handy to have a tv that also has a dvd played, if no tv signal you can always play a dvd
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 6th of June 2013 07:26:51 PM
philchez said
01:15 AM Jun 7, 2013
Hi Everybody we are new to the foruM and would appreciate and are looking for advice as to best TV and antenna brands. We Have been online and now confused with just what would suit our needs.
Look forward you hearing from you.
Thankyou
phil chez / Newcastle
Poppy sore eye said
01:58 AM Jun 7, 2013
Hi, welcome to the forum, I can't help with Tv or almost anything else, I like you am fairly new and trying to learn. But there are some very clever people here, if they ever started charging for advice the give they could fund every caravan park in OZ.
I am sure someone will have the info you need but you may need to a little more specific on your needs.
jules47 said
02:13 AM Jun 7, 2013
Hi and welcome to the site - I'll start by saying it does depend on how you are going to travel - caravan, motorhome - free camping mostly or caravan parks (with power) -do you have solar? I am sure you will get a lot of responses, but some info re what I have said, will be a big help.
It's a bit like, how long is a piece of string, really!
philchez said
02:14 AM Jun 7, 2013
Hi Thanks for your reply. Yes sorry for being so vague. We should have introduced ourselves. We are purchasing a 17' Coromal 505 which we are picking up this weekend. Very excited about this new chapter in our lives. We don't require anything fancy at this stage just plan on fitting the odd weekend away in-between working and a longer 3 week hol later in the year then around Oz maybe next year. So a small TV easy to set up antenna is what we require at this stage I think. Appreciate any feedback from wise and worldly forum members
Thank you
Phil chez/Newcastle
jules47 said
02:18 AM Jun 7, 2013
A lot of the TV's nowadays have the convenience of being able to run on 12v as well as 240v - and places like Jaycar have anntennas I believe. We have a Wineguard (?) which was on the motorhome when purchased new.
Poppy sore eye said
02:20 AM Jun 7, 2013
I did not mean to be smart with my response , but one thing I have learnt here, even trying to ask a question can be hard when you don't realise how Much you really don't know...... Isn't a tv, just a tv..... If only it was soooo easy.
welcome to the learning curve.
jules47 said
02:23 AM Jun 7, 2013
A TV is just a TV - but for caravanning you need the availability to use 12v, unless you are going to run a generator all day or night - or are going to caravan parks with power.
We have a 12v only TV - and it is great - 19 inch screen. Run by the batteries powered by our solar power.
Gerty Dancer said
02:24 AM Jun 7, 2013
Welcome to the forum PhilChez Ours had a Winegard too, its easy to operate, no problems. No signal in some places means we don't watch telly, and that's ok. If its really important not to miss TV you might do some research into Sat systems.
Dougwe said
02:37 AM Jun 7, 2013
Welcome from me too PhilChez, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes when navigating around the forum, you might even see a gypsy.
As for your question, I started out with a 22" LCD 240v only TV but changed that to a 15" 12v TV as I do both 'Free Camp' and CV Parks. In my Avan it's like watching a big screen at the cinema. I also started out with a Saturn so called omni directional Antenna but found it very directional and heaps of problems. I got a cheapy from Jaycar and have no problems now, still directional but I found an App for my iPhone that tells me what way to face the antenna.
moamajohn said
02:40 AM Jun 7, 2013
Yo Phil for your first trip keep the dollars down. Once you get to a park for the night you will be amazed at the set ups.Then comes reception ! .I was in Broken Hill last week and fair dinkum half the vanners faced 1 way and the other faced the opposite way ! Me ,Iwalked over to a highpoint and looked for the highest point that I could see and figured that it may contain a mast of some sorts ,and so far so good.Now.. since that trip a mate put me on to an app site called Antenna Mate . Bingo points to the site best suited anywhere in OZ. Having said that if you go away for a short test ,take a bit of cable and a coat hanger and get a bit of insight first . Cheers Westy
Dougwe said
02:46 AM Jun 7, 2013
Welcome to you too Westy, enjoy here and out in the playground.
To be fare,
Don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes when navigating around the forum, you might even see a gypsy.
Thanks all very much for the warm welcome and advice
Wombat, that sounds like a great app. We will take it slowly and no doubt will have plenty more questions "down the track".
Cheers Phil&Chez (Newcastle)
ROAD RUNNER said
03:21 AM Jun 7, 2013
One thing I found away from city area's was you need a good power booster to assist the antenna. I use a "Happy Wanderer" brand made in Adelaide which is a simple plastic pipe antenna with good results most times. Regards RR
neilnruth said
05:40 AM Jun 7, 2013
Welcome from us too philchez. Keep using the forum and you'll get lots of help - and have fun.
Hylda&Jon said
08:51 AM Jun 7, 2013
Hi and welcome to the forum.
We used a wind up Wynguard in our travels. It is convenient as you can wind it up and turn it from within your van. We found it reliable with reception in most places that reception would be expected.
