RV television DVD combo

[reuben_j_cogburn]

Some of you know that I live off grid.....
My TV watching consists of movies on a DVD player... The personal DVD players all seem to be pretty much garbage..... (have many.. trust me on this!!!)
So... I was wondering if any of you RV owners can recommend a flat screen TV/DVD ...
It must be able to run directly from a 12 volt system, not just 110..... (I only run my generator once a week.... so everything must be 12 volt.... yes I do have an inverter, but prefer not to..)
screen size of about 19" or smaller... (my cabin is small)
Under $250...... (that's about all I can justify)...
I see a lot of stuff on amazon, but they reviews give me pause....

Thanks for any experiences....

ciao ya'll

 

[Kevin]

How about a laptop with a built in DVD player instead? Would something like that work?

 

[Mobuck]

I'm just guessing that you'll have to run the 12v power through an inverter.
Before I retired USPS began doing safety and training presentations on video tape. A TV/DVD/video tape player was shuffled around all the smaller offices and held between trips at my office. I used the heck out of it just watching movies (so it didn't seize up you know) while it was stored. I think it was a SANYO and it was a tough little unit. Came in a padded cordura case and as far as I know worked fine. Subjected to heat, cold, jostling, and all sorts of road miles but always worked. Unfortunately, it was 110v only

 

[Jimbo357mag]

If you do a search for 12 volt DVD players you can find pages of them for cars/rv's. Most are less than $100. How can you go wrong? If you are looking for bullet proof electronics you will have to look at pro quality.

https://www.amazon.com/12-volt-dvd-player-Electronics/s?k=12+volt+dvd+player&rh=n%3A172282