JoeChiOhki
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Here's a good question, on these sets that can take 12 Volt directly, how sensative are they to voltage fluctuations? Usually your output voltage is 13.5-14 volt when your camper's electrical system is charging.
Btw, someone wanna point me in the direction of one of these nice sets, I really need a TV for the camper, as much as I love to read, having a LCD/DVD combo would be really really nice. 
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JumboJet
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I have a 15" Magnavox that can handle 10-16.5 DC volts.
If voltage drops and spikes concern you, buy a small wattage inverter and plug the AC to DC converter into it. There would be a nominal waste of energy, but......
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JoeChiOhki
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Not really concerned, but curious. How much was your Magnavox, btw, and does it have a DVD onboard? I'm trying to track down one for around $200.
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JumboJet
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JoeChiOhki wrote:Not really concerned, but curious. How much was your Magnavox, btw, and does it have a DVD onboard? I'm trying to track down one for around $200.
I bought it a couple years ago and they were higher back then than they are now. If memory serves me correctly, tax and all it was close to $300.
I use a separate DVD player that I bought for my wife for inside the cab when going down the road. It plugs into the TV.
A project I just completed with my TV to free up the cabinet for other storage.
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Joe_Diamold
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JoeChiOhki
Products that are "12 Volt" are designed to operate anywhere from 10 volts dc up to about 16.5 volts dc. If your vehicle is shut off you should have around 13 volts on a full charge and when running with a strong alternator you might output as high as 16.5 volts or so.
Joe
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Matthew_B
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Joe:
Is this for consumer electronics running from an inline brick?
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JumboJet
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I just looked at the inline 'brick' for my Dell computer which I also run on 12v - Input 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz - Output 19.5 VDC.
Runs great on 12 volts.
I know most household AC powered equipment runs from 100-125 VAC and I have seen some down to 90 VAC.
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FF1063
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northriver18
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Here is another possibility. There are several makers of tuners for use with a laptop. Don't have them at hand, so do a search to find them. Most laptops these days have DVD player in them, so with a tuner and some external speakers your laptop can become your media center for TV, movies and music. You could also add an Ipod as a music drive. This approach, especially with a 17in widescreen laptop, (or you could have a seperate external monitor) eliminates several other machines as well as the power issues as most laptops are available with a converter that will plug into a 12V "power port". They are designed to be used in a car as well, plugged into the "power ports" in the dash of most newer vehicles. Also available are "docking" stations, that can be pre-wired in a set location, so all one does is attach the laptop to the unit and everyting is ready to go in the set-up, while retaining the portability of the laptop. This is how I am planning my system to work.
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J&S~B
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Jensen makes a bunch of 12 volt LCD TVs for marine and RV use. Check out:
ASA Electronics
Not cheap $$. I purchased the 1508 LCD TV and the DV2007 CD/MP3/DVD player to complete the system. Only problem was on first day out on the trip, had the Rancho 9000XLs set to 5 front and 9 rear. After 10 miles of hard washboard, the CD/DVD died. So, had to use the laptop as back up, which, as others have posted, might be the smartest system to use. Previous to the Jensen experience, I used the laptop exclusively. With the TV tuner, I could pull in HD TV signals over the air (in the city).
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