12volt smart tv
- Thread starter CYQK
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All small flat panels can be run on 12vdc once you remove the step-down rectifier. The caution being they don't respond well to voltage fluctuation typical of a boat electrical system so, although lots of people go this route, it all depends on how stable your 12v system is. If in doubt, the real 12v TVs aren't that much more expensive.
Go for the TV you want, there are many powering options. Pocket inverters, step down transformers, converters.
Here is a review of 12-volt TV’s (for RV’s, not boats), but may give you some ideas.
Not sure that I have ever seem a “marine-ized” Tv.
https://campaddict.com/12-volt-tv/
Greg
Not sure that I have ever seem a “marine-ized” Tv.
https://campaddict.com/12-volt-tv/
Greg
Yes.
Google.
No kidding. This is not a boating question, it is a source question.
12V TVs are out there, not too hard to find. Gee, RVers use them all the time, too. Camping, off grid, truckers, etc.
Happy hunting. Not so hard.
Stu, the OP asked for 12V Smart TV - 12V TVs are easy to find, Smart, not so much - in fact, I haven't found one yet, googling (10 minutes).
If you must get a smart TV, you’d be best served by getting a state of the art 110vac and using an inverter. The problem will be the few make small TV’s. We found the Samsung and Sony, five years ago had only a few 22”, or so ones. We managed to fit one into a niche. I was looking for a smaller one.
Rather than trying to find a 12v small smart TV, it's easier to simply use any cheap monitor and throw the picture up on it with a small laptop or iPad using any of the many wireless devices sold for this purpose. As the only advantage of smart technology requires wifi, you could even use a cellphone.
That sounds reasonable except for the power consumption. My Macbook plus the TV would be more than I can afford in power. "Casting" form the phone to the TV wouldn't provide the resolution you'd want, I don't think. A Smart 12V TV accessing the internet via the phone mobile hotspot would be the most energy efficient, I think.
Didn't say it would be instant, I never said he wouldn't have to do some of his own homework.
It remains a SOURCE, not a boating, question.
Intermediate answers about options of NOT buying a Smart TV, whether 12V or standard, are essentially Basic TV 101: conclusions are primarily that the TV software end will become obsolete long before the screen hardware will, so it's better to use a computer to do the grunt software work than the TV itself.
That's not a given. 4K screens showed up and a lot of smart TV software predates it - like linux!!! Linux is dominant in embedded systems like this, can be (and is) updated, and the apps come and go and are updated, too. All the while resolution, picture quality and speed, etc., improve.
I think what Stu meant (or at least my take) is that there will be new TV's with new apps and upgraded processors way before the screen itself needs replacing. If you get a specific smart TV you need to replace the whole thing to get the new features (or retain support for what works). Get any old TV and hook up a Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, etc, and you have more flexibility. The extra device should be easy to power with a 12V to USB adapter.
I think what Stu usually means is why is the world bothering him with all these stupid questions because of course he knows all!!!!
Thanks for all the good replys most of you get the question
What im looking for is at least 32inch screen smart tv and was wanting to test the waters for power consumption and function
Thanks for all the good replys most of you get the question
What im looking for is at least 32inch screen smart tv and was wanting to test the waters for power consumption and function
CYQK, I can't imagine you'd find a reasonably priced 32" TV that powered by 12VDC -- let alone a "Smart" TV?
P.S. - I thought that Stu's posts were on topic. His admonitions about trying to combine "Smart" features is like years ago getting a combo VCR and TV. The VCR was likely to have problems in addition to being superseded by technology well before the TV itself. In your case, are you connected with cable at the dock? On your Beneteau, it's unlikely you have a satellite receiver for TV and Internet connectivity. I'd suggest that the "Smart" connectivity with a Cell Phone and most marinas WiFi is often problematic for a whole bunch of reasons.
Beyond that, what's with the bad blood between guys from Portage-aux-Rats and the Cowichan Valley of southern Vancouver Island. ;^))))
P.S. - I thought that Stu's posts were on topic. His admonitions about trying to combine "Smart" features is like years ago getting a combo VCR and TV. The VCR was likely to have problems in addition to being superseded by technology well before the TV itself. In your case, are you connected with cable at the dock? On your Beneteau, it's unlikely you have a satellite receiver for TV and Internet connectivity. I'd suggest that the "Smart" connectivity with a Cell Phone and most marinas WiFi is often problematic for a whole bunch of reasons.
Beyond that, what's with the bad blood between guys from Portage-aux-Rats and the Cowichan Valley of southern Vancouver Island. ;^))))
Smart TV isn’t specific enough to answer the question. What are you trying to view? Broadcast TV presents a slew of problems. Internet requires bandwidth. Cable requires a provider. Any of these can be viewed on a laptop or monitor or “smart tv”. As far as a source, google, amazon, Walmart or any of the others will work.
A smart TV is one that has the capability to connect to the Internet and run applications to access content, on its own. The idea on a boat would be that one woudn't need to run any other power consuming equipment when viewing content save the connection the Internet, which could be (and likely is) a smart phone. I get it! My Laptop uses lots of power, and the screen and audio aren't the best for group viewing. I haven't come across a 12V smart TV yet. The idea of 12V is that one would use less power, not consume it in conversion from 12VDC to 110VAC (which could be a 20% loss).
jviss
Yes ,guess i should have been more specific about my question you have pointed out exactly what i want to do
What i was trying to find out is there any one of these that can use directly 12v dc as there is a bit of a loss converting 110ac to 12vdc
Am surprised in this day and age that they are not more readly available
The crowd on this website is pretty sharp and i was hoping that someone here might have an answer
Yes ,guess i should have been more specific about my question you have pointed out exactly what i want to do
What i was trying to find out is there any one of these that can use directly 12v dc as there is a bit of a loss converting 110ac to 12vdc
Am surprised in this day and age that they are not more readly available
The crowd on this website is pretty sharp and i was hoping that someone here might have an answer