And if you need a mobile setup, a 200 w el cheapo inverter will take care of
that 120 vac el cheapo VCR. I use on in the van all the time, along with a
small telly, works like a hose. Today's modified sine wave inverters are
just plain outstanding! You had to grow up in the fifties like me to realize
how difficult it was to operate 120 vac equipment in the car. A real PIA
with the old vibrator units, noise, buzz, hash, you name it, it had it!
Regards
Tom
"Rambling Man" wrote in message
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Hello All!!!!!!!!!!

Well, they went out today and bought the smallest "VCR" they could find.
So,
we'll see how they make out with that.
Thanks for all your contributions. I did forward them prior to the
purchase.
Not sure where they're going from here, but we'll soon find out. I'm
guessing a TV too!

RM

"jakdedert" wrote in message
.. .
Mobile tuners are available from several sources. Try MCM or
PartsExpress.
OTOH, *if* you can find an old used 12v VCR (most were merely players),
and
*if* the mobile DVD setup has line video inputs; it's a piece of cake to
simply hook the parts together. (If you can find the VCR, keep it in
one
piece and gain the added functionality of being able to play tapes.)

jak

"Rambling Man" wrote in message
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Sorry, my error. It is late and I was not thinking correctly. I should
have
included that one last part. I've seen the posts you refer to. Probably
why
they thought it was possible. Not being to familiar with the "computer"
TV
tuners, "I" had even suggested trying that, but they said no way to
control
channel change. I think the 5" tv would be a lot easier and cheaper -
as
one
other mentioned. UNLESS of course one of the VCRs he has available has
the
required outputs OR such a tuner can be bought reasonably - to equal
the
cost of a 5" tv or such.

Thanks

RM

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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"Rambling Man" wrote in message
rio.net...
FWIW, I suggested something on those lines. They already have the
LCD
screen
hooked up to a DVD player or whatever and a camera. They thought
they
could
just do the "TV" thing by adding a tuner. I suppose I should have
mentioned
that before. And, this is all "mobile". I guess size was an issue
also,
along with the previous sentence of using what is already available.

RM


You didn't mention that before, a lot of people ask if they can use a
laptop
LCD panel for something and the answer is generally no. If the LCD
already
works on a DVD player then yes you can hook it up to a tuner, some
tuners
even output composite video directly.