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Topic: Digital TVs for VW Campervan

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georget64

08/4/2011 at 2:56pm
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Has anyone experience of using the small TVs as sold by Maplin ? I understand you can get something for not much more than £100. I would want no more than a portable aerial, no satellite dish. I know you only get what you pay for so have these any limitations ? Any help and advice would be most appreciated.

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I found the screens too small, unless you sit close to them. I now just use something like this
I still haven't found a very effective portable aerial for digital reception

Anything, even one from Poundland, works in a good reception area, but nothing seems to work elsewhere, even with built in boosters

I suspect digital TV is going to be a real PITA when camping

Maybe it will be better when the switchover has been made and signal strength boosted

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although we have a status arial fitted It's pretty useless esp for digital tv so we use an ordinary basic one. Cheap from Argos. Fixed on a metal pole. Usually get good pictures. Hope this might help.

delboydriver

13/4/2011 at 5:08pm
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HI I have a small maplins tv and i find it great it comes with 240v 12v adapter indoor and mag mount aerial it has freeview and does the job no problem.

Hope this helps in some way .

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