Best caravan/campervan TV solution?

[Rosscow]

What do people use?

I have a spare Sky+ box, so presume I just need a fairly simple satellite dish set up?

Presume Freeview boxes are bit touch and go now that analogue is dead?

Thanks in advance!

Ross

[Rosscow]

Cheers - by Christ those self-seeking ones are expensive!!!

I think I may go down the route of an Avtex TV and see how I get on with the existing Status aerial with Freeview to start with.

Maybe get an 'argument in a box' style satellite dish if I don't have any joy with the above

[Rosscow]

Chicken Chaser said:

I'm not having a TV in the camper. Should be out exploring, cooking outside and generally enjoying being away from the telly and all that. I will however, be investing in a tablet (or might just take the laptop) with a couple of films for when the weather is poor/late at night.

In a perfect world, I'd agree. But with an 18 month old and a 4 year old we need it for emergencies

[Rosscow]

nagsheadwarrior said:

Avtex's are great tvs,worth the extra money.
They now do ones with built in freesat so get one of those and you wont need a digibox if ever you do get a sat dish.

Bare in mind sat dishes wont get uk tv very far beyong northern france anymore.

Yeah, I cam to the conclusion that the one with DTV/Satellite/DVD and 12v power is worth the extra £.

Like you say, I'm also covered for if I want to change to satellite.

Also, you can record/pause/rewind etc. via a USB stick. Bonus!

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Tyre Smoke said:

I refuse to pay 'camper' duties. TV and Satellite for a caravan/camper/boat seem to add a couple of hundred pounds!

I bought a 22" LED TV from Tesco for £120 - okay so it doesn't work on 12v, just 240v. I bought a tripod and Sky dish and cabling from Ebay for about £20. A satellite finder for less than a tenner - which despite other posters decrying them, works brilliantly. Sky + HD box lifted from home.

I have to confess though, that I invested in one of the roof mounted wind up dishes last year for an eye watering £200ish. A lot more stable than the tripod set up, and (hopefully!)doesn't get knocked by passers by.

You can buy this 21.5" Avtex for £377:

http://www.capitalstores.co.uk/avtex-l216drs-21-5-...

This includes Freeview HD tuner, a Freesat HD tuner, a DVD player, ability to pause, rewind, record and use it with 12v.

You've spent £120 on a boggo TV. You have to lift your Sky box from at home. You can't use 12v. It can't play DVD's.

You're not really comparing like for like