[C320-list] New 12 volt 24" LED LCD HDTV at Costco

[Simon Rock]

I recently put a 24" LED TV (with built in DVD & PVR) on my boat. All of the
suppliers models up to the 24" model run off 12V. And from my searching on
the internet, there are plenty of other models/brands that also run off 12V
as standard (just do a google search).

www.kogan.com.au


Simon Rock
Lake Macquarie NSW Australia

Cat375 #54 Rock The Boat
Cat375 #41 Rocket
Cat320 #1163 Rockstar


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of David Swanson
Sent: Monday, 19 September 2011 2:56 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] New 12 volt 24" LED LCD HDTV at Costco

For anyone looking for a 12 volt HDTV...

I had a factory installed 15" 12 volt Sharp Aquos LCD TV that came with our
2007 C320 MK II.  The LCD TV was 25 inches wide and mounted on the forward
starboard bulkhead.  Unfortunately, the Sharp LCD TV only had a built in
NTSC (analog) tuner and consequently would only tune analog over the air
channels or cable TV at the dock.  So, I sold it on Craigslist and have been
looking for a replacement.  

When researching 12 volt LCD TV's for boats and RV's, I learned that several
years ago, most of the flat panel LCD TV's run on 12 to 13 volts and you
could cut the power cord from the power brick and directly wire the TV to
our 12 volt system (with a panel switch and fuse of course).  My factory
installed Sharp Aquos had a 13 volt input.  After finding that 12 volt TV's
such as the LCD TV's made by Jensen were very expensive ($300+) with
relatively poor specs and that most of the newer modern LCD TV's have a
direct 120 volt plug in, I resigned myself to buying a new 120 volt LED LCD
TV and using an inverter while anchored out.  This was going to require a
little bit of new 120V wiring that I was not looking forward to...

However, today, as I was getting ready to buy a 120 volt 22" Samsung LED LCD
HDTV, I hit the jackpot!  I found a Westinghouse 24 inch LED LCD 1020p HDTV
that has a 12 volt input from a 120 volt power brick at Costco!.  LCD TV's
with 12 volt inputs are very hard to find.  Lucky me.  So I bought it and
installed it, hard wired it to my existing 12 volt television circuit and I
now can tune over the air HDTV.  At my marina in Seattle, I can pick up 12
local over the air HDTV channels that include FOOTBALL!  Very cool and
without paying for cable at the dock.

The TV was $189 at Costco and has 2 HDMI inputs.  It has great  HDTV picture
quality from over the air channels, very good picture quality from DVD's
from my built in Sony Stereo/CD/DVD player, and exceptional HDTV from my
iPad through the HDMI input.  

Here is a link to the TV if any of you are interested:

http://westinghousedigital.com/products/led/up-to-26/ld2480/

Dave

David Swanson
S/V Emily Ann
2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
Mukilteo, WA