Emerson LED TV ETD-2450 24"

The Emerson ETD-2450 is a 24-inch 720p TV with a built-in DVD player and 12V DC power, built for RVs and trucks. It scores 18.8 out of 100 overall, with display quality at the 6th percentile and connectivity at the 27th. At $188 refurbished, it's a reasonable camper screen, but it's not a home theater TV.

Let's be real about the panel. 1366 x 768 is HD, technically, but it's the bare minimum. Picture quality lands at the 36th percentile, which means it's mediocre compared to other TVs in our database. The LED backlight helps with power draw, which matters when you're running off a 12V battery, but don't expect deep blacks or vibrant colors. HDR is at the 13th percentile, so it's a weak spot. Audio is also at the 13th percentile, which means the built-in speakers are underwhelming. You'll want headphones or external speakers if you actually care about sound.

The built-in DVD player is the real selling point here. It eliminates a separate box and a separate remote, which is genuinely useful in a cramped RV setup. The ATSC tuner pulls in local broadcast channels without any extra hardware. Connectivity is at the 27th percentile, which falls behind most competitors. One HDMI and one USB port is the bare minimum. If you want to plug in a streaming stick, a game console, and a soundbar, you're out of luck. Gaming sits at the 17th percentile, so this is not a screen for fast-paced play.

Stacked against the competition, the Emerson ETD-2450 is playing a completely different game. The TCL QM6K Series 55QM6K and Hisense U6 Series 65U65QF are full-size 4K smart TVs with HDR that actually works. The Roku Plus Series 55R6C7 has Roku built in, which alone puts it in a different league for streaming. The Samsung Q7F QN50Q7FAAFXZA and LG QNED 65QNED82AUA are premium QLED and QNED panels with picture quality this Emerson can't touch. But none of those run on 12V DC. None of them have a built-in DVD player. None of them weigh under 3 kilograms. If you need a screen for a truck cab or an RV without shore power, the Emerson wins by default. If you're buying for a living room, every single competitor here is a better choice.

Pricing is all over the place depending on where you look. In the US, listings range from $188 to $230, a $42 spread across three Newegg listings. That's a meaningful difference for a budget TV. The cheapest option at $188 is the refurbished unit, and honestly, for a screen this basic, refurbished is fine. You're not buying cutting-edge tech here. The Canadian listing at CAD 356 and the Mexican listing at MXN 4,636 are harder to judge without local context, but the US spread alone tells you to shop around. At $188, this is a reasonable deal for a camper TV. At $230, it starts to feel expensive for what you get.

The Emerson ETD-2450 is a 24-inch 720p LED TV with a built-in DVD player and a 12V DC input, which tells you exactly who this thing is for. It's not trying to compete with your living room OLED. It's a budget screen for RVs, trucks, and campers where space is tight and wall power isn't guaranteed. The numbers back that up: it scores 18.8 out of 100 overall in our database, with budget use at 29.2 and portability at 19.9. Those aren't impressive scores, but they reflect a very specific niche product.

The 1366 x 768 panel and single HDMI port put this firmly in the 'good enough' category. You get an ATSC tuner for over-the-air channels, a DVD player so you don't need a separate box, and a 100x100 VESA mount. At 2,604 grams it's light enough to mount in a camper without reinforcing the wall. But the display quality sits at the 6th percentile and smart features are basically nonexistent at the 6th percentile too. This is a utility screen, not a home theater centerpiece.

If you're buying a TV for your living room, bedroom, or anywhere with standard wall power, skip this. The display quality at the 6th percentile is one of the worst we've seen, and the single HDMI port will frustrate you within a week. Audio at the 13th percentile means you'll need external speakers for anything beyond casual viewing. And with no smart features at all, you're stuck with broadcast TV, DVDs, and whatever you can plug into that one HDMI port. For the same $188 to $230, you can find a used 32-inch 1080p smart TV that will run circles around this thing in every category except 12V power and DVD playback.

The Emerson ETD-2450 is a niche product that knows its niche. For RV owners, truckers, and campers who want a simple screen with a DVD player and 12V power, it does the job. The 29.2 out of 100 budget score and 19.9 portability score tell the story: it's cheap and it's mobile, but it's not great at anything else. The 5 out of 5 customer rating from 5 reviews is encouraging, but that's a tiny sample size. If you need a basic screen for the road and you can grab it at the $188 refurbished price, go for it. If you're shopping for a home TV, keep looking.