TV aerials ???

Piers

Piers

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We will be spending a great deal more time on Play d'eau next year. Since we have a TV that we only use for watching DVDs, we were wondering what it would take to be able to watch TV as well.

Cruising area will be the British Isles.

I have no knowledge of TV aerials / satellite feeds, so any advice would be gratefull received. Thank you!
 
I think a satelite receiver would give the optimum reception. We use a Status aerial and booster, and we are very happy with the results, now that the digital signal has been boosted.
 
I'd fit the larger diameter glomex, or better still being as your upgrading loads of kit, buy a tracvision kvh 3, you can watch tv on the move then as it's gyro stabilised.
 
volvopaul said:
I'd fit the larger diameter glomex
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+1.
I've got the smaller one, and it already provides a decent DTTV reception, so I guess the larger one can only be better.
Re. gyro stabilised sat domes, imho they have their place only in cruise ships, but each to their own... :)
 
Hi Piers,

Fit a Tracvision - no contest. We have used many systems over the years and this is the best most reliable one we have so far come across.
The guys at C A Clase are epic and offer really good support.....I think they may even have a software upgrade to filter out repeats of Cash in the Attic:D:D

Mike.
 
Piers said:
We will be spending a great deal more time on Play d'eau next year. Since we have a TV that we only use for watching DVDs, we were wondering what it would take to be able to watch TV as well.

Cruising area will be the British Isles.

I have no knowledge of TV aerials / satellite feeds, so any advice would be gratefull received. Thank you!
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Piers

We were moored in Beaucette last week, near your mooring and had excellent reception on our KVH M5 using a Freesat receiver - too mean to pay for Sky!

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Well I am also possessing TV but it lacks satellite system. I am looking for aerials but can't find the best ones. Can you please suggest the best ones and from where to get these?
 
Thanks everyone. It looks like the KVH is the preferred choice and in looking at their website we'll probably go for the M3DX or M5.

Next step is to start talking with them....

Thanks for all the advice - really helpful.
 
I cant help but feel you are going to spend a lot of money on obsolete technology.

Check the latest smart TV at any John Lewis and watch perfect TV and TV catchup via 3g dongle.
 
DAKA said:
I cant help but feel you are going to spend a lot of money on obsolete technology.

Check the latest smart TV at any John Lewis and watch perfect TV and TV catchup via 3g dongle.
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I'm not sure I follow the above.
In my experience when a TV signal isn't available neither is a 3G signal.
Using Beaucette Marina as an example, because of it's construction, nothing other than satellite tv will work.
A smart TV won't help in that instance either because there's no 3g coverage in that area.
The same applies to lots of the parts of the Channel Islands.
There are lots of parts of the British isles that don't have 3g coverage (despite what the service providers claim). It's probably fine if you're sitting in a marina but I think good reliable 3g coverage for all areas is some way off.
 
Thepipdoc said:
In my experience when a TV signal isn't available neither is a 3G signal.
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I suppose it's true that there are places where neither are available, but that's bound to be just a coincidence, because the two technologies are totally unrelated (aside from being driven from where people actually live - you obviously will find neither in the middle of the Atlantic).
I can remember many coastal areas where I had no DTTV coverage but good 3G signal, as well as the other way round.
 
If your area is the upper Thames, we find our Glomex + booster still problematic, even with the so called boosted signal.

Also with Freeview you have to frequently retune to the different transmitters which can be a pain with some TV's or boxes. If unlucky you get some from the nearest transmitter and others from the next (look in the 800 channels), this means you have to manually tune to get the correct stations.

I have fitted an Intellian i1 (now superceded by i2). This is neat and very works very well. It is one of the few sat domes that has a dual lnb so you can record 2 channels at once, or record 1 and watch another. My old Humax has now got a new purpose in life. An expensive, but reliable alternative to Freeview.
 
Piers

I have a spare Kerstan dish you cant try but you will need a freeview box as well and a telly.

I use a kerstan dish (£130) and a freeview box ( £ 60 ish) on my boat and it works quite well.

Give me a ring if you want to borrow the dish or discuss

D
 
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