tv for fish house

[gulllake]

I just finshed a small fish house and would like to put a tv in there for kids. Any advice on what to buy? I have a generator, but maybe 12v would be the best. I also thought about just a tv/dvd player and forget about a dish or antenna. please share your experience with tvs.

[rickl1968]

I put in a tv with a dvd player for the kids last year, But I sure missed watching hockey on Saturday nights....Satalite Dish on the way for this season.

Only one rule..... tv only comes on after dark!

[gulllake]

does your tv run on 12v? I wonder if you could get something with a antenna? I'm leaning towards a 110v tv and a dvd player.

[rickl1968]

No, it runs on 110 from my generator. As for tv signal, where I fish....there is none, so I can't help you there. I do run a dvd player and the kids bring there favorite movies along.

[cold one sd]

Tv with built in DVD player and generator here also. I like to watch a movie in the evening while charging my batteries. I don't have an antenna and don't know if I would have any reception anyway.

[FUZZER]

I use a 17 inch flat screen (not to expensive!) with a built in DVD player for the kids. It also works great when fishing if you have a camera to throw down and hook up to the tv. No small screen to strain the eyes. Fun to watch too! I have a 110 set up so I have to use the generator most of the time but also use an invertor for the 12 volt sometimes to keep the noise down. The tv is mounted on a swivel arm so it can move easily and save space when not in use.

[Ed Carlson]

There are some good deals out on TV/Monitors that can pull double or triple duty. You can pick up digital tv and plug into a wide verity of applications like a laptop, DVD player, usb flash drives, or even an I-Pod. The price is good now on them up to 25"...Under $300.

The Samsung P2570HD 25" is a good one, highly rated, lots of flexible connectivity on this monitor TV unit.

I'm ordering up one for my new computer/tv monitor, and I think it would do very well for a shack application.

I seen one packages available for the Samsung P2570HD 25 with a wireless keyboard and mouse for $359.99.

You could even plug the Vexilar FS-1000 color underwater camera into it.

[Lure Lightning]

I sell both dish network and directv often times folks will use there account for 6 months out of the year and put on suspend. Dish you can do a flex account which is like prepaid tv. Or have a DVR and record a bunch of stuff while at home and bring it with to replay the shows while on the ice.

[Survyr]

i like the comments from the hard core fishermen on here, but I have kids and they do need other forms of entertainment...

With that, I bought a Visio LCD-LED HDTV that runs off 110, but it converts the power to 12 V dc. The TV power input is stamped 12V DC. I have read on some RV forums that one can run it on strictly 12 volts, with some hardware (voltage regulator-surge protector). Does anyone have any experience with this?

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I am also curious about that. I picked up a 26" LG LED and it sure would be great to run it off DC sometimes.

[MuleShack]

I get a kick out of the comments that the TV is for the kids

Fess up, you all like to have the TV in the house...Lol.

Seriously, I have a 32" Visio that I pull from my office and put it in the fish house for a few months out of the year along with the HD receiver from Directv. It is 110V running off my generator, but I also have a converter that I hook up to the batteries so that I can turn the TV on at night when the Geny is off if I want to check the weather report or something.

I plug the Marcum camera into it to see the big picture of the lake bottom from time to time.

I have a dish mounted to an umbrella stand that I can move around on the ice and be portable and not have to worry about mounting to the house. I have an adapter mounted on the outside of the house to hook up the cable to.

[grasshopper]

I have dishnetwork and tv in my house. (fishhouse) I take my batteries out of the boat. Have a 250 inverter. Runs tv and receiver for 5 or 6 hours. Nite time come charge them back up in 3 hours. Then bed time.

[cold one sd]

I get a kick out of the comments that the TV is for the kids

Fess up, you all like to have the TV in the house...Lol.

I have noted that a lot of the underwater cameras are for the kids also. I have a 13" TV with a DVD player that I use to entertain the kids while I'm by myself. I only use it while I'm running my generator to charge my batteries though. I now have a CPAP to help my breathing while I sleep so I guess my generator will be running all night long. It's probably a good thing that I stay away from the crowds and the generator is quiet.

[Survyr]

Ok Mule, you got me... I do get a little bored at times and the heater refuses to talk to me anymore...

I will dig into the conversion/wiring for running the LED LCD tv off the batteries. If anyone is in the market for one similar to what I have, look out and read the power input for the TV. I saw some that require 19 volts, others that only require 12 volts the standard 110 volt and others that didn't specify (that I could readily find). Of course, running the generator is ideal, but I have a Coleman that isn't quite as whisper quiet as the Honda.

[Survyr]

Well I got it to work... Bought the Autoadapter Tip "m" and the enercell 12vdc-5A power adapter from the radio store.

Came home, drove the Jeep into the garage, stretched out the cord, left the tv plugged hooked up to the cable, plugged her in and it worked like a charm. No inverter required.

I think I will buy some sort of power stabilizer or something so the tv isn't damaged from a low battery.