

This is the bracket you have but with parts missing.
maxview.co.uk

Quick-Release Caravan TV Bracket - M7441

This Caravan TV Bracket utilises a Quick-Release function, allowing you to easily Mount and dismount a TV in your Leisure Vehicle.
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Instruction manual attached.

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I know you're now sorted but Greg Virgo did a you tube video on how to change a 240v TV transformer into a simple 12v direct connection.
It might be worth checking it out?
 
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Just a thought - have you thought about projector??? You get the bigger screen with a lot less faffing and changing of brackets etc.

Not sure your setup of van, so a lot of assumptions here tbh; but if you have the space and capability its well worth a punt (y)

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Tiger Bear, Gellyneck is totally correct, that's one of our M7441 brackets, and the M7440/PLATE is the part you need:

maxview.co.uk

Plate for M7440 & M7441

Spare TV mounting plate for use with the M7440 cantilever wall mount bracket with dual lock.
maxview.co.uk maxview.co.uk

Shameless plug in the interest of being helpful: we (Maxview) sell Alphatronics 12V TVs, including their SLA/SL ranges that feature DVD players, and run LG WebOS. The SLA range models we have in stock also feature Apple Airplay 2, which is handy if you are using Apple devices.
 
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Lee Rasberry said:
Tiger Bear, Gellyneck is totally correct, that's one of our M7441 brackets, and the M7440/PLATE is the part you need:

maxview.co.uk

Plate for M7440 & M7441

Spare TV mounting plate for use with the M7440 cantilever wall mount bracket with dual lock.
maxview.co.uk maxview.co.uk

Shameless plug in the interest of being helpful: we (Maxview) sell Alphatronics 12V TVs, including their SLA/SL ranges that feature DVD players, and run LG WebOS. The SLA range models we have in stock also feature Apple Airplay 2, which is handy if you are using Apple devices.
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If you're gonna plug your wares, we at least need to see a cheesy smile and the wares brandished :ROFLMAO:(y);)
 
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Gellyneck said:
Tiger Bear
Think this is the bit you're missing as the guys above have mentioned.
maxview.co.uk

Plate for M7440 & M7441

Spare TV mounting plate for use with the M7440 cantilever wall mount bracket with dual lock.
maxview.co.uk maxview.co.uk

We've currently got a 36" Cello (yeh, I know!) which replaced a 24" Ferguson (rebadged Cello). Pleased with both.
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That's bigger than the telly in my lounge. :eek:
 
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Thanks folks for the replies and advice; it's given me a few things to contemplate.


Bill-H said:
I don't have or watch TV but use a 'dumb' 12v 27" computer monitor plugged into my laptop via a short HDMI cable.
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I actually had one of those when I was working from home not long before I retired; but work wanted it back! 🙄😉
 
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A ’regular’TV is fine if you have plenty of payload, if not then my excellent and not very expensive Cello Traveller TV (for instance) weighs about the same as a couple of thick paperback books.

Surprisingly light and put together in the uk

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As others have said, some TVs come with a power adaptor for 240V to 19V. The voltage will be written in small print on the adaptor label. It should also tell you the wattage, which typically is 100W or less.

You can buy a car 12V laptop adaptor that outputs 19V, and has many swappable tips, one of which will be sure to fit. Something like this:
which is 100W. There are others with lower power 65W etc that are a bit cheaper and may be OK.

The problem with running '12V' TVs directly from the leisure battery voltage is that the leisure battery voltage can vary from 12.0V up to almost 15V if the battery is being charged, by EHU, solar or alternator. Some TVs, the proper motorhome variety, will cope fine with that. However others that come with a '12V' mains power supply adaptor will be expecting 12.0V +/- 0.5V, and might fail if 14.5V is applied to it. You may need to get a device similar to the 19V power adaptor, that puts out a regulated 12.0V.
 
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autorouter said:
The problem with running '12V' TVs directly from the leisure battery voltage is that the leisure battery voltage can vary from 12.0V up to almost 15V if the battery is being charged, by EHU, solar or alternator. Some TVs, the proper motorhome variety, will cope fine with that. However others that come with a '12V' mains power supply adaptor will be expecting 12.0V +/- 0.5V, and might fail if 14.5V is applied to it. You may need to get a device similar to the 19V power adaptor, that puts out a regulated 12.0V.
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That's why we got a Cello Traveller, 12v plug adapter (regulated) rather than a trailing block that came with our previous Aldi tvs.
 
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We wanted a 32” ‘TV’ and for it to be 4K. The answer for us was a monitor as you don’t need a TV these days, everything for us, including live TV is through the Firestick.

There are, from my extensive research, no 4K monitors or TV’s which are either 12v or 19v input voltage, meaning we had no option but to get a 230v one which we run with the inverter.

I will one day take the monitor apart and work out if it uses 12v or 19v (or any other easily achievable voltage) inside and feed through a regulated voltage to avoid having to use the main inverter! To date, I’ve not found the motivation to do that. 😇
 
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