Jensen TV and Required Voltage

Beats me. I have a Bestek MRI11511FU 150 Watt inverter. I found a web page by Vanner that has some good information about inverters and power requirements.Stated on the page is that it takes about 1 amp input to provide 10 Watts of AC output. According to a smart plug I have, the Jensen television draws 15 Watts. So the power requirement to run the television is 1.5 Amperes plus whatever overhead is drawn by the inverter and the power for the antenna amplifier plus the Jensen stereo if you are feeding sound through it (which I do since it makes it much easier to hear, especially when the AC is running).

I wired in a 12V outlet as well as a dual USB outlet next to the AC outlet, tapping into the 12V line that powers the antenna amplifier. I could have run a separate wire, but didn't see the need to do so. Since I have dual 6V batteries in series, I have 215 AH which if I don't drain below 50% still gives me over 100AH to work with. I could run the television for over 60 hours if I wanted to do so (71.5 for the TV alone, less when other power draws are considered).

As for the brochure which says that the TV is 12V, there is always a disclaimer that specifications may change. I would rather have a 12V TV, but I am sure the 120V model is less expensive. Just try to buy one and you will see what I mean. 120V models are cheap but 12V models are many times more expensive. Given that a 150 Watt inverter is much less expensive than purchasing a 12V television, and given that it will work without killing the battery/batteries quickly, the 150 Watt inverter is the most cost-effective solution to allow you to watch television if you want to do so. In our case, the television rarely gets turned on so buying a 12V model would make even less sense.