TV onboard

[Rappey]

A cheap solution is something like this. Plug it into your chosen display and you have freeview.
Micro-USB DVB-T Tuner Receiver for Android E3E78692 | eBay UK

 

[Offshore57]

We live on board and have a smart screen instead of a TV. (much cheaper) Its connected to our own wifi (Vodafone mobile) so we get all the stuff from Netflix, Iplayer, Amazon Prime NOW Tv etc etc.. The wifi also powers both our work from home laptops and phones etc.
The Marina wifi used to be really sketchy which is why we have our own and it works everywhere we visit.

 

[ylop]

DONT do it. Enjoy sailing for what it is. To get away.....

Yes a matter of personal preference but on a boat actively used we also enjoy being away from TV, and none fitted.
Very occasionally watch something on iPlayer using 10inch iPad, using phone data signal.

It's interesting we really don't watch much TV at home these days - but on board, when the rain is streaming down at night as you bob around at anchor its quite nice to be able to pull up a film and curl up in your own little world.

If you buy a regular smart TV and/or use a firestick type device, you will still have the issue of powering it as they are normally 240v.

I use an android tablet which picks up wifi from my 4g router connected to nearest phone mast.

We fitted a monitor to use with OpenCPN/OpenPlotter, believing we would use that as our main navigation. Finding a small monitor that used 12V dc wasn't very hard. In reality the monitor has been plugged into a phone (with an adaptor) to play something we've downloaded, more than its been used for nav. We could play iPlayer etc live - if there was some matter of urgency.

 

[Refueler]

If you buy a regular smart TV and/or use a firestick type device, you will still have the issue of powering it as they are normally 240v.

I use an android tablet which picks up wifi from my 4g router connected to nearest phone mast.

Many are actually 12v powered via mains adaptor ..... or just use a computer monitor

 

[Graham376]

We have unlimited data mobile internet dongle. Our TV isn't smart. Local stations through aerial, UK stations via HDMI cable from computer to TV but needs VPN to watch from outside UK.

 

[dunedin]

It's interesting we really don't watch much TV at home these days - but on board, when the rain is streaming down at night as you bob around at anchor its quite nice to be able to pull up a film and curl up in your own little world.

Music is my thing on board. Listen to a lot of music

 

[MontyMariner]

I use a Cello Freeview smart TV, but I don't use the smart features very often. The smaller ones are aimed at the Caravan market. Runs straight off the domestic 12v battery.
I have a stubby helical whip antenna which I stand on the top of the Pilot House roof. In general I get good reception in coastal waters.
https://celloelectronics.com/

 

[Roberto]

As having young family means we now have a tv on the boat…

Nice thing when they become teenagers is they take care by themselves of all the technicalities to have TV/video onboard, with great relief on parents side

 

[SailTheMoon]

DONT do it. Enjoy sailing for what it is. To get away.....

Books are good for your mind too

 

[lustyd]

There’s nothing inherently better about books, that’s just a generational thing. There are good and bad books just as there are good and bad TV and YouTube programmes

 

[Tremyporth]

I agree with Rappey. I use a dongle that receives free to air telly. You can get them for android or windows. Something like what some people use for software defined radio. No need for it to be posted to you from China. Mine came from a vendor in Hoddeston. See www.idaffodil.com.

 

[Refueler]

There’s nothing inherently better about books, that’s just a generational thing. There are good and bad books just as there are good and bad TV and YouTube programmes

I am of opinion that the apparent reduction in people reading books - particularly younger - has a profound effect on language and grammar.

The modern day evolution of the smart phone in hand ... and streaming such as Youtube - with so much with a USA bias - leads to the deteriation deterioration of UK English.

It has even become apparent in that bastion of UK English - BBC ..... where they disbanded the language dept. I read BBC online and so many mistakes - US style ... its annoying.

Yes there are good and bad books ... but todays TV / Internet has a greater effect overall ...

 

[lustyd]

Opinions differ, as I said it’s a generational thing. The BBC disbanded the language department for very good reason, it didn’t represent the country it was in.

 

[wonkywinch]

... leads to the deteriation of UK English ...

 

[Refueler]

That was bloody computer altered my input .... must disable the auto check !!

For all reports and documentation - we use US English unfortunately ......

Well spotted !!

 

[billyfish]

In my opinion the whole reason the country is going to the dogs is because.....the youth of today don't know how to hold knifes forks and spoons..and apparently a lot of them don't even have tables...how do you get good table manners without a table .

 

[Refueler]

In my opinion the whole reason the country is going to the dogs is because.....the youth of today don't know how to hold knifes forks and spoons..and apparently a lot of them don't even have tables...how do you get good table manners without a table .

And no table - where can you rest your elbows !!

 

[wonkywinch]

In my opinion the whole reason the country is going to the dogs is because.....the youth of today don't know how to hold knifes forks and spoons..and apparently a lot of them don't even have tables...how do you get good table manners without a table .

 

[SailTheMoon]

There’s nothing inherently better about books, that’s just a generational thing. There are good and bad books just as there are good and bad TV and YouTube programmes

Think of your brain like a muscle: watching TV is like getting a massage, while reading a book is like hitting the gym. Both have their place, but only one is actually building "mass.

Reading forces your brain to "render" its own 4K graphics, which builds more white matter and connectivity than passive viewing. It’s also a scientifically proven stress-killer, lowering cortisol by 68% in just six minutes.

 

[lustyd]

Ah the old posting opinions as facts. You’ve even invented a story to back up your preconceptions.
They’re still wrong, but it’s not your fault, you were raised on books so facts and research are slower to come by.