Tv while moored

[Fred Ficarra7897]

Oh,,,,,Liam,,,, Please.

I grew up when TV was in its infancy. I remember the ignorance of world events and most-all aspects of life. Then TV bloomed. It changed everything and continues do so. It would take a book to explain it all but TV is right up there with the automobile and air conditioning as one of the great inventions of ALL TIME. (note: I didn't say all of the programming is great )

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

Ummmm...Fred...

Long before there was TV, there were radio and newspapers. They did an excellent job--in fact, a better job than TV does--of keeping people abreast of world events and most-all aspects of life. Anyone who remained ignorant of 'em did so by choice. The programming on radio was a lot better than anything on TV too. I have a dish at home. Every time I pay the bill, I ask myself why I'm paying $70/month to watch MAYBE 10 of 'em, and half the time there's nothing worth watching on those 10.

 

[Fred Ficarra7897]

Peggy! You must be watching Fox news!

And soaps. Think back to the example you used. The great info those media's provided left most of the story to the imagination. Now when we land on the moon or want to learn of an event we expect to see it LIVE. There's no going back.Edit: Here's one for ya, TV won the Cold War and brought down the Soviet Union.

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

would you rather watch or read about football, baseball, etc

see and hear or read about a concert.

 

[Jack McKelvy]

Great Minds ....

I see that you attached your electronic baby-sitter to the starboard bulkhead in your Cal 33. Mine ended up in exactly the same place. Well, I guess there are only so many places for a tv in a 33' boat. I have a couple of "Barney" DVD's I'd be willing to trade for "Capt. Ron". On the other hand, it might be more gratifying to use them for skeet practice.....

 

[Ross]

Don I know a woman who reads music as I read

a physics book. As for watching foot ball or any other "sport" I prefer nature. Anchored in a quiet cove and sitting in the cockpit is as peacefully entertaining I anything I can imagine. Nancy and I find that most people aren't comfortable with silence.Do I watch football, baseball, socker, basketball? Yes but I can walk away in the middle of a tied game in the last minute or inning with no regret. I willingly stay up into the wee hours of the morning in good conversation or with a good book. Is my way best? Only for me! Everybody must do what pleases them.

 

[NautiDuck]

Read the post

She didn't ask what you all think of tv on a boat. She asked how to set up a tv on the boat. I wonder why all you "I love nature and all" are spending so much time on the Internet? Lots of good stuff on tv and lots of junk. Lots of good stuff on the Internet and lots of junk. Lots of good stuff to read and lots of junk. Be selective. Don't be such holier-than-thou critics.

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

I've never watched a single soap, Fred...

Nor a single episode of Survivor, Idol or any of the other reality shows..nor Dr. Phil or Oprah either. I'd rather be at a game or a concert than watch one on TV.I get most of my news off the net from CNN.com, Foxnews.com, MSNBC.com and WSJ.com...rarely watch TV news. I mostly watch the History and Discovery Channels and BBC America and the occasional, but all too rare good--which is most cases means "old"--movie. They just don't don't make 'em like Hitchcock did...or the Caine Mutiny...or The Fountainhead...any more.And Fred, you're right...radio and printed media DO leave most of the story to the imagination...which the best thing about 'em, and why there's very little on TV on in the movies any more that's imaginative...all those who are now creating (if you can call it that) most of what's on TV have any imagination any more because they've never developed one, so they're forced to resort to more and more spectular special effects instead of gripping plots. There are a few exceptions of course, but woefully few.We didn't have a TV till I was 15...so I learned to read, and still prefer to read with a some good music on the CD player than watch most of what's on TV today. I'd also rather actually talk with friends than use TV as a substitute for social skills. When it comes to romance, I've never found TV to be anywhere near as romantic as soft music, candle light, good wine and good ol' fashioned conversation and cuddling. Show me someone who's divorced and I'll bet real money there was a TV in their bedroom. I refused to put a TV on my boats...if I couldn't think of anything better to aboard than watch TV, I stayed at home.Yes...she did ask HOW, not whether, to set up a TV aboard...some of us just wonder why anyone would want to.

 

[Jim Kolstoe]

TV sank the Soviet Union?

Fred, I wouldn't ascribe that much power to TV,especially where it was state controlled. The Soviet Union brought itself down - read up on the ComEcon and the consequences of a command economy. As for TV, it I like the PBS ads in which a person ponders who controls her TV. My off switch does mine. TV's a tool, not a demon, guys.Jim Kolstoe, h23 Kara's Boo

 

[walt]

one option

I have a portable DVD player which is nice for the kids to watch movies on trips and it has an external A/V input. If you get one of the new digital off air converter box's with a UHF/VHF antenna or "digital off air antenna" (as someone already mentioned below), you can get a surprizing amount of free off air programming around cities and its basically digital satellite quality (ie, pretty darn good). Id bet the number of free channels keeps on increasing in the next year (more crap...). In my case, a mini A/V jack to RCA jack cable to go from the digital off air converter box to the portable DVD player external input uses the DVD player monitor. The converter box's typically run off 110VAC but also generally use less than 10 watts power. Cost after getting the government coupon for the box is about $10 but then they "get" you when you buy a hugely marked up off air antenna. I probably wont do this but it would be fairly simple..And I think a boat in a slip would definately NOT work with satellite (dish on the boat) unless you had an expensive dish/satellite tracking system. If you did manage to peak the dish, any little movement of the boat would result in loss of the signal. If the dock was very stable, you might be able to set up the dish on the dock and just run a cable to the receiver inside the boat. However, a few degrees of movement in the dish could be enough to loose signal.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Show me someone who's divorced and I'll bet real money there was a TV in their b

OK, lose the bet! My first wife just wasn't a sailor!

 

[sailortonyb Allied Mis]

Stu...

Do you mean to tell me that all I needed to do was to buy a TV set and bitch be gone?Damn, and I had to commit adultry.Live and learn.Tony B