Top 5 In-Car TVs

Long road trips can be very exhausting. Unpleasant emotions the driver gets while standing in traffic. Fortunately, not only a smartphone with its tiny screen can save in such situations. The TV can help in this regard. Of course, not an ordinary one, but an automobile one. The range of such devices can not be called wide, nevertheless we were able to select the top five car TVs, the purchase of which is unlikely to disappoint, especially if you become acquainted in advance not only with the advantages of purchased devices, but also with its shortcomings (not any model can do without them).

Rating of the best car TVs

Alpine PKG-2100P

Rating: 4.9

Space is quite limited in the interior of the car. In this regard, there are usually exactly two places to install a TV – the headrests of the seats and the ceiling. The Alpine PKG-2100P uses the second option. Its main unit is attached to the ceiling, so this device is usually bought by owners of SUVs. It should be noted that the device is sold for a very large sum of money – in Russian stores it is sold for about 39 thousand. rubles., Which makes it the most expensive in our rating. But it is also one of the most functional! The fact that here is not only a 10.2-inch diagonal display, but also a headlight for interior lighting – they are never superfluous, are not they??

This car TV can be called a full-fledged media center. The unit is capable of playing back movies from a DVD-ROM and has an optical drive for that. And not necessarily movies – the product has support for MP3-music and JPEG-images. It is possible to listen to songs including wireless headphones, working by infrared – one pair is included. Also in the box with the device is a remote control that can be used to perform most of the settings. However, you can find several buttons on the body of the TV set.

Alpine PKG-2100P has an analog and digital TV tuner. But you can forget about the second one at once, since it only understands DVB-T standard which ceased to exist long time ago. For watching analogue TV the screen installed here is ideal, because it has a resolution of 800×480 pixels. The most striking feature of this device is the FM transmitter. As for the rest, the device, unfortunately, does not please us. It is most disappointing in the absence of a slot for a USB-flash drive – not every motorist wants to regularly record content to disk, or occasionally go to the department that sells DVD movies. But most of all, of course, it is the price that baffles us. For that kind of money I want to get a much more advanced device in terms of technical characteristics.

Advantages

• Mounting to the ceiling is possible;
• A folding design is used;
• There is a large number of connectors;
• DVD-RW disks are supported;
• DVD playback is available;
• It has an analog TV tuner;
• It comes with a remote control and headphones;

Disadvantages

• No support for DVB-T2 standard;
• Low screen resolution;
• No memory card slot and no USB interface;
• Very high price;

AVEL AVS1550MPP

Rating: 4.8

AVEL brand is the largest number of car TVs. The model called AVS1550MPP is, if I may say so, the flagship solution of the manufacturer. There are interior illuminating lights, a slanted display and an FM transmitter. The latter helps in wirelessly transmitting sound to the car radio, which already activates its own speakers. As you have already understood this TV set is a low-ceiling model that makes up half of our rating. At the same time the manufacturer itself calls his creation a monitor. And it’s right, because there is no TV tuner, neither analog, nor digital. It is not worth worrying about it. Instead of watching some TV channel it is much easier to watch a film which you saved to the USB-drive. You can even download video in very good quality, because you will watch it on a 15.6-inch screen with F resolution

HD.

Despite its thickness the device does not have a DVD-player. And here are a lot of connectors in this TV – there is even HDMI-input, allowing, for example, to place a modern game console in the car (if you can think of how to power it). As for supported media files, this device isn’t limited by videos – you can watch photos on the monitor, not to mention listening to music. At the same time here is also implemented support for infrared headphones.

As it should be, the TV control is realized by remote control. Despite the very advanced features, the device can not be called terribly expensive – in Russian stores for it to ask no more than 16 thousand people. RUR. The buyer can be upset a little only by the total lack of speakers. That is, you can’t do without car radio and wireless headphone connection.

Advantages

• The high resolution of the LCD;
• The TV is supplemented with lighting fixtures;
• IR headphones are supported;
• There is an FM-transmitter;
• There is a slot for a USB-flash drive;
• There is a large number of connectors;
• Comfortable foldable design;

Disadvantages

• No TV tuner;
• The price still can not be called low.

