Bedroom TV in 2010 350`

[starburst2]

During our walkthrough, the RV tech said that the bedroom TV cost $900 because it was operable on either 120VAC or 12VDC. He said there was a device inside the TV that handled this function and he showed me a pigtail/wiring harness in the package with the manual and remote that you use to hook this TV up to 12 VDC. One end of this harness was two bare wires and the other end was a small cylindrical plug which looked much like an AC power pack adapter for your lap top computer. Has anyone with this year and model rig attempted this 12VDC hook up? If so where did you find the 12 VDC source to which you could connect this harness?
Unfortunately, we have not had much opportunity to follow up on many of the things we were tolds as a drunk T-boned us on day 5 of our ownership and it is in the repair shop for some time to come.
Thanks for the feedback.
Lloyd

[NWJeeper]

Ours does not have an AC/DC TV in the bedroom. I would also doubt that it costs $900, but a Google search for the make and model TV would tell you if he is truthful or not. Do you have a make and model to reference? I would be curious if anyone else has these TVs or not. I really wished ours was 12volt as we dry camp a lot, it is much more energy efficient to run things directly from the batteries if possible rather than through an inverter.

[william69]

We also have a 35' and the TV in the bedroom is not able to be operated on 12 volts. We purchased ours in Orlando and the technician that went over it with us stated that the DVR in the front can be watched on the back TV but I don't think this is true.

[NWJeeper]

Originally Posted by william69

We also have a 35' and the TV in the bedroom is not able to be operated on 12 volts. We purchased ours in Orlando and the technician that went over it with us stated that the DVR in the front can be watched on the back TV but I don't think this is true.

You should have a switch box near or above the DVD where you can select which video input is put out to each TV. The LED light under DVD on TV2 has to be lit up to put the picture back there. The selection button under each ouput is a toggle to move through the input devices on the selector.

[NWJeeper]

This is the A/V switch we have in our motorhome

[starburst2]

Originally Posted by NWJeeper

Ours does not have an AC/DC TV in the bedroom. I would also doubt that it costs $900, but a Google search for the make and model TV would tell you if he is truthful or not. Do you have a make and model to reference? I would be curious if anyone else has these TVs or not. I really wished ours was 12volt as we dry camp a lot, it is much more energy efficient to run things directly from the batteries if possible rather than through an inverter.

I don't know how much credence you can put in my memory regarding the price of the TV but he made a specific point of telling me about the AC/DC capability, showed me the harness for hookup and told me the TV cost $X00 (a lot in my view), because of the dual power capability. I plan to drop by the shop where our MH is being repaired, and I will get the name and model number for anyone interested.
I agree that it is more effective if it can be powered directly from the batteries rather than converting 12 VDC to 120 VAC. I bought a dual powered TV for my first motorhome, 1991, and used it only on 12 V as I had no inverter. Of course, it ran on 120VAC when plugged in to shore power.
I have not even had an opportunity to explore and practice with the A/V equipment as the MH was whacked in 5days and we had been travelling in central Alberta where there was no TV reception on the el cheapo TV antenna that FR put on the rig at the factory. Fortunately the dealer had ordered many upgrades so the rig is not a total basket case but it sure surprises me how FR skimps on many of the obvious things that purchasers take for granted and do not check before the deal is cut. We got so lulled into oblivion by the many nice features that it did have that I missed the basic systems that we all take for granted. I vowed when we started to look for a new coach that it would have to have all those necessary conveniences but then let down my defenses when my wife said "this is the one". Oh well, never to old to learn from our mistakes and to learn who actually buys the motorhomes.
Lloyd

[starburst2]

Originally Posted by NWJeeper

Ours does not have an AC/DC TV in the bedroom. I would also doubt that it costs $900, but a Google search for the make and model TV would tell you if he is truthful or not. Do you have a make and model to reference? I would be curious if anyone else has these TVs or not. I really wished ours was 12volt as we dry camp a lot, it is much more energy efficient to run things directly from the batteries if possible rather than through an inverter.

The TV is made by Jensen and is a model 1909 RTL. You can find it on Jensen RV Direct's website. The promotional literature in the website says they are built to withstand the RV environment including moisture, vibration and temperature variations. Maybe all LCD TV's meet that same standard, I don't know. They list the TV for only $400 which is much less than what the RV tech stated as its value. Maybe the atrocious dollar figure they gave me was the price in Canada at their dealership. In any event it runs on 12 VDC or 120 VAC which is a nice feature but it is presently only hooked up to 120 VAC so one of my next tasks is to find out how to hook it up to 12 VDC and how to select a preference of power sources.
Lloyd

[Schwing2008]

Hi Starburst2
I bought my new 350ds from Calgary and what brutal service
where did you buy yours

[starburst2]

Originally Posted by NWJeeper

This is the A/V switch we have in our motorhome

NW Jeeper
Is that linked A/V switch one that you installed or is it the one that GT puts in the rig? I'm curious, with the switch you provided the link to, can you watch a program in the bedroom, on say the antenna and in the living room be watching a different program via satellite? We are not to this stage yet as we don't have a roof top satellite dish but that is one more of the pending tasks once we get our rig back.
Lloyd

[NWJeeper]

Originally Posted by starburst2

NW Jeeper
Is that linked A/V switch one that you installed or is it the one that GT puts in the rig? I'm curious, with the switch you provided the link to, can you watch a program in the bedroom, on say the antenna and in the living room be watching a different program via satellite? We are not to this stage yet as we don't have a roof top satellite dish but that is one more of the pending tasks once we get our rig back.
Lloyd

Lloyd,

Yes the switch came in our GT from the factory. I replaced the useless TV antenna which I didn't want in the first place with an automatic satellite dish and used the coax already run for the tv antenna.

With the switch it is possible to watch satellite on the front TV and a DVD on the rear TV, or play our Wii on the front TV while someone watches the satellite on the rear TV. etc, etc etc.