Expect to pay about 3 to 4 times the price you would in the US for the same. Last I checked they were about $3,000 US for a 32 inch LCD TV.
Also, they are not recommended to be used on an inverter system unless the inverter is a sine wave inverter.
32 inch at national wholesale liquidators in hasbrook heights, NJ $499.00
Does that fit in a suitcase?
Your point is............?
tambo'
Expect to pay about 3 to 4 times the price you would in the US for the same. Last I checked they were about $3,000 US for a 32 inch LCD TV.
Also, they are not recommended to be used on an inverter system unless the inverter is a sine wave inverter.
I am going to bring a LCD to back to the Dominican. Do you think I should check it or carry it on? Not sure if it will fit in a carry on and I am worried that if I check it, it might get damaged.
..... The solution is to get a true sine wave inverter for at least your power sensitive items. These are also made by Xantrex and others, but are much more expensive for similar power outputs than the "modified" sine wave inverters.
I shipped a 32 inch last year to Santiago from DC as baggage on AA. Shipped in original carton from Best Buy as 1 suitcase allocation. Arrived just fine and after 2 days in customs and about $700 US has been up and running fine.
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Jimmy
I recently bought a Tripp Lite SU1000xla double conversion pure sine wave inverter. Double conversion means it is ALWAYS running. This one is 800 watts, lots of power to run your special items such as an LCD TV.
Total cost including shipping it here via Business Mail was $500.
A lot cheaper than going the pure sine wave whole house inverter system.
I run the computer, router. modem, Skype phone, Security system, security cameras, 15" LCD monitor/TV, two satellite receivers, weather station, and a Digital Video Recorder 24/7 and use less than 50% of the Inverter's capacity according to it?s power gauge.
Great thing about the Inverter is that there is -ZERO- transfer time, nothing goes down anymore (Such as the router, modem and Skype phone). The Tripp Lite Inverter runs off the Trace Inverter, so it really does not hardly use the built in 24 vdc battery, it also has external connections for a 24 vdc battery, so it could in theory be connected to my Trace inverter batteries.
For those that actually want to watch HD signals on their HD compatible flat screen TVs, just coming out now are FTA hi def satellite receivers. I imagine some of them will eventually have hard disk recorders built in.
See:
HD FTA Receivers
Santiago DR-
I will be buying 3 lcd tvs for my new house, and would like to get one of those fancy inverters. Where did you buy it?
Also, you mention a DVR. Pardon my ignorance, but I assume that is in conjunction with a satellite system. Is that true hi def?
Thanks - D
I use the DVR to record my security cameras 24/7.
If you are talking FTA Dish, it is my understanding that you will not get HD.
No FTA receiver can currently decode their system (BEV yes, Dish No).