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

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Simon, 

That is funny, as I found that here in the States, the current major brands like Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic as well as lessor known brands such as Vizio, Insignia and Dynex all had only 120v plugs in the small (and of course large) LCD TV's.  I only found one older Samsung and a Vizio with a power brick, but their DC inputs were 14v and 17v, respectively.  No good for a 12v direct wire hook up.  I wonder if more LCD TV's supplied down under have the 12v input compared to the US?  I have found them quite rare with the LCD TV's on the shelves and in stock in the Seattle area.

Dave


On Sep 19, 2011, at 2:08 PM, "Simon Rock" <simonrock at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [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 
> 
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