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Television Upgrades

We are pleased with our upgraded televisions. We have had a 24" Samsung in the bedroom for about three years and enjoy the significantly-larger screen compared to the 19" flat screen we had previously. We just replaced the 26" flat screen in the living room with a 40" Vizio V-series and are definitely enjoying the much-larger screen. With the DirecTV distant-network package we seem to have all of the comforts of home in our cabin-on-wheels!
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186

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Reply #1 –
Did you install it in front of the old TV cabinet?  Or did you remove/rebuild the cabinet?

If in front, watch your head, it will get you..
1998 U320 40'
2005 GMC Yukon
MC# 17609

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Reply #2 –
D.J., what is Direct TV Distant Network?
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: stevec22 –
Did you install it in front of the old TV cabinet?  Or did you remove/rebuild the cabinet?

If in front, watch your head, it will get you..

I attached it to the front of the original TV cabinent so that we still have the full use of the front cabinents (where various electronics are located). Yes, there is definitely a head-banging risk, but it's minimal and my head always seems to find things to hit even if they're not really easy to find!
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186

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Reply #4 –
DNS is an add on cost, $15/month last I checked, so that you can get major TV network feeds from LA or NYC.  Or you can call DirecTV (877-407-4720) from wherever you are and change your Service Address for free so that you get all of the local TV channels. We are in Orange Beach, AL for a month and we get all of Mobile's channels.  When we are in AZ we get Tucson or Phoenix local channels almost everywhere in AZ.

It takes a bit of time to do so we don't do it every time we stop but for a longer time stops we do.

We get all of PBS, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CW and more on our Amazon 4K Fire TV stick as well as all of Amazon, Netflix, ESPN and much more content streaming.  Most of it is "free".  And we can get all of DirecTV streaming as well.  Most of Amazon content is 4K whick looks pretty good on our 40" 4K Samsung TV up front.

Are you watching the new Picard Star Trek series on CBS AllAccess?  Wonderful.

Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: Jeff & Sandy –
D.J., what is Direct TV Distant Network?

You can provide DirecTV your RV license registration and complete the application to receive either eastern or western network channels which are on a nationwide-coverage satellite. Very nice to have available wherever you travel.
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186
 

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Reply #6 –
I was inspired and did the same (40" Vizio).  I installed it on a swinging TV mount to allow it to be moved to the corner. I did cut the TV cabinet all the way back to the side cabinets (about 6") to get a little head clearance.  While I was in there, removed all the old insulation behind the cabinets and installed DynaMat.  Also, enlarged the right side cabinet depth.
Mark & Bev
2001 U295 36' Slide
Cummins ISC 8.3 350HP
Build #5802
Jeep Wrangler Toad