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From what I've read, it's more efficient to run a 12 volt appliance than to run both an inverter and a 120 volt appliance.
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In my opinion, B_and_D have the right answer. Almost any small electronic appliance, including TVs, DVD players, and so forth, can be found in a version that can be powered directly from 12 volt DC. For a dry-camping application, this approach is much better than buying an inverter for an AC-only TV.
In a small AC-only TV, the first thing that happens in the TV is that the AC power is converted into a low DC voltage, which operates the circuits within the TV. So it seems kind of silly to take 12VDC battery power, convert it up to high-voltage AC power in the inverter, feed it to the TV, and then let the TV convert it back to a low voltage DC. That dual conversion is where the inefficiency / wasted power is.
Amazon.com quickly brings up almost a hundred 12-volt TVs.
Bill