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    Posted: 12 Jul 2012 at 11:04pm
Hooked the TV up the antenna on the r-pod and did a search and 3 stations came up so it seems to work  --Got it. Appreciate your information! I will conside about that.LOL


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I just looked.  Those TV's are larger that what I was looking for.  I thought someone had mentioned the new R-Pods coming with the small flip down TV that we're DC/AC.  That's what I was looking for.
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Originally posted by tpierce220

Ray, here you go: http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/jensen-lcd-hdtv/9528

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Posts: 866 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 9:29pm
Thats a good tip techntrek, thats why I love this forum
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 12:05pm
And with some electronics - not many - a modified sine wave inverter will burn them up.  This is true for some electric shavers, and I almost burned up a X-10 controller during a test.  Unplugged it in time.
 
For lighter-duty stuff like laptops, cell phones, etc. I recommend the Morningstar 300 watt pure-sine inverter.  It is the most efficient small inverter on the market.  So efficient it doesn't even have a cooling fan.  http://www.solar-electric.com/mosu300wasiw.html
 
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I would recommend a pure-sine wave inverter if you need to convert from 12VDC to 110VAC. I use one in my Pod for the TV and especially for my laptop.  Another camper stopped to talk to me when he saw I was using my laptop.  He complained that his laptop would not work with his new inverter.  There was power coming from it.  He brought his laptop over to my Pod and it worked with my inverter.  I then realized that my inverter was pure-sine but his was a half-sine inverter.
So a cheaper half-sine inverter may not work with some of your electronics.
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Ray, here you go: http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/jensen-lcd-hdtv/9528

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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 2:53pm
Can you guys provide brand names and model numbers of the 12-volt native HDTV's that came with your R-Pod?  I'm looking to swap-out this AC-only one that I have with something that will run on DC or AC of my choosing.
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As far as I know the 176's have always been this way. It was one of my deciding factors. I got it in 2010.
I can't even begin to describe it.... you would just have to see for yourself....
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Good to hear they made the change.
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