I know this has been covered, but here goes anyway. Inverters bought at Damark, Kmart, Walmart, etc. (I have had several and still use one), are generally all producing a modified sine wave, versus a true sine wave. The modified wave sometimes causes less than optimal results coming through electronic devices. Typically, that will be in the form of a buzzing noise through the speaker of the device, louder or softer depending on the device. But it can also cause funny things to happen. For example, I had a regular VCR plugged into my inverted and it absolutely refused to play a tape at regular speed. It would only play at EP speed. When I plugged it into the house current, it was fine. Bottom line: Try it out, and if it is acceptable to you, then fine. As far as the vcr/tv combinations in general, I have one now, but I managed to drop and break one, and had another with the vcr section that went out. The problem with these is that when one part breaks, you either pay a ridiculous price for repair, or you replace the whole thing. One final thought, just for all the hypervigilant safetynauts, I would suggest strapping ANY of these units down or otherwise mounting them to avoid them becoming heavy projectiles during what might very well be a low to mid speed crash. It always made sense to me! Ed Morrell 90 Carat 163K 90 Carat 67K 98 Golf 99 Beetle 3 Honda Minitrails! |
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