Holyman Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'm planning a road trip and want to install a DVD player in the van and I want to hang a flat screen from the ceiling. Can I do that? Just for the DVD player not as a TV tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 yes you can do that, hell you could get a power inverter that plugs into the cig lighter and run a small tv from your house and the dvd player. or get a inverter with 3 plugs in it and run the tv, a playstation, and the dvd player and not have to mess with plugging anything in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 where you heading anyway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 A monitor uses 3 color leads and a signal lead. Im not sure how you'd get that to work with an rca connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Duece Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'm planning a road trip and want to install a DVD player in the van and I want to hang a flat screen from the ceiling. Can I do that? Just for the DVD player not as a TV tuner. are you asking if you can use a flat screen tv to only monitor the dvd?.....if so take the dvd video out and connect it to the aux input of the tv....if you have an indash or 12 volt dvd player and want to use the tv/tuner as a monitor take the external monitor out of the dvd and run it back to the tv screen again with the tv's input on aux...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 (edited) Yeah you can definitely hook up a TV just for the DVD player. You'd be better off getting an LCD screen or flat screen off ebay for a 150 bucks or so opposed to trying and rigging up a PC monitor....I would definitely get a power inverter like evil said unless you plan on making it permanent, then I would have it wired up to your battery and a switch...But, all in all, yes you can do it and it is not very hard at all. Edited May 13, 2004 by bigboybanshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted May 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I was going to use the inverter idea and just drop a 19" TV with a VCR between the two front seats of the van and then do exactly what was said, PS2 and be ready to go. The thing is I saw a built in DVD/CD player and thought if I could rig up a monitor {some says he's selling 19" LCD monitors for $150 waiting to hear back on the real scoop} to hang from the ceiling and I would get the CD player built in {wanted that anyway only cassette now}. Then I could do DVD's and have the monitor. Couldn't do PS2 but at least I wouldn't have to setup and disconnect the whole "house" TV arrangement. I think I'm just going to buy a CD player and then do the inverter thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I'm still a little confused on the lcd monitor. Is it a pc monitor or a video monitor? Anyway, I bought one of those portable tv's with the built in dvd player. It has input jacks on the front for the kids' game systems. I just use an invertor for the game systems. Works great!! It came with a back to hand the tv between the seats. We use it in our camper too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I guess it's a computer monitor... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...MEBWA%3AIT&rd=1 I think I'm gonna go back to the inverter plan like you're doin' Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 so your going to buy the list of people that can get you this screen for 150.00 ??? Thanks so much for taking the time to view My auction!!!!! this is an awesome deal it contains websites addresses and phone numbers in this list.will be sent by email.This is for list only picture is example of what you can buy and refund will not be gave for this mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 yea what a scam, you should not be able to take a picture of a widescreen LCD then sell a list under it......... what a bunch of crap....Then again, the guy is selling monitors and showing a picture of a TV WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 You know with all the transactions I've had on ebay {over 800} you would have thought that I would have cought that. I sent the guy an email too and he never replied. Tell tale sign of a scammer. Needs to buried alive under a mountain of broken flat screen TV's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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