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Flying TVs at Sea!!!!
On 28 Jan 2004 13:33:30 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:
It's been suggested by a few idiots that a TV had now place on a modern crusing
boat. Now I'm no long range cruiser, but facts are facts!
You've forgotten your medication again. And again, you're confused. We
talked about blue water sailing, not the modern cruiser solely used as
dock caravan.
Space: Have you guys ever heard of "flat screen TV?" Uses little power and
takes up even less space.
It's not the space..
Safety: A properly mounted TV won't fly around in bad weather or a knockdown.
It will not detach from the platform it's mounted to, agreed. Too bad
the platform itself will be flying through the cabin.
Power: Many long distance cruisers now carry nice laptops in addition to the
standard charts. These laptops can treat the cruiser to a movie now and again
with almost no power penalty.
A laptop is no TV. Yes, really.
The fact is that TV has become a no-brainer for easy entertainment on many a
cruising boat, espcially in recent years with flat panel displays. Anyone who
says otherwise is living in the past and hasn't read websites showing today's
cruisers and what they carry. Books, music? Of course! But a TV can be a great
treat for those aboard and doesn't need to stay home anymore.
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Wake up and smell the 80's, kids. They've ended...long ago!
Yup. However, the ocean is still the same...
Cheers!
Remco
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