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KJRitchie · 10-30-2014, 09:41 AM

I'm thinking of purchasing an Insignia 28" LED TV/DVD combo television.

Has anyone purchased an Insignia TV and can report on the experience?

Thanks

Kelvin

Andrew Selking · 10-30-2014, 09:47 AM

I have purchased several of them and not had any problems. They are a good TV and DVD for the price.

Moflash · 10-30-2014, 09:48 AM

I Bought Vizio Razor with built in WIFI and Bluetooth at Sams Club and really like it.went with a 32"

AWCHIEF · 10-30-2014, 10:09 AM

I currently have a 22 inch Insignia TV in my trailer. God picture quality. The sound was a bit weak so I put in a small USB powered sound bar.

overlander63 · 10-30-2014, 10:32 AM

It may be better to purchase a television and separate dvd player. That way, if one fails, it can be replaced without having to replace both parts.

DaveFL · 10-30-2014, 11:18 AM

Can only comment on best buy, cheapest but watch out for the restock fee, when you take the insurance, they determine unfixable due to lack of parts then replace under warranty insurance which ends with that tv, it doesn't transfer to the new one. After one year old top of line becomes bottom of line and you have to add money to get the new top of line tv. Just my experience yours might differ, mine was samsung and sony.

JimGolden · 10-30-2014, 12:14 PM

I looked at them when I wanted a new flatscreen for my trailer. They seemed OK, but I wound up going with Panasonic. I've been brand loyal to them for years, their parent company Matsushita makes TV's that we put in seatbacks at Boeing. And the picture was better than the Insignia. True, the Panasonic cost $30 more. But two years from now, I won't care about $30.

That being said, I've not personally heard anything really bad about them, and Best Buy does make some deals.

Good luck whichever way you go!

KJRitchie · 10-30-2014, 12:21 PM

I guess what draws me to the Insignia is that it has a built in DVD player so if my Sony radio with DVD ever fails I've still got DVD capability. If it weren't for that I'd probably go with a Samsung 28" model. Mulitmedia car radios in the same form factor don't come with DVD players anymore. I guess that is why Airstream puts in dedicated Samsung BluRay players.

Kelvin

Gnorts · 10-30-2014, 12:38 PM

I'll also speak up for Vizio - have bought many of them for home, boat & RVs - reliable, good picture quality, the small ones are thin & light. And I think "combo" units are a bad idea, since the failure of one part dooms the whole thing. Plus, DVD is fast becoming obsolete in favor of streaming. Small combo TVs are heavy & thick, harder to mount out of the way in a trailer.

I have a portable DVD player that connects via USB to my tablet, which plays the DVD using VLC Media Player through HDMI to the TV. The small DVD player is easy to stow, and cheap at Fry's or online.

KJRitchie · 10-30-2014, 01:32 PM

Something about the design of the Insignia TV/DVD combo are the input connections, they don't get in the way of the VESA mount that is attached to my AS wall. I looked at a Vizio 28 and I would have some issues plugging in an HDMI because my VESA mount has extensions that allow you to use differently spaced holes. I have some photos in this thread.

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f366...tv-126215.html

I hope DVDs don't go away anytime soon but the writing is on the walls, Apple doesn't even include DVD players on their Macs. I don't use DVDs much but I do rent them at home and rip them so I can play them back at a later date from my wifes iPad or my Macbook when in the Airstream.

Kelvin

Cannonball · 10-30-2014, 02:48 PM

For our brick-&-mortar house, we have Samsung, Vizio, Insignia, and Sharp TV's. Our Airstream came with a Sansui tv/dvd combo. The Samsung has the best picture, followed by the Insignia. The Vizio & Sharp are about even. The Sansui generates a picture that I do not care for, even when tweaked.

thehandyman · 10-30-2014, 03:02 PM

I picked up a 19 inch opened box one for the trailer nothing missing . Had a great picture and is really 12 volts. Then got a 39 inch for the house picture was extremely blurry and dull took it back and got a Visio.

Phoenix · 10-30-2014, 03:04 PM

We have a Samsung 24" TV with separate Sony BluRay player and Bose PC speakers with subwoofer. I prefer to have these systems separate in case one part breaks or I want to upgrade. However, the old Toshiba (tube) TV/DVD combo that we had in our Bambi for years, still works in our breakfast room at home.

polarlyse · 10-30-2014, 03:11 PM

We have one now for several years. So far so good. Decent quality when playing discs and air pix are OK too, depending on the reception, of course. Also find the audio to be weak but we have lived with it so far.

J. Morgan · 10-30-2014, 03:22 PM

I have two Insignia TVs at home, and one in the AS. So far so good. The home Tvs are a couple a few months old, and the AS TV about a year.

The two home TVs that the insignias replaced were more name brand, higher end, and higher in the relative price at the time, but they only lasted about six years.

So, I bought cheap this time, they work fine for me.

aquinob · 10-30-2014, 03:44 PM

We picked up a 28" insignia with the DVD a few months ago, got a good price on it. Picture is good, but very directional. If you go more than 30 degrees off axis then the colors look off. This may be more the case with this size LCD than insignia alone, I think this one is LED backlit too. For sure the sound sucks on it, very poor, we have to use an external speaker to get audio with some base to it. DVD player works fine, I wouldn't worry about it going south, if it does, its easy enough to feed it with a self contained unit.

**jcanavera** · 10-31-2014, 11:28 PM

These are made by LG. I have one with the built in DVD player. Good picture quality. If you using it for over the air broadcast TV, the tuner is a pain. On mine if you put in a channel number, you have to put in the complete number. For example my NBC affiliate is channel 5. They have a sister channel that is weather only (5.2). So I want to tune to channel 5. In my case I have to key in 5.1
If I put in 5 only, the channel doesn't change. A real pain unless you want to hit the channel up or down buttons and scroll. I have a LG at home that will give you 5.1 if you put in 5 only. So my feeling is that they cut the features of some components to save $$. Now that I use satellite TV when I travel, the tuner isn't important since channel changing is done via the satellite receiver control.

All in all knowing what I know now, I'd pass if presented the opportunity to buy this tv again.

Jack

janabanana48 · 11-01-2014, 05:25 PM

We've had Insignia Digital TV OTA (over-the-air) conversion boxes & an older old school tube TV for years with no problems, but can't speak to the newer flat screens from them.

If they use the same level of quality manufacturers on the LEDs & LCDs as those older products, then you should be fine....but who knows!?

We got a 15" CODY (??) LCD-TV/DVD combo for our 1960 Avion T20 so we can also swap it into our 1988 VW Westfalia if we want, for size & space considerations, & will live with the consequences if the DVD dies 1st or visa versa.

interstateflyer · 11-01-2014, 07:26 PM

Had a 20" Insignia fail after 3 months. Best Buy replaced it with a Samsung. I've had great luck with Samsung.

KJRitchie · 11-02-2014, 06:15 PM

One thing I didn't notice is the Insignia has a power cord permanently attached. The current Sony has a separate power cord that goes into the fridge wall and comes out another hole in the same wall to plug into the electric socket. For some reason AS put the power cable in the same loom of video and audio cables that goes into the fridge wall and is sealed by black weather seal caulking. I'd have to remove that weather seal caulking and try to fish the Sony cable out and fish the Insignia cable into the fridge wall and out by the electric socket.

We are going to hold off on a TV upgrade as we are not sure we want to keep our Airstream anymore.

Thanks for everyone posting.

Kelvin