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How do you watch TV in your TaB?

KentsbKentsb Member Posts: 67
edited July 2020 in Products and Accessories
We will be heading out in a few days for our maiden voyage in our 2021 320CS-S Boondock. When we bought the unit we were told that they no longer provide a DVD player. At the time that made sense since streaming is the way to go. I would just download movies to my iPad and Airplay to the TV. Then I remembered that to run an Apple TV requires 110. We will rarely camp where there is shore power, or why get a Boondock. I could get a solar generator or find a 12v DVD player. I could also get a cheap laptop and run to the HDMI input. I am curious as to what everyone does to utilize the TV.




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  • targtarg Member Posts: 86
    edited July 2020
    Don't bother with the aTV.  Just get the lightning to HDMI adapter and go straight from your iPhone/iPad to the TV.
    But, depending on your setup, doing so may mean you can only use the TV speakers instead of going through the Jensen.  (Plenty of threads on that.  And likely a problem even with the aTV.)
    Also, doing this will mean you have to use your iDevice to control playback instead of a remote.
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  • VernaVerna Member Posts: 6,876
    The TV’s have always be 12V. Please check the back of your TV to verify there is a small 12V plug, not a 110V plug plugged into one of the ports. 

    I mirror whatever is on my iPhone with an Apple adapter, which works well for me. 

    You can also get a DVD player that plugs into your HDMI port on the TV and be sure to purchase a 150 to 300 watt inverter to plug the DVD player into. 
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  • KentsbKentsb Member Posts: 67
    edited July 2020
    Verna ——-When you say Apple adapter, do you mean a Lightning to HDMI?




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  • MarcelineMarceline Member Posts: 1,713
    edited July 2020
    Use this adapter to connect your iPad.
    Do not buy a knockoff as the Apple adapter has a chip that handles DRM (digital rights management). Without this chip you’ll probably have trouble with Netflix, etc. 
    There are mixed reports on whether the adapter will work without being plugged into a power source. I always plug mine in (12v when boondocking). 

     I think that the new Jensen cube has an HDMI port on the front. I believe that it will send audio to the stereo speakers and video to the TV. Those of us with older systems have to connect the adapter to the TV which means no stereo sound. 
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  • VernaVerna Member Posts: 6,876
    Kentsb said:
    Verna ——-When you say Apple adapter, do you mean a Lightning to HDMI?
    Yes, the Lightening to HDMI adapter. 
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  • 85Redwood85Redwood Member Posts: 52
    We use an HDMI roku stick...it's powered by USB...on ours we plug it into the Jensen radio.  We use a phone hotspot for wifi.  We mostly watch YouTube TV and Netflix...all powered by DC.
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  • ChrisFixChrisFix Member Posts: 741
    85Redwood said:
    We use an HDMI roku stick...it's powered by USB...on ours we plug it into the Jensen radio.  We use a phone hotspot for wifi.  We mostly watch YouTube TV and Netflix...all powered by DC.
    I do the exact same thing except I'm using an Amazon FireTV stick. The 2021 Jensen 'Cube" model works very well for this use case.
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  • MouseketabMouseketab Member Posts: 1,232
    Either the campground cable, or over the air, or if no signal at all, listen to XM radio (with a dedicated XM receiver), or watch DVDs.
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  • CaboosCaboos Member Posts: 6
    Where is the hdmi connection on tv- nothing visible 
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  • TourDeForthTourDeForth Member Posts: 124
    edited October 20
    I like my Apple TV. Apple TVs don't use much power from the 110v outlet. Where there is a will there is a way. If you have cordless tools at home like Dewalt, Ridgid etc, they make small 175w inverters that operate off their tool batteries. Or get the smallest ecoflow/bluetti/ankar etc. power stations that provide a 120v outlet. They can easily be recharged off grid from a solar panel.
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  • MarcelineMarceline Member Posts: 1,713
    edited October 17
    Caboos said:
    Where is the hdmi connection on tv- nothing visible 
    Probably on the back of the TV. 
    The Jensen manuals are available here:
    https://support.asaelectronics.com/product-tag/jensen/
    It would be helpful if you would put the year and model of your trailer in your signature and/or in your questions. 
    Pleasant Valley (NuCamp) has been making these trailers for over a decade now, and there have been many equipment changes along the way.
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  • CaboosCaboos Member Posts: 6
    It is - 2026tab 360 and there are no ports anywhere on the television 
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  • SLJSLJ Member Posts: 623
    edited October 19

    Replace the TV if it's not 12 volts. Its ridiculous that they aren't supplying 12 volt TVs any more.  SONY makes a 12 volt HDMI Blu-Ray/DVD player we've used in our last three campers. Just cut the AC brick off the end of the players AC power cord and hook to +/-12 volts DC: https://amzn.to/4hekmBK


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  • MarcelineMarceline Member Posts: 1,713
    edited October 19
    Caboos said:
    It is - 2026tab 360 and there are no ports anywhere on the television 
    What is the model of the television?

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  • Basil48192Basil48192 Member Posts: 432
    @Verna and @Marceline
    I think, in the original post, @Kentsb said that the Apple TV module was 110VAC...not the television in the T@B.
    I agree, it would be silly to provide anything but a 12v television in a camper designed for boondocking.
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  • rcarlson1957rcarlson1957 Member Posts: 240
    edited October 20
    We used to just download shows to our iPhones or iPads and use the lightning to HDMI in conjunction with an HDMI cable to back of TV for offline viewing since we didn't have cell service or WIFI in many places we camped. Worked great. But unfortunately now most of the streaming services block that capability (phone to TV for offline viewing) with DRM (digital rights management) technology even if you have the Apple branded adapter.  Just replaced the Jensen TV with a Sylvox 19" Smart TV/DVD combo and going to spring for a Starlink Mini system before we head out on our next trip. Really happy with the Sylvox TV. Definite upgrade to the Jensen as far as picture quality and capability but the internal speakers aren't that great. I connected it to the Jensen radio and use the original speakers instead for now. May get a small 12v sound bar or use a decent bluetooth speaker. We use Apple TV boxes with all our TVs at home and hooked up one in our camper too (in the recess area directly behind the TV) so the interface is the same both at home and the road to keep things simple. Apple TV is AC powered but if we're boondocking we'll just plug it into our solar battery although there are hacks to modify it to run it via 12v. 
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  • elbolilloelbolillo Member Posts: 531
    If your Apple devices have a USB-C port then a simple USB-c to HDMI cable works to connect to the television and any of the streaming services work fine without any restrictions
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  • MarcelineMarceline Member Posts: 1,713
    Caboos said:
    Where is the hdmi connection on tv- nothing visible 
    Hi everyone, 
    The person who revived this 5 year old thread is asking about the location of the HDMI port on his TV. 
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