Camper TV

kadman

I,m looking for suggestions for a tv for my camper.

I currently have a Tevion LCD flatscreen about 15 inches . But the problem we find with is , unless you are sitting directly in front of it, you wont see a good picture. If you are sitting at a slight angle left or right of it, a lot of the screen appears to be in shadow.

Any advice welcome:)

kadman

DVD2009

small lcd screens arent great , i have a 15yr old 14" tube and it perfect for us.

zoltar_boi

Kadman,

LCD screens have a property called "Viewing Angle" which is a measure of the left / Right maximum positions you can be and still see the picture.

This is taken from another site - which tells you what to look for:

You can't watch an LCD from the side.

This is a source of constant carping for LCD aficionados—limited viewing angles. It is sometimes the case that LCD displays have impaired side-viewing angles. Of course, most manufacturers will tell you just the opposite, that LCD TVs have viewing angles to rival comparably-sized plasma displays (i.e., 160° or more). But this is simply not the case. While it is sometimes possible to view LCD televisions 80° off axis, the picture you'll see will be degraded. In other words, there will be a noticeable decrease in color saturation, contrast, and brightness in the picture.

Quality really makes a difference in terms of viewing angle: If you buy an LCD display from one of the better manufacturers (e.g., Sharp or Sony), you should be able to sit about 70° off axis and still see a perfectly displayed imaged. Dot pitch is an important factor here. Higher dot pitches increase the viewing angles of LCD panels. Since dot pitch is measure in millimeters (mm), a good rule of thumb is this: Smaller dot pitches make for sharper images. You generally want a dot pitch of .28mm ("10,000 pixels/in2 of your display) or finer.

To work with what you have, can you move the TV position further away, so viewing from the side is not required? Alternately, a swivel mount (I have one) allows you to turn the TV towards you more easily.

Hope this helps

kadman

zoltar_boi wrote: »

Kadman,

LCD screens have a property called "Viewing Angle" which is a measure of the left / Right maximum positions you can be and still see the picture.

This is taken from another site - which tells you what to look for:

You can't watch an LCD from the side.

This is a source of constant carping for LCD aficionados—limited viewing angles. It is sometimes the case that LCD displays have impaired side-viewing angles. Of course, most manufacturers will tell you just the opposite, that LCD TVs have viewing angles to rival comparably-sized plasma displays (i.e., 160° or more). But this is simply not the case. While it is sometimes possible to view LCD televisions 80° off axis, the picture you'll see will be degraded. In other words, there will be a noticeable decrease in color saturation, contrast, and brightness in the picture.

Quality really makes a difference in terms of viewing angle: If you buy an LCD display from one of the better manufacturers (e.g., Sharp or Sony), you should be able to sit about 70° off axis and still see a perfectly displayed imaged. Dot pitch is an important factor here. Higher dot pitches increase the viewing angles of LCD panels. Since dot pitch is measure in millimeters (mm), a good rule of thumb is this: Smaller dot pitches make for sharper images. You generally want a dot pitch of .28mm ("10,000 pixels/in2 of your display) or finer.

To work with what you have, can you move the TV position further away, so viewing from the side is not required? Alternately, a swivel mount (I have one) allows you to turn the TV towards you more easily.

Hope this helps

Nice one, thanks for that:)

I dont think going with what I have is really an option. Running a computer through it , gives a viewable picture from an angle, but our normal dvd player, or our freeview sat, is not as good a result.

Would using a tv tuner in my laptop be an option.

I,ll play around with the distance and angle at the moment, and see how that works. But the camper is a Talento 460, which is a small unit, so if I move it any further away, it,ll end up outside:D

Thanks for your input guys, appreciated.

kadman

stapeler

I've tried the WinTV connected to the laptop and found it worked reasonably well. Bit of a pain waiting for laptop to boot etc.
Current TV sounds similiar to yours with a limited viewing angle. However I've got a slide out turntable with tilt action. Works quiet well.

In the past I've also tried a TV tuner box with VGA out which allows it to be plugged into a bog standard LCD pc screen. Found that this has worked reasonably well too.

kadman

stapeler wrote: »

I've tried the WinTV connected to the laptop and found it worked reasonably well. Bit of a pain waiting for laptop to boot etc.
Current TV sounds similiar to yours with a limited viewing angle. However I've got a slide out turntable with tilt action. Works quiet well.

In the past I've also tried a TV tuner box with VGA out which allows it to be plugged into a bog standard LCD pc screen. Found that this has worked reasonably well too.

Thanks.

Is the turntable a compact unit that takes the tv flat back against the wall.

kadman

stapeler

kadman wrote: »

Thanks.

Is the turntable a compact unit that takes the tv flat back against the wall.

kadman

Nope, it sticks out a bit. It's actually an older type stand that way designed for a 14" portable. I've modified it with a hinge for use with a flat screen. When travelling it folds flat and slides back like a drawer. When in use it has full rotation and tilt forward/back.

Here's a link for one that could easily be replicated if you have a spare drawer space.