[C320-list] TV on board

[Jack Brennan]

So we’re mulling over our options on onboard TV for (hopefully) the upcoming cruising season in Florida. This would not be cable at the dock, but watching movies and news at anchor. I’m interested in hearing what 320 listers have done and how well their configurations worked. 

The way I see it, we have three options:

• Use a cell phone as a hot spot and connect via Bluetooth with a laptop for Netflix, Hulu, etc. Get the news over the Internet.
• Get a 12-volt car/RV television and use one of those multidirectional antennas that would stay in the cabin to get over-the-air HDTV. I’m unclear whether we could watch Netflix and Hulu with this arrangement and how good the reception would be.
• Figure out some way to use the VHF antenna with a splitter to get a wider receiving range for the TV. Again, I’m unclear on how to get a movie from a cell phone to the TV.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.



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