You might be most drawn to the idea of a motorhome break because of the sheer flexibility it offers you to go almost anywhere with your loved ones or friends, or perhaps due to how it can help you feel closer to nature. Alternatively, you might be a fan of the scope a motorhome gives you to save money on hotel accommodation.
We could go on and on, but you get the idea. There is a lot of freedom and convenience that tends to come with a motorhome trip. But something else that can very easily arise during your time away from home in such a well-equipped vehicle, is boredom.
Can you seriously get bored on a motorhome holiday?
Well, you might not believe so, if going on a motorhome vacation was your idea in the first place.
However, there’s no guarantee that those travelling with you will have the same perspective. That’s partly why you might invest in a traveller TV – also sometimes referred to as a “portable TV” – to help while away those awkward hours.
4 ideas for how to use a portable TV in a motorhome
There are a lot of ways you can use a traveller TV to make the time rush by for you or your loved ones in a motorhome. Here are a few of them.
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Watch more than 100 TV channels via Freeview Play
If you tend to associate motorhome holidays with family breaks during the ‘90s where a battered old TV with just the “standard” terrestrial TV channels might have been your only meaningful source of entertainment, the idea of having access to 100 channels through a single service may feel like the stuff of dreams.
And yet, that’s exactly what you can enjoy via Freeview Play, if you invest in a suitably compatible portable TV. Quite a number of the available channels are High Definition (HD), and you’ll also be able to delve through the content of catch-up apps such as BBC iPlayer and ITVX.
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Use the integrated satellite tuner to view Freesat channels
It can be easy to get Freeview and Freesat confused. However, the name of the latter should give you a hint as to the distinction between them – it is a satellite-based free-to-air TV service, whereas Freeview uses a standard TV aerial to deliver its own free-to-air channels.
Otherwise, the benefits of these two services are broadly similar. So, if you have purchased a portable TV that has a built-in satellite tuner, this could give you another option for accessing an even greater number of channels than Freeview – more than 160.
You will, though, need to fix a satellite dish to your motorhome in order to access Freesat.
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Enjoy a range of popular streaming services
One of the great pleasures of owning a traveller TV in the 2020s is the abundance and sophistication of the entertainment on offer that might feel barely any different to your experience back home.
Purchase a fully-featured smart TV like our 24” C2424WS-TRAV 12-volt model, and the available streaming platforms alone can encompass both new and old favourites like BBC iPlayer, YouTube, Prime Video, and more. You’ll barely have any excuse for boredom.
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Connect a games console to put each other to the test
You only need to acquire a portable TV that has one HDMI connection if you wish to make this one a reality. So, whatever your travelling party’s tastes may be when it comes to gaming, you could soon get that multiplayer magic flowing – and bond with your loved ones in the process.
In summary, then, if you want to give yourself a fulcrum for all manner of entertainment when you next go on a motorhome trip with your family or friends, a portable TV from the Cello brand could be the perfect solution.
For help with any aspect of your potential purchase, be sure to get in touch with us today.