One problem with our Wynguard was, from memory, it had vertical polarisation which covers most places in Australia but some towns have horizontal polarisation so for this you can buy an attachment that you fit to the the antenna.
What I am saying comes from our traveling experiences over 2 years ago so I am not sure it is still applicable as many towns then still did not have digital transmission so I hope someone in the know could correct anything that I have stated that may be now incorrect.
When we were traveling we had a website to look at which had all the locations of the television towers in Australia so we just checked the site for each place we stopped to find out which direction to point our aerial. Unluckily the web site is now closed down.. If you have a GPS in your car there is a 'poi' application you can download onto your GPS which would help: custom.gps-data-team.com/australia/television_antenna_towers/TV_Towers_Aust.html
Happy traveling
Jon
ps: cut & paste the link as clicking it doesn't seem to work.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Friday 7th of June 2013 08:52:25 AM
bill12 said
02:58 PM Jun 7, 2013
It all depends on how much signal you get. I
bill12 said
03:03 PM Jun 7, 2013
It all depends on how much signal you get. I have a boosted 12v aerial for when I can get signal around towns, and a vast system for when I'm out of range.The vast system uses more power and I usually use the 2kva genset to power it, but get crystal clear reception vitually anywhere.I don,t run the genset late at night.You can get boosted caravan tv aerials on ebay for under $30. Have a look. Bill
The only way to go IMHO is VAST system
have a look here http://www.satplus.com.au/
great company to deal with
handy to have a tv that also has a dvd played, if no tv signal you can always play a dvd
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 6th of June 2013 07:26:51 PM
Hi Everybody we are new to the foruM and would appreciate and are looking for advice as to best TV and antenna brands. We Have been online and now confused with just what would suit our needs.
Look forward you hearing from you.
Thankyou
phil chez / Newcastle
Hi, welcome to the forum, I can't help with Tv or almost anything else, I like you am fairly new and trying to learn. But there are some very clever people here, if they ever started charging for advice the give they could fund every caravan park in OZ.
I am sure someone will have the info you need but you may need to a little more specific on your needs.
It's a bit like, how long is a piece of string, really!
Thanks for your reply. Yes sorry for being so vague. We should have introduced ourselves. We are purchasing a 17' Coromal 505 which we are picking up this weekend. Very excited about this new chapter in our lives. We don't require anything fancy at this stage just plan on fitting the odd weekend away in-between working and a longer 3 week hol later in the year then around Oz maybe next year. So a small TV easy to set up antenna is what we require at this stage I think. Appreciate any feedback from wise and worldly forum members
Thank you
Phil chez/Newcastle
I did not mean to be smart with my response , but one thing I have learnt here, even trying to ask a question can be hard when you don't realise how Much you really don't know...... Isn't a tv, just a tv..... If only it was soooo easy.
welcome to the learning curve.
We have a 12v only TV - and it is great - 19 inch screen. Run by the batteries powered by our solar power.
Ours had a Winegard too, its easy to operate, no problems. No signal in some places means we don't watch telly, and that's ok.
If its really important not to miss TV you might do some research into Sat systems.
Don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes when navigating around the forum, you might even see a gypsy.
As for your question, I started out with a 22" LCD 240v only TV but changed that to a 15" 12v TV as I do both 'Free Camp' and CV Parks. In my Avan it's like watching a big screen at the cinema. I also started out with a Saturn so called omni directional Antenna but found it very directional and heaps of problems. I got a cheapy from Jaycar and have no problems now, still directional but I found an App for my iPhone that tells me what way to face the antenna.
Welcome to you too Westy, enjoy here and out in the playground.
To be fare,
Don't be too dazzled by all the wombat holes when navigating around the forum, you might even see a gypsy.
http://download.cnet.com/Antenna-Mate/3000-2094_4-75369711.html
Wombat, that sounds like a great app. We will take it slowly and no doubt will have plenty more questions "down the track".
Cheers
Phil&Chez (Newcastle)
Hi and welcome to the forum.
We used a wind up Wynguard in our travels. It is convenient as you can wind it up and turn it from within your van. We found it reliable with reception in most places that reception would be expected.
One problem with our Wynguard was, from memory, it had vertical polarisation which covers most places in Australia but some towns have horizontal polarisation so for this you can buy an attachment that you fit to the the antenna.
What I am saying comes from our traveling experiences over 2 years ago so I am not sure it is still applicable as many towns then still did not have digital transmission so I hope someone in the know could correct anything that I have stated that may be now incorrect.
When we were traveling we had a website to look at which had all the locations of the television towers in Australia so we just checked the site for each place we stopped to find out which direction to point our aerial. Unluckily the web site is now closed down.. If you have a GPS in your car there is a 'poi' application you can download onto your GPS which would help: custom.gps-data-team.com/australia/television_antenna_towers/TV_Towers_Aust.html
Happy traveling
Jon
ps: cut & paste the link as clicking it doesn't seem to work.
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Friday 7th of June 2013 08:52:25 AM