Flat TVs - which have internal power supply?

buglawton

Been looking at TVs and they seen to have got slimmer & lighter so wall hanging on a stud wall seems an option.
We have a power socket and aerial socket ready installed quite high on the wall expecting these to be covered by the TV so no cables will be visible.

The slimmest 43” set I’ve seen is the Sony KD-43XE8005 a recent model. Then I looked at an unboxing video and was astonished to see the reviewer draw a monster external power supply out of the box.

Back to the drawing board then. But for this model as an example, under ‘what’s in the box’ in Amazon does not mention this external power supply at all.

How can you tell before ordering if a TV has an internal power supply?

forgotmyname

It wont be the super slim ones.

Neil_Jones

The trend seems to move the power supply outside the TV now because they've become so slim, its the only way to do it.

While this has the advantage that if the power unit packs up you can replace it easily as opposed to when it was built into the TV, it makes wire hiding more difficult. However it allows the TV to be cheaper. In theory at least. Plus the heat from the power unit can dissipate itself as opposed to having to be vented from the TV.

You should always look the TV up on the manufacturer site to see what it does power wise; Amazon can be lax sometimes copying this information. But expect more and more TVs to go down this route.

buglawton

Thanks. My observation on looking into this further is that an 8cm deep TV has an internal supply while the 6cm deep Sony has an external power block. Not a hint of info on either JL or Amazon sites that you need to bear this in mind when wall mounting.

mobileron

Also if the Sony has Android,u need to reboot from power supply some times.

JP1978

We have three Samsung 32" TVS (different models) and all have internal PSU's - the connection lead is also right angled to make it easier to get close to a wall.

We also have an LG 65" that is internal PSU and right angled power lead.

None of the TV's are more than 4cm thick

tweeter

Next door neighbor was partially deaf and his tv was wall mounted, causing a racket through the wall, until he got headphones.

buglawton

JP1978 wrote: »

We have three Samsung 32" TVS (different models) and all have internal PSU's - the connection lead is also right angled to make it easier to get close to a wall.

We also have an LG 65" that is internal PSU and right angled power lead.

None of the TV's are more than 4cm thick

I’d be interested to know which 40” + LGs model numbers are 4cm thick. The minimum LG I’ve seen recently is over 7cm.

Rough_Justice

forgotmyname wrote: »

It wont be the super slim ones.

You can't get slimmer than OLED's and my LG OLED has an inbuilt PSU.
No power brick for these beauties.


"How can you tell before ordering if a TV has an internal power supply?"
You go and look at TV's.

It might be worth your while asking on a forum like:
https://www.avforums.com/

custardy

buglawton wrote: »

Been looking at TVs and they seen to have got slimmer & lighter so wall hanging on a stud wall seems an option.
We have a power socket and aerial socket ready installed quite high on the wall expecting these to be covered by the TV so no cables will be visible.

The slimmest 43!!!8221; set I!!!8217;ve seen is the Sony KD-43XE8005 a recent model. Then I looked at an unboxing video and was astonished to see the reviewer draw a monster external power supply out of the box.

Back to the drawing board then. But for this model as an example, under !!!8216;what!!!8217;s in the box!!!8217; in Amazon does not mention this external power supply at all.

How can you tell before ordering if a TV has an internal power supply?

I wouldnt fret about super slim. We have a 50" plasma wall mounted on coach bolts at 29kg
for reference our new 55" Samsung has a 1cm thick frame with internal PSU

EssexExile

buglawton wrote: »

...and was astonished to see the reviewer draw a monster external power supply out of the box.

Is it really that big? My 40" Sony has an external power supply that can easily hide behind the screen.