Kingham TV Set-Up

Our new Kingdom has this inside the wardrobe, obviously we need a 12 V television but what else is needed ?

There is a dish on the roof

Mine only came with an aerial on the roof and all I did was mount my tv on the lounge side, with nothing else needed. 
I won't ever watch tv from the bed, so can't imagine having a second tv for the bedroom, or even moving the lounge tv to the bedroom side.
I have 2 X 15" Avtex TV/DVD combos, which I've never got round to selling, but I fancied something slightly bigger for the Kingham and bought a 21", which fills the space perfectly.

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ymfb1 wrote:Our new Kingdom has this inside the wardrobe, obviously we need a 12 V television but what else is needed ?

There is a dish on the roof

Dish on roof? Really, do they now come as standard or did you specify it?. Avtex TV/DVD player also have satellite receiver built in, so you wouldn't need anything else.

Paulmold wrote:Dish on roof? Really, do they now come as standard or did you specify it?. Avtex TV/DVD player also have satellite receiver built in, so you wouldn't need anything else.

Does he mean a dish Paul, or the standard digital aerial?

I also don't think A/S fit a satellite dish as standard. It would cost money!!!!   

Gromit wrote:

Paulmold wrote:Dish on roof? Really, do they now come as standard or did you specify it?. Avtex TV/DVD player also have satellite receiver built in, so you wouldn't need anything else.

Does he meal a dish Paul, or the standard digital aerial?

I also don't think A/S fit a satellite dish as standard. It would cost money!!!!   

Exactly, that's why I asked.

When I get home i will photograph the roof, but Im fairly confident it includes a dishy thing and in the filing cabinet full of papers it came with something to do with a dish

Wargenwolf wrote:Mine only came with an aerial on the roof and all I did was mount my tv on the lounge side, with nothing else needed. 
I won't ever watch tv from the bed, so can't imagine having a second tv for the bedroom, or even moving the lounge tv to the bedroom side.
I have 2 X 15" Avtex TV/DVD combos, which I've never got round to selling, but I fancied something slightly bigger for the Kingham and bought a 21", which fills the space perfectly.

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Wargenwolf wrote:Mine only came with an aerial on the roof and all I did was mount my tv on the lounge side, with nothing else needed. 
I won't ever watch tv from the bed, so can't imagine having a second tv for the bedroom, or even moving the lounge tv to the bedroom side.
I have 2 X 15" Avtex TV/DVD combos, which I've never got round to selling, but I fancied something slightly bigger for the Kingham and bought a 21", which fills the space perfectly.

You will have no problem selling those as they are cracking sets and i doubt there is anything to match them. Battery drainage is miniscule. I have the 12" version. All are multi-standard so you can tune into whatever country you are in (useful for weather forecasts) though i use an Avtex aerial; [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

I don't even need mount it outside the van....just leave it inside and it picks up no end of channels. The Status dish aerial get's absolutely nothing!

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Yes, that's the one.

so off side, between the two rear roof lights

Just an aerial.

Paulmold wrote:Just an aerial.

will i need to move it or adjust it when on campsites ?

And size comparison to a dish 

I imagine it's a omnidirectional type which doesn't need  pointing towards a transmitter. I've not used that particular model. Is there no instruction manual for it?

Its a WING Omni-directional TV Antenna, there is an A5 sheet of installing instructions, no operating or set-up guide.  Hopefully it just works.

Is there a helpful supplier of Avtex TVs

Avtex are distributed by Capital but also available at John Lewis


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It looks like we are going for an 18" with hard case and aluminium swivel bracket.  We will just need a cable from the aerial wall point to the TV.  Please advise what type is required.

You just need a standard coaxial lead, male plug at each end. Buy from a reputable TV store not a pound shop.

Paulmold wrote:You just need a standard coaxial lead, male plug at each end. Buy from a reputable TV store not a pound shop.

thanks,

probably got one in the loft somewhere

Don't know if you use club sites but in poor reception areas, many have a booster system with a connection on the electric bollard. For these you need a long extension aerial lead , sites often have them for sale but cheaper to buy your own in advance. We have a 10 metre lead which is usually adequate but leads of 25 metre are available.

You may find you need one of these as well. To get the best reception you might have to bring the aerial in through the window and connect directly to the back of the TV. A flat length of cable makes this far easier, and they are cheap enough.

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We use one of those as well, means you can close and lock the window.

Don't know how the Kingham sliding windows would cope with those, they haven't got the usual rubber window seals.

Isn't that what the external TV socket is for?

Mike

Mike187 wrote:Isn't that what the external TV socket is for?
Mike

In theory Mike, but a number of members have found that the external socket doesn't work very well, sometimes not at all.

The easiest remedy (as said earlier in this thread) is to bring the aerial lead in through the window, directly into the back of the TV.