AVEL AVS0945T

Rating: 4.7



This is the monitor which plays a role of headrest at the same time. On sale you can find several colors of this device, because the buyer needs to get into the color of his seat. It goes without saying that the TV set will only be watched by passengers on the rear seats. That’s partly why the car TV is priced at 11,000 Euros. RUB.

AVEL AVS0945T is included in our AVEL AV range thanks to the ability to playback video from several sources. There is even a DVD-player. But it is much easier to throw the content on an SD card, a slot for which is also available here, or on a USB drive. The sound is outputted to the car radio, for which FM-transmitter is used. If you don’t want to distract the driver, you can use the headphones. Here the user has two options, because the product not only supports wired, but also infrared models, which do not hinder the movement of.

A 9-inch display is used for displaying an image, complemented by a touch screen backing, due to which the TV does not need a remote control. Screen resolution of 800×480 pixels. This is probably the most significant disadvantage of the device, because now even smartphones can give you a more detailed picture. One more thing worth mentioning: absence of TV tuner, but it can hardly disappoint somebody.

Advantages

• There is a large number of connectors;
• The cost is not prohibitive;
• There is an FM transmitter;
• Wired and infrared headphones are supported;
• The headrest is very soft;
• It uses touch control;
• There are a few simple games;
• Optical drive is built in;
• USB flash drives and memory cards are supported;

Disadvantages

• Low resolution display;
• There is no TV tuner.

Digma DCL-1020

Rating: 4.6



Very inexpensive car TV, which is placed on the dashboard, receiving power from the cigarette lighter. The device has a very small size, and its front panel has a display diagonal of 10.1 inches. Resolution of 1024×600 pixels is enough to comfortably watch the movie saved in AVI format. But keep in mind that the viewing angles here are by no means maximum.

Despite its relatively small size, the product has a digital TV tuner at its disposal. However, it understands only the DVB-T standard, which is not used in our country. In this connection the device will be used for watching video from a memory card, the slot for which is on one of the side faces, or from some USB-flash drive. This car TV set can also boast of other connectors – in particular, it has HDMI and VGA inputs as well as line out, not to mention the headphone jack.

In a word, Digma DCL-1020 is a mix of a tablet and a TV. It even has a built-in battery that gives you several hours of battery life without connecting to the cigarette lighter. I think the device is well worth the price of 7 ths. rubles.

Advantages

• Convenient form factor;
• Can work independently;
• It has an HDMI connector;
• Very low price;
• Not forgotten is the headphone jack;
• The display can not be called low-quality;
• There is a slot for an SD memory card, as well as a USB-interface;

Disadvantages

• Viewing angles are 135 °;
• There is no FM transmitter;
• No support for the standard DVB-T2;

Eplutus EP-1019

Rating: 4.5



The cheapest car TV in this rating. It costs less than 5 thousand. rubles. What do you get for money?? Relatively small device that looks like a normal tablet PC. On the front panel of the device is located LCD, the diagonal of which is 10.2 inches. Its quality is far from ideal – the horizontal viewing angle does not exceed 120 ° (vertical – 170 °). The resolution is slightly better, but it does not reaches the parameter HD – the buyer expects 1024×600 pixels.

Why is this device in our selection?? The fact that it has a built-in battery that provides up to four hours of work without connecting to the cigarette lighter. It also has an analog TV tuner. But of course you don’t have to use Eplutus EP-1019 strictly for watching TV. It has a USB interface and a slot for a memory card, which allows you to watch movies that you downloaded from the Internet. There are other connectors, including HDMI for game console and headphone jack. Also, the manufacturer has not forgotten about the input for an external antenna, which can significantly improve the quality of signal reception.

This device is probably worth its money. It is nice that it comes with headphones and a remote control. The buyer can only complain about the screen, as mentioned above.

Advantages

• Small size and weight;
• Very low price;
• Convenient form factor;
• There is a TV tuner;
• It is possible to connect a USB flash drive and memory card;
• A large number of connectors;
• Can work for a few hours on its own battery;

Disadvantages

• There is no digital TV support;
• There are instances with a lower capacity battery;
• The remote control only works at a very short distance;
• A low-quality screen is built in;

Conclusion

This is the list of the best car TVs that exist at the time of writing. It is worth mentioning that we tried to describe only those models, which are for sale in the Russian retail market. There are quite a few devices designed exclusively for the American market, but there is no point in writing about them – buying them through eBay would cost too much.

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