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rasbury
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OK, I'm sure everyone is bored with my TV issue and the problem seems simple enough to resolve. I hate the thought of buying a tv and then plugging it in to a cigarette receptor to make it work. My boat is an 05- it came with a tv that I suppose has an internal converter and it works well- just not the right signal. You can find them all over the place with what they call "auto cord technology" which I guess is a fancy word for a plug? Just seems like a cheesy way to fix the problem....they had tv's in o5 that plug in to an outlet and work on both, why is it so hard to find today? I see some "marine" grade that apparently are this way but they're 400 bucks plus, anyone have a better solution?
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@MarkB Here are my issues and I'm sure part of it is not understanding how a lot of electrical stuff works. For example, there is only one plug for power on my tv. It is just like a household type receptor. So, is it 12v or 120v is running through that plug or is the tv totally a 12V tv and it has a built in converter that takes the 120 to 12V? Is that not also the way the fridge is supposed to work? I think my fridge runs only on 12V but that is another story. So, when I look at the thousands of tv that pop up, the 12 V ones I see run the 12V through a cord to what would be a acc. plug in and not the regular plug in receptor on the boat. Then it looks like if you have 129 available, there is a regular plug for that. I don't want wires traveling everywhere and I don't have the electrical ability to "wire that cord" into the 12V system like I have read others have done. Maybe I'm confused as to what I'm trying to find- am I looking for a 12V tv with a converter or a tv that runs on both? I looked at Best buy and I don't see anything without a round type plug. I would like to keep the same set up, and if not boating applications, I would think the same thing for RV would apply and they would be all over the place~! I'm so confused!
just get a tv that run on 12 volts and some can run on AC and DC. You can buy them for around 200$ U.S. and more.
http://www.my12voltstore.com/ or
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Ras your TV is likely a 12 volt. It can run straight from a cigarette plug to a standard OEM 12v marine receptacle or from a 110v outlet in the boat that you plug a transformer into that reduces the power to 12v for the TV. This is very common. It's called a 12v 110v DVD/TV
I have one for the cockpit. It is OEM for many Rinkers because it is a special built TV. The brand name is Majestic. They used to be made in Australia. they are SUPER rugged.They are very expensive at about $700. You can buy much less expensive 12v 110 v TVs.
Why have the 110V option you ask? - because you can run it on 110v at the dock or on the generator and save your batteries. The TV doesn't take all that much power but the DVD sure does.
I'll try to find a picture of my cables to post. Good luck MT.
So, the TV/DVD I have is a 12v TV/DVD player that will run on 12v or 110v
At right is the 12v cigarette cable for the TV/DVD at left is the 110v transformer with 12v cable attachment for the TV/DVD.
BTW, there are a number of sites that have 12v/110v sets. I think Road Trucker used to sell them. You used to be able to google 12v/110v TV/DVD and get a bunch of sites with lots of models.
My outlets are currently not working so I am using power inverter from my 12v to my TVs 110v plug. So am I pulling from the batteries then even connected to shore power?
If I am getting a new tv it must be 12v compatible or I can't use on the hook without a generator. Therefore tv must have a transformer in the power plug to convert to 12v. But it should also be 110v for use at the dock. This correct?
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06Rinker270- think about it... If you are plugged into shore power or the genny is running, you're charging your batteries. So therefore wiring a tv directly to the batteries (12vdc) won't hurt anything...
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The reason I prefer to run the TV/DVD from 110v at the dock is that if using the DVD there IS a substantial increase in amperage load - so why run it on the batteries and have to charge them unnecessarily?
If you only have a 12v lighter adapter fro your TV/DVD, fine run it off the batteries but if you can use a 12v adapter into a 110v plug, that's better IMO
I do know some guys who purchased very inexpensive 110v ONLY TV?DVDs for their cockpit while for only at the dock - but that is a completely different discussion.
As for watching movies from a stick we have a media player on board. It stores digital copies of movies. That's why we like buying DVDs that come with the digital copy as well. The media player is tiny about 4" x 4" x 1" and runs off a USB jack so can operate off 12V with USB receptacle. It comes with its own remote so we can navigate through our movies. It stores inside the cabinet so all cables are hidden away. Connects to the TV via an HDMI cable.
Other thing we do is rent movies on iTunes and download to the phone. I have a apple cable to HDMI so we can watch movies on the TV. That is the simplest as you only need to buy a $40 cable.
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Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
The 110v receptacles, do they work on the hook without generator? Or is that when the 12vdc comes into play. My 110v needs a new GFI so not sure yet.
Thanks for for the links diggin, very helpful.
Again, Ras hope Im helping us both understand.
06 Rinker 270
Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
110v good on shore power and generator. Will also work on an inverter but if TV a quality LED might consider a pure sine wave inverter.
Remember there are two types of TVs that will run on 110v power a "normal" house type that runs ONLY on 110v power and 12v TVs that will run on 110v power with a step-down transformer.
My cockpit TV is the 12v type that has a transformer to utilize 110v standard receptacle power. I would use this dockside to give my batteries a rest or when at anchor and running the gen for something else.
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Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"