Added HDTV to cockpit

[Bresco]

We've got a 2006 44' Dancer and wanted to add some extra TV living space for those quiet evenings. So I added an HDMI cable to the cockpit area for HDTV. Picked up a 24" HDTV and hooked it up on the weekend.

Basically what I did was find the old coax cable and attach the HDMI cable to it and pulled it through at the back of the glove box, then down behind the light switch to the lower cabin area. The cable was pushed under the stairs to the receiver.

I wouldn't say it was easy. Running a cable usually takes a short time but it took us about 3 hours to run that cable into those small tiny spaces.

However it was worth it to add our only HDTV on the boat.

 

[HUMPH]

A picture says a thousand words...

 

[Tonka Boater]

Pics!

 

[Bresco]

Okay, okay....I'll have to run down and take some. Hold please........

 

[RonF]

And make sure they are hi def

 

[copb8tx]

So is your KVH unit HD, or does this only work while connected in the slip? Did you install the TV behind the captain's chair?

 

[Bresco]

The TV was mounted behind the captain's chair. A 24" works well there.

We do have a KVH M5. Itself it is not HD. However, up here in Canada KVH has hooked up with our satelite provider, Bell, (I believe the States has Direct TV) and has options for receiving the HD signal on the older KVH models. So we do receive a true HD signal, not just have the HDTV.

I know that in the States some KVH models do receive HD however if you have an older KVH you will more than likely have to upgrade to a newer model that does receive HD.

I can power it on slip or with the gen whenever or wherever we want.