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podwerkz 
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Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
 Topic: TV size and movie watchingPosted: 27 Feb 2020 at 9:57pm |
Maybe the small ones, but the large screen flat panel TVs are pretty dang heavy! One of them that measures 55" just about clobbered me when I was trying to remove it from a wall mount above my head, by myself... Of course, I dont think there is any room in an r-pod for a 55" TV....just sayin....  |
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offgrid
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 6:52pm |
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If you reinforce the wall with say half inch plywood either inside a closet or outside you could install any size tv that will fit in the space available. TVs are very light these days. But I find that the tv that comes with the rpod is fine for such a small space. You’re not sitting that far from it.
As to watching movies, if you have a Netflix, hbo now, Amazon prime of other streaming account and a smart phone with an unlimited data plan you can use that most places. If you get a smart tv and connect it to the phone as a WiFi hot spot it should work just fine. Alternatively or if you camp outside of mobile phone coverage you can just bring a Blu-ray drive and play movies using that. |
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podwerkz
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Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 2:11pm |
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You can't just hang a TV and the mount anywhere, the wall has to be re-inforced to accept the mount, called a 'tv backer' in RV language.
Of course if you are willing to beef up the wall with some plywood that is bolted to the wall then you might be able to hang a bigger, heavier TV. Keep in mind the supplied Sansui TV in my r-pod is about the lightest TV I have ever lifted...I'm quite sure that a bigger TV is gonna weigh more....maybe a lot more, and that will put a strain on the walls, especially as the r-pod hits bumps and potholes. A flat TV that is NOT installed, but rather sitting on legs on the table or floor, could be about any size you want to deal with...taking into account being able to store it for travel, and work around it when camped. My opinion, (and I'm biased, I dont watch TV) is that there is nothing on broadcast television worth that much trouble and expense. In fact, I removed the TV from my r-pod in the first week of ownership. That's how I know how lightweight it is!
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AUMAN
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Joined: 05 Feb 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23 |
Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 11:31am |
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Can I place a larger TV in the dinette area of my 190? What size tv can go in bedroom? It is not required that they operate on batteries. Just want larger size flat tvs. Also where can I find out how to install them?
Additionally, since wifi reception is usually poor at campgrounds, how can we watch movies? We are not tv freaks, but occasionally like to watch for short periods and at bedtime. Thanks for any information.
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