Digital Television for Boats

While viewing analogue television, poor Any moisture that has made its way into the connectors or the cabling itself will be detrimental to your reception, so you may need to replace the cable from your antenna to your digital set top box as well. In practice though, the Australian marine environment can often prove destructive to antenna cables. The set top box is placed in between your antenna and television allowing you to view all the digital stations on your old TV, you don't even need to change your antenna. All you really need is a digital set top box and a second antenna cable, which will set you back from $70 for an ordinary one to $250 for a good one with the ability to record and rewind shows (and of course fast forwarding ad breaks!).

While many people are taking the opportunity to upgrade to a light weight and space saving flat screen, it's not totally necessary. Firstly, you don't need to replace your old television. The good news is, it's a relatively easy and inexpensive fix. So what does this mean for you and your beloved tv-at-sea?

Some areas, such as the Mildura region are already analogue free and a staged reduction in analogue transmission to other areas is well underway. Free-to-Air stations are currently available in most areas in both analogue and digital, however the former is being phased out as we speak. The digital television revolution is here and it's not only going to affect your tube at home, your boat is next to go!