Caravan TV advice.

This is currently on Amazon:

C24EE2KF2UBM 

We purchased the one below in 2019 & very happy with it.... 12/24v +240v & half the price of Avtex.

Sharp 24" Smart LED DVD 12v/24v TV with Freeview Play, Satellite, Saorview, PVR, LC-24DHG6132KFM

Our first traveller type TV was a Cello, built in DVD player, freesat, free view and a USB port. It's still going strong but the sound is not that great.

We now have a new one with all the same features, the sound is much better.

We had an excellent portable TV unfortunately the screen on it broke, not sure how. I have now made a hard padded cover for the screen that is held in place by velcro straps. It travels on the front seat of the caravan surrounded by cushions. 

Hi allanandjean.
I'll check out the Cello.
Phil.

Hi,

As A&J, we have been using Cello tv's in our caravan, they run on 12 volt and 240v, very light and with slim profiles are easy to store.

Both are non-smart TV's but we use a roku for streaming / catchup via hotspoting from a mobile.

Hi,   

OP, I would be very reluctant to make a big financial output on a fancy new terrestrial input TV in 2023 for mobile / Caravan use constantly re-tuning on new sites & fiddling to get reception with the dwindling terrestrial choices of channel / programmes input on often tree lined rural sites. 
We have moved over to watching just the online streaming of specific TV programmes we like, with very little except current News now watched live 24/7. We just use our existing iPad & a simple cheap multi signal input mifi (Wi-Fi), a NordVPN for security, a signal reception booster if really needed. Actually much simpler once your up to speed, few if any cabling & clutter, uses our existing hardware & Wi-Fi desire & many channels & programmes are actually freely available. 
Appreciate many prefer to just persist with Terrestrial signal input TV’s,  oh and likely share (unaware) their security passwords and details on the budget but it’s ‘free’ communal site snail Wi-Fi systems …

M

I think your right when it comes to the future Montesa. I don't think it is quite there just yet, we need better and wider 5G coverage for it to be really sucessful. I have followed >this thread< and have been experimenting with the equipment for a couple of months now and find at least at home 4G can be very vairiable in speed and use.

peedee

peedee, 

To maybe assist you / others knowledge ….

I am merely a user and am not at all Techi ….

My Mifi unit - Huawei 8A50, a very simple small basic unit (with very small internal aerial) - we bought it about 4 years ago from Motorhome Wi-Fi at Harrogate show as a package deal. We were very frustrated with rubbish slow site Wi-Fi that we needed on site when away. Many other Touring folk now have similar personal set ups. We also carry it in the car for Wi-Fi on the go. 
Larger input Aerial panel. The Huawei has a small clip down panel to enable our 3” x 4” larger reception aerial panel attaching ( two wires) which then has plastic suckers to put the aerial it onto a window on site, helps greatly improve the scope of reception options and signal quality - highly recommended. There are also fixed aerial reception units for MH roofs etc. NB Don’t confuse with site Wi-Fi ‘Booster’ units. 
Today at present (SE Spain) we have a 4g signal (normal) on 3 bars and Ookla test says 43 down load / 28 upload with our 4 devices online. It shows multiple input sources. We are running Nord VPN on all devices (my VPN barely slows the speed). My wife is watching a streaming TV programme, I’m typing on here & 2 phones are logged in. This truly use anywhere Mobile set up is now getting fairly common in Houses in snail Wi-Fi areas or with no fibre 4g etc. 
In poor stormy weather or in very restricted areas we can experience some TV picture buffering blurring (a weaker signal ?) so we usually switch off some unused devices that are sucking some signal strength and it resolves. 
It basically receives a Wi-Fi signal and transmits it for personal use - with a password for security. Can say absolutely we have never failed to get decent Wi-Fi anywhere in UK or remote EU and the signal scope improves constantly.
NB Mifi units are routinely sent out by BT etc when your home Wi-Fi fails as a stop gap. 
We have an O2 data chip on an unlimited monthly Data contract - as it  is / was with no EU limit or loading. There are some who use their Mobile Phone to do a similar TV watching set up (called tethering ?). 
Great Wi-Fi (& TV) so why struggle with old tech ?

Hope this helps ….

M

I am not sure I could sit and watch TV for any length of time on a 10 inch screen! Even when I watch YouTube on my computer I have a 24 inch monitor and I am only 18 inches away from the screen! I can see that technology will eventually change but suspect that having a TV in the caravan/motorhome will continue for some time yet? Also a TV with a reasonably sized screen can be seen from various angles depending on where people are sitting.

Now having said all that I did see something on a Vlog recently where the occupants streamed a movie in their van conversion but used a projector to show it at a reasonable size. It was difficult to tell what the resolution was like but that might be another future possibility?

David

DK ( & others ?), 

If a bigger screen output ( at a greater distance away is demanded)  then a simple wireless Bluetooth connection to a recent or existing smarter type of domestic Bluetooth enabled TV resolves.
We actually find a modern iPad screen is just fine to view due to very high quality picture and we just watch it at say 1 to 2 metre distance anywhere we so desire. 
Tech moves on continuously reacting to the demands mainly of younger generations (most of whom are like me and not at all tech savvie). 
M

I will be installing my TP link Router and my Poynting XPOL-1-5G V2 Outdoor 4G LTE/5G aerial in my motorhome before my next trip. I can get internet TV and radio via an Amazon Firestick plugged into the HDMI socket of the TV or direct onto our tablets..

FYI to get HD TV all you need is a download speed of 5Mbs or greater and SD TV will need even less speed.

peedee