[PUP] How much TV do you watch while cruising?

[Keith]

IMHO, a clear picture is worth a lot, whatever the size of the TV. We don't 
watch too much while out cruising. Maybe an hour or two after anchoring or 
tying up for the night. If we're stationary, we don't watch any unless it's 
just raining outside and we can't go anywhere. A small TV with a good 
picture beats the heck out of a large one with a poor picture. The satellite 
TV would probably be a good investment, but I don't see the advantage in a 
huge TV screen. I have a little flat screen Sharp that works great. Also, 
you'll never get your $$ back on much of any equipment investment on a boat. 
Buyers only look at the prices for the same size/model boat and price based 
on the cheapest, no matter how they are equipped.

I guess I should say that I have the Follow-Me TV unit, and at about $800, 
it works very well, and sure leaves a lot more in the cruising kitty than 
the 3D tracking units like the KVH. Again, IMHO, if you want the huge high 
definition TV with earth moving surround sound and hundreds of channels, set 
up a home theater at your house. The whole reason we're out boating is to 
mostly get away from that stuff.

For weather, news, etc... stick with a mobile high speed internet connection 
like Sprint or Verizon broadband. Easier to get and better information than 
you'll get with the TV.


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott E. Bulger" <scottebulger@comcast.net>

>
> My question is this, how much time do you find yourselves watching TV? 
> The
> whole reason to go cruising is to enjoy the places, people and experiences
> of the world, so it seems like putting this much into a TV is excessive. 
> On
> the other hand there are some real benefits, access to The Weather 
> Channel,
> Local News (assuming I can adjust for locality), National and World news
> (ugg, do I really want that?) and so forth.  I assume I can recover some 
> of
> this investment when the boat is sold, but thats just rationalization on 
> my
> part.  Nope, the question really comes down to will we use it and is it
> worth the cost.  So, for those of you that are out there doing it, how
> much do you watch TV?