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Dumb question here..... but Im not a boater or sailor

Im curious as to what "specific" equip most people use
to watch TV on their boats?

Do you buy smallish LCD flat panel TVs and outdoor
antennas designed for mounting on a boat?

Do you make your own TV/Tivo by installing a
specialized video board into a PC and use that?

We just have a regular dual voltage 110/12V TV/VCR like the ones that
truckers have or for use in a van or something. Ours is a little
bigger than most of them (13" I think), and we got it from Damart or
Damark (can't keep them straight - one make thermal underwear and the
other doesn't) for not much money - under $200 I think. We have it
lashed down in the aft cabin.

The PO gave us an antenna, which we have mounted on the radar arch
above the radar dome. Gets pretty good reception when there is any.

We now also have a DirectTV dish with a follow-me antenna and it works
really well for when we are at anchor. We take the receiver from the
house to the boat when we go out, and bring it back to the house when
we come back. (We have another dish permanently mounted on the
house.)

grandma Rosalie