Englaon TV’s

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Englaon TV’s

Ian G · Senior Member

Hi Brianvicki, "is there any alternative" yes besides the Englaon TV you could buy another brand, plenty of smart 12 v tv's on the market, or you could buy a smart TV box which will give you a smart function on your old TV but that will mean something else to carry and hook up. I would just buy the smart TV, I have an Engloan 24 "and just hot spot it to my phone when I don't have WI Fi , very happy with it. Ian

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Thanks Ian much appreciated

Bulldozer · Senior Member

My third Englaon smart caravan tv has died in about 3 years, they were not cheap, hard to get warranty. I didn't bother with the last one. I went out and bought a 24" from the good guys for $200 not smart though, and is working well, I use it with chrome cast. The problem with Englaon is I bought it on line which makes a pain to return to another state. And I would not buy another Englaon. Also when I bought the Englaon they were not available from Bunnings I'm sure.

-- Edited by Bulldozer on Sunday 23rd of June 2024 10:41:34 AM

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Thanks Bulldozer for the honest feedback, yes I am looking at a smart tv now from good guys

Bulldozer · Senior Member

Brianvicki wrote:
Thanks Bulldozer for the honest feedback, yes I am looking at a smart tv now from good guys

No worries Brian, Some times it's a lucky dip with these things, But the main reason I would not buy another Englaon is because the difficult way they treated me.

Dick0 · Guru

Hi Brianvicki, I have had the Englaon 32 Smart TV for a couple of years.

Absolutely great TV and get all the free to air on demand programs/channels and my subscription apps like Foxtel, Kayo etc.

WIFI connection is excellent, and the sound is good also. I can only assume the 24 smart version will be similar.

Be careful, make sure it specifies 'smart' TV as there are other models in their range.

Aussie1 · Guru

Hi Brian, We have had our Englaon 12volt 24 inch tv for sometime now, very pleased particularly the sound quality. Currently using Google Chrome to enable access to our paid tv services.

dorian · Guru

I think I floated a similar idea before, but here is a 12V 24" Dahua 24-inch Full-HD LED Monitor DHI-LM24-C200:

www.amazon.com.au/Dahua-24-inch-Full-HD-Monitor-DHI-LM24-C200/dp/B0BNP5KL95

I'm thinking you could implement the SMART TV functions via a STB or your computer or both. That should cost less for the package, plus it should be less painful when one component breaks. Moreover, you don't need to carry two screens.

-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 23rd of June 2024 12:31:52 PM

Dick0 · Guru

Aussie1 wrote:
Hi Brian, We have had our Englaon 12volt 24 inch tv for sometime now, very pleased particularly the sound quality. Currently using Google Chrome to enable access to our paid tv services.

I would recommend this brand. I am happy with mine.

lizandlarry · Member

I have the 24 inch frameless. Its a bit smaller without the frame but same size screen. I had trouble at first trying to hotspot it to my phone. Their backup service was really good. They paid for return freight & postage back to me. I now have a modem from cowfish Technologies & it wifis to that & works well.

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Thanks for the ideas everyone. Luck has it, were up in Exmouth, went to the local post office and they had a 12v Blaupunkt 24 smart tv with dvd player on special for $229, so bought it on the spot.
So easy to setup, it uses the modem for wifi and Bluetooth to my Bose speaker for nice sound.. winnning

Bulldozer · Senior Member

Well done I would of done the same thing Brian. Tv's are so cheap now.

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Thanks Bulldozer

Bushie1961 · Veteran Member

Hi All, Since I bought the motorhome with the Englaon-tv in it, I must say I would not buy another. my remote is so hard to use as it doesn't change when required and sometimes several pushes and still nothing. But that is remotes Hey.

Something I don't like is the new Web oz loading all the time first up.

aquavan · Newbie

Screen verticle ghosting

Above screen capture on 32 inch TV purchased in May 2024. The TV itself has been in the van constantly.

Englaon's response for my request for help ...

Hi Glen,

It is very unfortunate that this has happened.

The vertical lines on the screen normally appear when the panel is damaged, this may be a result of a physical impact or pressure on the panel or the screen.

It is very unfortunate that the physical damages are not covered under warranty and especially with the screen damage, the repair costs can add up to 70% of the cost of a new TV.

In this case, after review, we suggest that the screen replacement is not worth the repair. We are more than happy to offer you a replacement quality TV unit of the same model for 30% less.

Please let us know.

Regards,

Englaon

Kind Regards,

Support Team

The TV just can't stand up to normal road conditions in Australia. It has never been subject to any form of abuse and has been properly stored whenever we moved the van.

Possum3 · Guru

Typical unfortunately.

Brianvicki · Veteran Member

Last year we were in Exmouth and the local Australia post had a sale on 24, 12 volt smarts TVs, and straight away, works great and integrates with the wifi and Bose speaker so easy.

Right place right time bargain

FMC · Veteran Member

Just purchased an "Englaon" 22 inch smart TV with DVD player, downloaded the apps that I like.

Using a Telstra mobile 4g device for the internet and the lot really works well, I was told by others that a "shop TV" wont last in a van due to the movement of the van, however I previously had a cheap 20 inch (non smart TV), that travelled in a specially made bracket for over 50000 kms. and still worked fine I only purchased the other one so that we had the option of the smart functions. The layout is great and the home screen is easy to use.

Friend purchased another smart TV brand from a shop and it was a nightmare to set up and not user friendly at all.

Hope this TV lasts as long as the old one.

Happy travels

Brodie Allen · Guru

I have an Engalon sound bar that has turned the Sphere squeek box into a
very good listenable system. The Sphere itself is quite a good screen since
it is Hd - and that amount of dots makes for better than 4K on a big screen.
I know - I have both in the van.

The Engalon is 12v and it clips onto the bottom of the TV.

Excellent

B