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redviking
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 08:57:20

Quote: :OK, I bought the Dynex 110-12v portable tv and received 23 channels! Woohooo!The screen is small, but the performance of the little system really is extraordinary. Thanks again for the tip, Sten! I couldn't be happier with it.

You're welcome Steve! Glad you found a cheaper version! I'm watching Meet The Press right now and the screen is sitting a couple of feet away and I find the view good... Wish the remote modified the volume instead of the mute only option. And how many channels?! Stay away from QUBO!

I too am amazed at what this little box can pull down.

BTW - I think I have the topic wrong. I think the TV is 12 volts and the antenna is 9.... Anyway, it works and the draw is minimal.

sten

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 10:06:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redviking:
 BTW - I think I have the topic wrong. I think the TV is 12 volts and the antenna is 9.... Anyway, it works and the draw is minimal.

sten
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I'm not sure. The label on the tv's 110v adapter says its output is 9v. That makes it look like the tv is powered by 9 volts. But, the cig. lighter plug appears to be a standard 12v plug. It doesn't appear to convert the voltage output to 9 volts. Therefore, when hooked up to 110 volts, it appears to operate off of 9 volts input, but when it's hooked up to 12 volts, it appears to operate off of 12 volts. Maybe one of our electrical wizards can explain it. Anybody?

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 11:05:35

Steve,

You TV operates off of a 9V input which is suppled by either a 110VAC to 9VDC adapter or a car adapter which converts 12VDC to 9VDC.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 17:07:48

You guys and tvs onboard ! Normally, I would not even think about getting a tv for my boat - Just sail and an occasional overnighter which to me is like camping - a place where I want to get away from what I have at home. Then again...you guys really have come up with a viable option for the boat....You can sail, do overnighters...and not miss your favorite tv shows/sports ! Well...I'm not convinced a tv onboard is for me...but instead of not considering it at all...you have moved me to at least ...think about it.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 17:27:59

I'm of the same mind, Larry. I wouldn't even consider a TV for my boat because I'd rather be sailing it than watching TV.

I can see maybe a use for one for those that live aboard, but I think daysailors, weekenders, and vacationers should avoid it like the plague.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 17:38:52

It's funny thinking about it..at least to me. But I can't deny that you guys do have a viable option ! Hey the other day, I saw an advertisement in one of those free "spin sheet" magazines at the marina for a 12 volt blender....I am not one to be mixing drinks, etc...a simple water, etc does it for me. I guess there are a whole family of 12 volt conveniences out there that I have been "missing the boat" on.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 17:56:31

I'm with the TV Crowd!
We take JD out for a minimum of 4 nights (normally that's the plan

) and it's really nice to be able to wacth the weather channel. But more importantly, it gives me the chance to catch up on my SciFi stuff

Paul

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 11/23/2008 : 18:02:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OLarryR
 You guys and tvs onboard ! Normally, I would not even think about getting a tv for my boat - Just sail and an occasional overnighter which to me is like camping - a place where I want to get away from what I have at home. Then again...you guys really have come up with a viable option for the boat....You can sail, do overnighters...and not miss your favorite tv shows/sports ! Well...I'm not convinced a tv onboard is for me...but instead of not considering it at all...you have moved me to at least ...think about it.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I live aboard my boat about 7 out of 12 months, and Sten lives aboard full-time. I get in plenty of sailing time, racing on Wednesday evenings and most weekends, and transporting boats to and from the place where the race will be held. I also cruise, when the weather, and racing schedule permits, and sail far more than most during each summer. I also read books, but enjoy tv in the evenings, as most people do in their homes. Like you, I didn't have a tv aboard when I was weekending on the boat, but get a good deal of entertainment from tv, as well as much of my news and weather each morning, since I no longer take a newspaper. When retired and living aboard, tv is a big deal.

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redviking
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Response Posted - 11/24/2008 : 05:17:31

Quote: "Just sail and an occasional overnighter which to me is like camping - a place where I want to get away from what I have at home."

One of the reasons we loved our C25 was that she was not like camping at all. This is camping on a boat

!

http://www.norseboat.com/tent.htm

I'll never forget anchoring in a secluded spot with my soon to be wife on our C25. A big mansion on the hill had a big band playing for a wedding, the wine and cheese were on deck, cabin and cockpit all lit up, propane heater for when it got chilly, etc, and my beau comes up and says, "Now this is what I call Yachting!" I had never quite considered my C25 to be a yacht until that moment - I now consider a well equipped C25 to be a yacht!

Sten

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SV Lysistrata - C&C 39 - Savannah GA for a month! Didn't quite make it to Floreeda! Long story, big seas, strong winds, frigid temps.

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Turk
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Response Posted - 11/26/2008 : 10:37:14

OK, I just bought 5 speakers and a sub-woofer and am looking for suggestions for mounting them in the cabin . . . . well, not really.

I did put the 7 inch TV at the top of my Christmas list this year though! I'm wondering how well the mast could be used as an antenna? It is really up there. By the way, most UHF antennas are the correct frequency for HD. They work just fine.

Edited by - Turk on 11/26/2008 10:37:57

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