Monitors

[Ian_Rob]

What extra am I getting if I buy a 'marine' rated monitor for uses as a repeater as opposed to a 'standard' monitor'? Is the priced hiked because its components are going to be less prone to corrosion and failure in a marine environment or just because it is pitched at a gullable marine market?

 

[ianj99]

What extra am I getting if I buy a 'marine' rated monitor for uses as a repeater as opposed to a 'standard' monitor'? Is the priced hiked because its components are going to be less prone to corrosion and failure in a marine environment or just because it is pitched at a gullable marine market?

Is your boat prone to damp and condensation?

I've never had any issues with laptops, tv, dvd, Freesat box, microwave and various monitors.

If you actually needed a marine rated monitor, would you not also need marine rated other gear...

 

[Ian_Rob]

I also have never had any issues with laptops etc though I have never left them on board for months at a time. I was really just curious whether a standard monitor would have a shorter life. I can probably buy at least 3 'standard' ones for 1 marine rated one.

 

[ianj99]

I also have never had any issues with laptops etc though I have never left them on board for months at a time. I was really just curious whether a standard monitor would have a shorter life. I can probably buy at least 3 'standard' ones for 1 marine rated one.

I doubt its worth paying the extra.
I have just bought a used 15" high brightness 12v dc monitor for the wheelhouse. Its an AG Neovo SX-15A* Series 15" and seems popular on boats and also has a composite video input.
Hopefully it will be bright enough to view in the cockpit through the rear window. (my dodgy eyesight makes viewing the 9" notebook screen and 10" tablet a nuisance unless I switch to reading glasses, which is a pain)

They aren't cheap new - ~ £330 but at 400cdm are brighter, run from 12v dc consuming about 30watts but are only 1024*768 xga.