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I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing
into 12v. What I most want to know is what type of 19" HD flat screen uses the least power (LCD?) and what is the rating on the TV to look for to find the lowest power one. And yes, cost is a major factor. I do have shore power at times, but would like to be able to use it on the hook. And for those of you who insist upon philosophy of life with your cruising. Yes, I am a real cruiser some times. No I am not a purist. Why should I be? Purism is usually stupid. Along with being a cruiser, I am a sports fan, a news junkie, a conversationalist, a poker player, an explorer, a reader of literature, and about fifty other things. Why restrict my world? I would no more insist upon only cruising while cruising than I would insist upon not reading while sitting on the ****ter, so as to be a more pure ****ter. Stupid idea. So, HDTV flat screen recommendations anyone? Stephen |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. What I most want to know is what type of 19" HD flat screen uses the least power (LCD?) and what is the rating on the TV to look for to find the lowest power one. And yes, cost is a major factor. I do have shore power at times, but would like to be able to use it on the hook. And for those of you who insist upon philosophy of life with your cruising. Yes, I am a real cruiser some times. No I am not a purist. Why should I be? Purism is usually stupid. Along with being a cruiser, I am a sports fan, a news junkie, a conversationalist, a poker player, an explorer, a reader of literature, and about fifty other things. Why restrict my world? I would no more insist upon only cruising while cruising than I would insist upon not reading while sitting on the ****ter, so as to be a more pure ****ter. Stupid idea. So, HDTV flat screen recommendations anyone? Stephen Free advice is worth what you pay for it, but here goes from a long time, full time cruiser (ex) and EE.... Keep the 1500 W inverter for your microwave and coffepot. The standby current will probably exceed the TV's current. Get a smaller one - we used a 350 W which ran the 16" Panasonic TV, Magnavox DVD recorder, Motorola Digital converter (for the DVD) and sometimes when the Admiral would forget, a 60W lightbulb. Look on the nameplate of the TV (sometimes it's also on the box) for something like "0.9A" or "100W". A - Amps, W = Watts. Naturally the lower the number the better. A rule of thumb is that whatever Watts is listed divided by 10 = the number of Amps drawn from the batteries. If the power is given in Amps, multiply by 120 first. This takes into consideration the efficiency and idle current draw of the inverter. Usually the Amps will be less, probably because inverters are better now. Hope this helps! Rick |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. I'm not sure what you mean about making it into 12 volts. We have a 2000 watt sine wave inverter/charger and it runs a 30 inch HD flat screen just fine. Our house batts driving the inverter have about 1000 amp-hours of capacity which is more than enough for an evening of watching DVDs, running a couple of small fridge/freezers, and several laptops. |
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On 10/12/2010 12:54 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. I'm not sure what you mean about making it into 12 volts. Sorry, what I meant was that I presume there is no way to make an HDTV run off 12v without an inverter. Stephen |
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On 10/12/2010 11:18 AM, Rick Morel wrote:
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. What I most want to know is what type of 19" HD flat screen uses the least power (LCD?) and what is the rating on the TV to look for to find the lowest power one. And yes, cost is a major factor. I do have shore power at times, but would like to be able to use it on the hook. And for those of you who insist upon philosophy of life with your cruising. Yes, I am a real cruiser some times. No I am not a purist. Why should I be? Purism is usually stupid. Along with being a cruiser, I am a sports fan, a news junkie, a conversationalist, a poker player, an explorer, a reader of literature, and about fifty other things. Why restrict my world? I would no more insist upon only cruising while cruising than I would insist upon not reading while sitting on the ****ter, so as to be a more pure ****ter. Stupid idea. So, HDTV flat screen recommendations anyone? Stephen Free advice is worth what you pay for it, but here goes from a long time, full time cruiser (ex) and EE.... Keep the 1500 W inverter for your microwave and coffepot. The standby current will probably exceed the TV's current. What does that mean? Get a smaller one - we used a 350 W which ran the 16" Panasonic TV, Magnavox DVD recorder, Motorola Digital converter (for the DVD) and sometimes when the Admiral would forget, a 60W lightbulb. Look on the nameplate of the TV (sometimes it's also on the box) for something like "0.9A" or "100W". A - Amps, W = Watts. Naturally the lower the number the better. A rule of thumb is that whatever Watts is listed divided by 10 = the number of Amps drawn from the batteries. If the power is given in Amps, multiply by 120 first. This takes into consideration the efficiency and idle current draw of the inverter. Usually the Amps will be less, probably because inverters are better now. Hope this helps! Yes it did. Thanks. Stephen |
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"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
... snip ravings of a pretender who's a TV addict and a moron because of it So, HDTV flat screen recommendations anyone? Stephen If you think a 19-inch, flat screen TV has anything to do with cruising you're delusional. But, then again, what addicted TV watcher isn't delusional. Wilbur Hubbard |
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"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message
... On 10/12/2010 12:54 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. I'm not sure what you mean about making it into 12 volts. Sorry, what I meant was that I presume there is no way to make an HDTV run off 12v without an inverter. Stephen Watching all those many hours of brain-numbing television has sure killed way too many of your few remaining brain cells. Go to an electronics store and look at some 19-inch TVs you'll find many that have a little, plug-in power brick that outputs at 12volts. Duh! Buy one of those and further destroy your brain vegetating in front of the tube if you don't want the inefficiency of inverting from 12volts DC to 120 volts AC and then right back to 12VDC. Sheesh! Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:19:12 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote: Keep the 1500 W inverter for your microwave and coffepot. The standby current will probably exceed the TV's current. What does that mean? Standby, or idle current is the Amperage the inverter draws while not powering anything but is turned on. Of course we all turn the inverter off when not being used, but it pretty much is also added to whatever it's powering. I've seen 1500 W inverters that have a 2.5 Amp idle, and some as low as 0.5 Amp. Another factor is the inverter is more efficient at about half power or so. This is not all that much of an issue for folks with larger house banks and/or easy means to recharge. So the questions are, what size and type boat? What Amp Hour house batteries? You can find a 12V TV, but they're a whole lot more $$$ Rick |
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Rick Morel wrote:
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:19:12 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: Keep the 1500 W inverter for your microwave and coffepot. The standby current will probably exceed the TV's current. What does that mean? Standby, or idle current is the Amperage the inverter draws while not powering anything but is turned on. Of course we all turn the inverter off when not being used, but it pretty much is also added to whatever it's powering. I've seen 1500 W inverters that have a 2.5 Amp idle, and some as low as 0.5 Amp. Another factor is the inverter is more efficient at about half power or so. This is not all that much of an issue for folks with larger house banks and/or easy means to recharge. So the questions are, what size and type boat? What Amp Hour house batteries? You can find a 12V TV, but they're a whole lot more $$$ Rick Basically, size the inverter to the load. -- Richard Lamb |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:02:56 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: I have a 1500w inverter. I presume there is no way to make the thing into 12v. I'm not sure what you mean about making it into 12 volts. We have a 2000 watt sine wave inverter/charger and it runs a 30 inch HD flat screen just fine. Our house batts driving the inverter have about 1000 amp-hours of capacity which is more than enough for an evening of watching DVDs, running a couple of small fridge/freezers, and several laptops. Wilbur is gonna get you, Wayne! -- Richard Lamb |
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