[C320-list] TV on board

[Troy Dunn]

Pretty sure Roku will let you mirror your phone or tablet on a TV.
Haven’t really messed with it all that much.    We use a Roku at home
mostly for streaming services.   It will also let you play media.

Troy Dunn
Hull #514

On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 1:40 PM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> 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.
> • 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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