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Bob and Susan - 11-6-2007 at 07:48 AM

wayne and mario came over and moved the internet to he casitas :spingrin:

now we have wireless in the casitas and around the pool... :light:

they also mounted the FTA tv dish and "hooked me up"

the problem is WE DON'T have a TV!!!! :no:

we never thought i would be ready for tv so FAST!!!

now we have to search for 2 low energy lcd flat tvs for the kitchen and our casita

MORE work!!! :lol:

[Edited on 11-6-2007 by Bob and Susan]

Copy of P1020929.JPG - 45kB

LCD-TV's

bajaguy - 11-6-2007 at 07:53 AM

Try this link from COSTCO. VIZIO is getting great reviews as a made in USA TV. I have a 32" and I am very satisfied.

http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?whse=BC&Ne=50...

Bob and Susan - 11-6-2007 at 08:04 AM

how many watts does it take...

remember we are completely solar powered and need to
"force participation" in conserving energy...

a 60 watt unit will take half the electricty that a 120 watt regular unit takes
...we usually watch tv in the evening when there is NO sunshine
the bateries have to "take up the slack"

i can't belive how little $$$ the "big dogs" cost now days

bajaguy - 11-6-2007 at 08:19 AM

Spec sheet says "180w average". Probably too much.

bajalou - 11-6-2007 at 08:21 AM

After a few months in the old country, I remember why I don't have TV in Baja.

20 inch LCD

bajaguy - 11-6-2007 at 08:22 AM

http://www.vizio.com/products/detail.aspx?pid=17

has 60w

gnukid - 11-6-2007 at 08:44 AM

Which dish is that? Is it the Dishpro? Do you get sat 119 and any other?

Bob H - 11-6-2007 at 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bob and Susan
how many watts does it take...

remember we are completely solar powered and need to
"force participation" in conserving energy...

a 60 watt unit will take half the electricty that a 120 watt regular unit takes
...we usually watch tv in the evening when there is NO sunshine
the bateries have to "take up the slack"

i can't belive how little $$$ the "big dogs" cost now days

You could always fire up that big backup generator of yours if need be! :lol:

Bob H

losfrailes - 11-6-2007 at 09:54 AM

gnukid
that dish in the picture is the Hughes dish.

The dish for TV is a 1.8 meter dish as I have explained to you in the past.

Small dish will not work here and you get the 119 bird.

bajajudy - 11-6-2007 at 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bajalou
After a few months in the old country, I remember why I don't have TV in Baja.

You got that right, Lou. It only took me a few weeks :barf:

but came to the same conclusion.

Bob and Susan - 11-6-2007 at 12:10 PM

tv for nascar and football commin up
:lol:

capt. mike - 11-6-2007 at 02:49 PM

Bob - get a LCD or DLP projector off ebay and ship to me i'll bring it down. they are cheap now and all you need is an old slide projector screen that's 40"by 40" like i have in my palapa room, we bring it out for DVDs or directv at my place in the parque and i feed it from my HP DLP unit i bring down for extended stays, i just pull it from my ceiling in the home theater room of my USA house with quick disconnects.
but i am getting one that stays in baja.
Mitsubishi has one that is battery :yes:

powered and the rage now is LEDs in stead of a bulb that eats juice. check out PK 10 or 20 models.
also INFOCUS has a smallish LED model LV-70+ now, likely the one i'll pick up.

you can also feed em with your D pin 15 VGA out from your computers for a really big monitor swap.

Minnow - 11-6-2007 at 02:56 PM

Mike, you are so correct. Fry's has them for cheap..... Put one in each room, flat paste the walls and you could project them there. Every casa would have a giant screen. Sweet..... :lol:

Not to mention every channel from any country on earth. :?:

capt. mike - 11-6-2007 at 05:17 PM

and.....they sell reflector paint so you can make a hi gain screen on any wall anywhere you want. any size.
my 100 inch 16:9 hi def picture blows minds.
its all so cheap today i'll never go back to 50 inchers.

Bob and Susan - 11-6-2007 at 05:33 PM

here is a picture of the size tv antenna
you need for baja :light:

i understand you get more channels on
the sea of cortez side than you do
on the pacific side :light:

the LNB has 2 hookups for 2 receivers
we have one for the kitchen and one for OUR casita

oh yea...i guarantee you i'll be hearing
"SHUT OFF THE TV!!!" :lol:

or
"THE TV IS TOO LOUD!!!" :lol:

ps those wires need to be buried...and tomorrow is another day :lol:

capt. mike - 11-6-2007 at 05:50 PM

Bob check u2u on the flattie.

You need one of these

Dave - 11-6-2007 at 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bob and Susan
oh yea...i guarantee you i'll be hearing
"SHUT OFF THE TV!!!" :lol:

or
"THE TV IS TOO LOUD!!!" :lol:

TV-B-Gone