[C320-list] TV on board

[islgirl3 at aol.com]

I use a Amazon Fire stick and my phone as a hot spot. We also use a digital antenna.

Rich Nuzzolo 
Barbara Rita 897
On Saturday, October 3, 2020 John Beck <C320-List at Catalina320.com> wrote:
On a Samsung tv go through the usb as a media device, I  use a flash drive
with downloaded material.

On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 3:10 PM Mike Johnson <mikejohnson999 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Jack,
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> Netflix and the major streaming services have the ability built into their
> subscription to download movies and shows using their app.  Once downloaded
> (free with your subscription) you have the ability to watch without an
> internet connection.  You could conceivably connect your phone or iPad via
> HDMI to any tv you have on board to watch on the big screen. Just load up
> your device with content from home then set sail!
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> Mike
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> PS - Thanks for the advice last week.
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> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of
> RONALD HODEL <ronandgail2 at me.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 2:36 PM
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> To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at catalina320.com>
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] TV on board
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> Ditto Leonard’s comment although we use HDMI from phone to TV. We have an
> unlimited data plan on our phones. We also have a Glomex antenna for
> over-the-air broadcast. Reception depends on where you are and where the
> broadcast antennas are. In our harbor we’re blocked by cliffs and only get
> a few San Diego channels (in English) that are sometimes hit and miss. When
> we’re at Catalina we get “a zillion” LA channels (some in English) but the
> reception is good. We also download movies and watch those as well.
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> Ron Hodel
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> SV Lokomaikai, #1070
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> Sent from my iPad
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> > On Oct 3, 2020, at 11:11 AM, Leonard Hooks <lehooks at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > We use a cell phone connected directly to the TV via USB. We have Hulu
> app, ESPN app, Amazon Prime and have everything we want. A cell booster
> seems to work well for many.
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> > Leonard Hooks
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> > SV Revelation, #865
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> >> On Oct 3, 2020, at 12:40 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
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> >> 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.
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> >> The way I see it, we have three options:
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> >> • 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.
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> >> • 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.
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> >> • 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.
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> >> Jack Brennan
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> >> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
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> >> Tierra Verde, Fl.
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> >> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Jb