What is largest TV to fit 190 dinette area?
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Topic: What is largest TV to fit 190 dinette area?
Posted By: donhaller
Subject: What is largest TV to fit 190 dinette area?
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 7:48pm
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I haven't even taken delivery yet but thinking about moving the 24"TV that comes with our new 190 and mounting it in the bed area and then buying a larger TV for the dinette area. There seems to be a good deal of real estate on that wall by the door for a larger set.???
Am I dreaming? |
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Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:45pm
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Before you go out and buy a new bigger tv,live with your pod and go travel and camp a few times. We ended up removing our TV after a year because it turned out we never used it. Oh we brought DVDs
And watched a few movies and a football game or the news once. but after awhile it just seemed like there was much better things to do than sit in the Pod and watch TV.(but then we go to bed early and we get up early). I guess it depends on where you camp and how long you're camping or at an RV park Maybe. Enjoy your iPod it definitely changed our lives! Rgds john ------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost 
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Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:50pm
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We did that very thing in our 190. Put in a 32" Spectre with dvd player in. (Walmart) Probably 3" on each side left and 2" inches top and bottom. Love the dvd player because TV reception isn't always great. ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: donhaller
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 10:02pm
Great... Thanks |
Posted By: donhaller
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 10:07pm
My wife loves her shows. She wants a TV in the sleeping area and I don't want a blank wall. Plus a bigger TV in that dinette space should be great for me at times although I'm not a big fan of tv. additionally, tv's are getting way affordable. |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 5:18am
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Rainy days we watch movies on ours, usually streaming if we get a decent data signal. Unlimited cellular data plans are cheap now. I installed a cell booster and directional antenna (for internet access not for just streaming movies). I'm going to remove the OTA TV antenna, never use it. I thought I'd want a bigger screen because at home our little bedroom screen is 55 inches. But in the rPod the size they give you feels ok to me, its a small space. Get rid of the 120V one though and buy a dual 12V/120V one, unless you're always on grid power. They're cheap. Otherwise an inverter is required with the accompanying power loss. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 9:31am
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We use our nightly and on rainy days, only mod was a bracket that tilts better from Harbor Freight, that post is on here, several times. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: wooleeman
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 9:42am
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I rarely use the TV in the Pod but read instead. I usually download a Netflix movie or two on my iPad and watch if the weather is inclement. (I play the sound through the Bluetooth. My sight is good but my hearing is lacking.) ------------- 2022 RP-202 2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 10:48am
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If you get a lightning to hdmi adapter you can feed your video to the tv/monitor from your ipad. I stream netflix and hulu via my iphone that way to the tv/monitor and use the bluetooth to the stereo as you do. The hdmi adapters have a second lightning port so you can keep your idevice charged. Works great. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: wooleeman
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 6:19pm
Thanks for the info. I thought that was possible but never got around to purchasing the adapter. ------------- 2022 RP-202 2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 6:26pm
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Its not a cheap adapter, for sure. Like a lot of Apple stuff... ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: donhaller
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 7:04pm
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[QUOTE=offgrid] If you get a lightning to hdmi adapter you can feed your video to the tv/monitor from your ipad. I stream netflix and hulu via my iphone that way to the tv/monitor and use the bluetooth to the stereo as you do. The hdmi adapters have a second lightning port so you can keep your idevice charged. Works great.
Chromecast, Amazon stick, or Apple TV. We use them all. We are Android peoples so the jump to Apple TV was only by necessity for my cycling App I use, but found that I really like it a lot and now use it more than any other means. |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 7:11pm
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Roger that. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: wooleeman
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 7:14pm
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Chromecast, Amazon stick, or Apple TV. We use them all.
We are Android peoples so the jump to Apple TV was only by necessity for my cycling App I use, but found that I really like it a lot and now use it more than any other means.[/QUOTE] I tried Chromecast but the state park I was staying in did not have wifi so it didn't work and in my limited amount of experience with campgrounds (half a dozen) I have found none with a strong wifi network. ------------- 2022 RP-202 2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 7:23pm
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You'll need a mobile data plan and a decent cell signal to make it work, cg wifi wouldn't cut it. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: wooleeman
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 7:27pm
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Thanks. Although I do enjoy a good movie or tv program, I'd rather curl up with a good book. TV is not important enough to me to add to my cell plan. ------------- 2022 RP-202 2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2018 at 8:20pm
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Wow, guess we are out of the loop on this topic. Special ordered our 177 back in January 2011 without entertainment system. After all, we are camping and enjoying the out of doors, even in inclement weather. Never regretted that decision.
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |