My personal choice would be a generator....Your true question I suspect will turn out to be "How do I get reception"..
You will hear stories of generators blowing up tv's etc but the vast majority of TV's have an inbuilt power "conditioner" that will stop surges and correct the Hertz thing as well....
But remember if you are in a remote area the power supply does not guarantee a signal...

shame on you Basil, gennie for first choice, where is your green earth spirit, good on ya outback we must promote clean green camping, in the end it benefits all of us surely, 300 watt inverter through a second on board battery with solenoid vehicle recharge, easily run your telly and set top box and dvd player,  been discussed ad nauseam in previous features,  information available everywhere on the net, the smallish tellys will easily take the "dirty power", our 19' lcd has recieved a crystal clear picture (through satelite) for quite a few years now, watched jurassic park on dvd in the kimberleys, didnt see a kangaroo for days, dont know why, watched dvd's all over the place no gennie for Dave if you need a bigger tv?  stay in a van park, if you are going to do a fair bit of free camping please please please I beg you to consider solar panels, grab a baby gennie for backup but dont start it unless you really really have to, hows that song go "silence is golden" surely thats why we go out, an expert will be along shortly to tell you the difference between dirty power and clean power, its in the sinewave dont you know, but I dont, leave the noise to the kookaburras  dont apoligise for being a newbie, we all were at one stage, but of course we are now all "experts", yehhh!!!! right!!!  but we will be here if you need us with whatever question, dont be ashamed to ask!

 Basil, I have, with great pride, just attained my "leave no trace" acreditation, I'm afraid that I am and have always been a "bloody greeny" I will always procrastinate about leaving nothing but footprints and taking nothing but photos and memorys, I leave the camp as good as or better than I found it, I just so happen to think that there is a place for gennies but the peace and tranquility of the camp is not it, for much the same price of a good gennie one can set their vehicle up with clean green alternatives that dont impact on anyone else, all it takes is a little knowledge and that is absolutely everywhere, I'm sorry, come and have a beer with me, dont sulk in the corner meet me at a camp sometime

-- Edited by dave06 at 13:15, 2008-07-27

what is your problem. live and let live especially when get to old age. enjoy what you have and dont worry about what other people are doing. We all die soon or later.