As in the title wife wants a tv for those wet days. After something not to big and free sat with a dish. Any tips would be welcome and where to buy from.
We have the 16in version of this and it's great. V good service from the seller - we were fortunate enough to combine fetching it with a weekend at Teversal!
i guess your choices are only limited by how much you want to spend, in our pre-caravan days we made do one like this , only had a 4.3" screen but was t.v with freeview and digital radio all in one unit
under 70 quid on ebay, worked alright, did what it was supposed to, mind you there was only me and the OH, so size wasn't important really, just as long as she could watch her soaps..
on the other hand you may want to spend a bit more in which case, something like this from towsure may be up your street
all singing and dancing ,16" screen, freeview with built in dvd player, dual voltage and under 300quid (just)
the towsure one is very similar the the one we have now in our caravan
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Going of your description, you only need a system for use within the UK, go for a 50cm Dish, and maybe a FreeSat satellite receiver, we use a FreeSat Plus box, so that we can watch recorded programs if there is no or bad line of sight to the satellite.
A neat dish is the Arcon Sweaty another alternative is a flat antenna like the Attisat FL500 but both are costly compared to a decent aluminum solid offset dish.
Avoid using a Sky dish or mesh dish if you can, they are not really intended for mobile use, and can easily pick up dings etc.
Maplin sell a folding dish kit c/w Tripod and LNB for around £40 it has had good reports on here.
Is live tv critical? You could go for a tablet/laptop with mobile Internet and pre download programs. This would then eliminate the need for a dish, you could keep upto date with news etc and if the Internet connection is good enough watch some programs live on line.
We bought a TV from Currys and took out their extended 3 year warranty. We were away last month and the TV stopped working, there was no problem getting a replacement at a local Currys store. We had no paperwork but are on their system so were given a brand new TV. It is good to know that it does not matter where we are in the UK we can get a replacement in the event of a problem.
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Topic: Wife wants a tv for camping
under 70 quid on ebay, worked alright, did what it was supposed to, mind you there was only me and the OH, so size wasn't important really, just as long as she could watch her soaps..
