Any advice on a TV for the cab.
I have a Fm13 globe trotter cab and want a tv for it. I am looking to mount it on the side wall of the cab with an external aerial. So all I need to do when I stop is Switch it on.
I am worried about power consumption on the batteries and how to mounts it in the cab without causing damage to cab or run the risk of the TV falling off.
All help very great full.
mount it in the top centre cupboard if you want to watch it when your driving,if its up there,then its not in your direct line of vision,(unless you sit upright and lean back like the way plod drive trucks on utube) or rear of cab and watch it in a mirror…(though who would dare do such a thing).power consumption wont matter much for the 1 evening.or use an inverter and keep it 240v.then you can bung in a microwave as well.nobody wants to miss Jeremy kyle or loose women if your stuck in heavy traffic…and make sure you get one that takes dvds…another must for those cosy cabnights…you will have to screw it in somewhere so that’s always a Cpl small self tappers.assuming your in your own allocated truck and not cab hopping?:
unless you’re parking in the same spot all the time you’ll have to do a fresh scan for channels.
what about a tablet or laptop? you can get freeview on them, download off iplayer etc when at home or if you’ve enough data on your phone, tether / hotspot to that for streaming. plus use their own batteries at night and charge in the day when the engine is running.
How about this one, which will run off 12v, 24v or 240v, £129.99 with built-in DVD player, power consumption of 20w which is less than one brake light bulb.
I tried 12v 24v TV’s and over the last 6 years have had 4, they don’t last long.
Just bought a 240v TV 24inch hd with built in Freeview and dvd from Curry’s for £108 bought a 24v to 240 converter
which cost £18 on amazon, works a treat, 8 months old so far and no problems, advantage is you can go to Argos/Curry’s
and get it instantly.
alanjblack:
I tried 12v 24v TV’s and over the last 6 years have had 4, they don’t last long.Just bought a 240v TV 24inch hd with built in Freeview and dvd from Curry’s for £108 bought a 24v to 240 converter
which cost £18 on amazon, works a treat, 8 months old so far and no problems, advantage is you can go to Argos/Curry’s
and get it instantly.
I have an Alba in my truck, it’s sold as a domestic TV and I bought it from Argos but it is a 12v TV which is supplied with a 240v/12v dropper for home use. I hard-wired it into the 12v supply myself.
The OP could buy a 240v TV and power it through an inverter but the problem there is that the inverter will draw more current than the TV, that’s why inverters have cooling fins on the sides.