Garmin with HDMI? TV's on a boat?

Just saw a video where a guide connects a 22" LCD TV to his Garmin so his customers can see no matter where they are in his boat.

Which units have HDMI, and are any of you using this?


Along with this, what do you think of having a TV on a boat?

We have a pontoon boat for summertime family recreation, and we love cruising, tubing and grilling food while out there. At the last boat show, a number of new pontoons come with pop-up TVs, some with really big ones. It seemed a bit crazy at the time, but while out on the lake one evening, a family in a nearby boat was watching a classic movie together while eating dinner. A number of other boats were hanging out nearby, watching too. People were smiling and laughing, and it was surprisingly nice. Suddenly, TV didn't seem so crazy.

One Sunday afternoon, two older guys were in a @17' boat, wearing camo and crappie fishing at the bridge. They were watching a football game on a TV while fishing. Again, other boats nearby were hanging around, trying to see. Again, it was surprisingly welcoming and cordial, with guys commenting and trash-talking about the game while catching fish. (Fishing was good that day, and everyone was catching)

And a good friend who likes to catfish says he ALWAYS watches the game while waiting for a bite.


So, what do you think of having a TV on a boat? At first, I thought it was crazy, that it would interfere with the joy of being out in nature. But now I'm considering bringing a TV on the pontoon and using it so others can see the livescope from a distance, and maybe even for looking at movies after dinner. Still, I haven't quite committed to the idea. Thoughts?

Now the speed boat guys will have something else to watch as they blast by full tilt in the dead of night running on their GPS units

A quick search on Google shows Best Buy's waterproof TVs from $1400 - $10,000.
I go to the Outdoors to get away from the World and people. Surely wouldn't want anything that drew more people to me.
That's why I don't catch a lot of fish. On purpose.

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Seems like it wasa gps map they had in that video. I wouldn't care to have say a 16 or 18 inch outdoor tv setup strictly for live scope myself if i had a unit with hdmi capabilities. The video i saw said he gave a little over 200 bucks for his tv.

I would put one on a pleasure or pontoon boat for the family. I think it would be pretty cool to grill and watch a game while on the water. I would not put one a fishing boat unless I was catfishing at night. It really boils down to personal preference. I fish by myself mostly and I miss not having a radio on my boat. I would never watch TV while fishing.

I have no life, so I searched Amazon. They have 22 inch waterproof TVs starting at around $400.

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I suppose it all depends on what you want to get from your outdoors experience. I liken it to having a radio on your motorcycle or a cell phone while you are hunting. Sure, it gives you one more thing to concentrate on and pass the time, but it distracts from what brought you out here in the first place. Can’t say I wouldn’t try it, but I can defiantly see why it would not be everyone’s cup of tea.


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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Now the speed boat guys will have something else to watch as they blast by full tilt in the dead of night running on their GPS units

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Now this is interesting. I posted the same question on a boating forum, (not so much fishing) and the consensus is very positive. Some guys there say they have 2-3 TV's, but some of them live aboard their boats or have larger cruisers.

They make clear protective covers for outdoor TV use. $400 is a lot for a small TV, but if it's really waterproof, that's probably not too bad.

Personally, I see it like having a stereo on my boat. It spends 95% of the time off, but every once in awhile I will crank it up and enjoy it.


I still haven't found a list of HDMI units, but saw a GPSMAP 12" that had it. I think that's what the guy in the video was using. My nephews like the idea of the big screen so everyone can watch, but they like anything they don't have to pay for, ha ha.

I think you’ll find that sunlight viewable monitors cost more than buying another depth finder ...

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I would not have a tv on my pontoon to watch football games, movies or tv programs. If you want to watch tv, stay home. Don't bring your noise pollution to MY lake where I am trying to have a QUIET, relaxing day of fishing. :) But I would love to have a large screen to use as that guide was using it!

The unit is the Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv. This was the unit that I planned to buy to replace the 126 unit that was stolen from me. Now that the stolen unit has been returned I don't know if I will buy this or not.

But can you imagine having a 32" computer or tv screen hooked to your livescope unit as your secondary display screen? :yikes

I was planning on hooking up an older laptop with a 17" monitor to the 1243 unit as a secondary screen for the second chair on my pontoon. So the left front fishing chair would have a 12" screen and the right front fishing chair would have a 17" screen to watch. Since the wireless modem and hard drive is shot on this laptop I would not care what the water eventually did to it.

I had a 15" Humminbird on my previous pontoon. It was a huge improvement over my current 12" Garmin screen so I can only image what a 17" or 20" monitor would look like displaying livescope. :ThumbsUp:HandsClapping

https://youtu.be/s78KmJUyVeY

More info on sunlight viewable vs regular monitors ...

The Tru vu brand website in the above video won’t even tell you how much they cost. You have to request a quote ...
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Rickie

Notice i said i'd like one as a dedicated livescope monitor because that's all i would want one for. I sure wouldn't be watching tv on one while i was fishing. :dono

Right now, I have a laptop with a 15" screen, but the HDMI cable is running to an older 32" TV that I use as a monitor. It really spoils you. Now, when I have to use the computer alone, I find myself being a little annoyed that it's so small.

I'd like to use a 2nd screen for my livescope, but I fear the price will be out of my budget for the Garmin. I just spent my stash buying the Livescope. I need to use and enjoy that for a while. Maybe next year.

Garmin Guru on Youtube talks about Using the units Wi-Fi capabilities and viewing the Livescope on a 12" I-Pad for another person in the boat. He has a video about this.

42" screen for live scope with the Super Mario Brothers music playing to the action on the screen. Kids would love it

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I suppose it all depends on what you want to get from your outdoors experience. I liken it to having a radio on your motorcycle or a cell phone while you are hunting. Sure, it gives you one more thing to concentrate on and pass the time, but it distracts from what brought you out here in the first place. Can’t say I wouldn’t try it, but I can defiantly see why it would not be everyone’s cup of tea.


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I installed a stereo on my existing Bass Boat years ago and never turn it on but the 2 Garmin screens in front of my bow casting seat rarely turn off. The new boat, no Stereo either.

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42" screen for live scope with the Super Mario Brothers music playing to the action on the screen. Kids would love it

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Heck I’d even like that……:Rofl

All this brings up a question since the black box does all the processing does the screen just display what the black box puts out? What is the signal from the black box is it something a video in could handle?

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42" screen for live scope with the Super Mario Brothers music playing to the action on the screen. Kids would love it

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I am a very old kid. :Rofl

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I installed a stereo on my existing Bass Boat years ago and never turn it on but the 2 Garmin screens in front of my bow casting seat rarely turn off. The new boat, no Stereo either.

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My new pontoon came with a stereo with four speakers. I've had it for a year and it has only been turned on once when a friend fishing with me turned it on. I asked him to keep the volume low so as not to disturb other people that might be fishing nearby. Since we were the only boat fishing that area he got the message and turned it off.

I now have two garmin screens up front, the 126 and a 93sv. Nice thing about the 126 is it allows you to hook a second unit to it. But I would love to be able to hook a 20" screen to livescope. :biggrin

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All this brings up a question since the black box does all the processing does the screen just display what the black box puts out? What is the signal from the black box is it something a video in could handle?

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This is a very good question! The display unit does processing as it relates to display output on the screen but is that all the display units do?

It would take a cable adapter to hook up the black box output to a monitor but it might hook up directly to the antenna jack on the back of a tv. I would need to research this to see what it would take to plug a monitor or tv directly into the black box output jack.

Definitely an interesting question.

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Originally Posted by slabbandit

Garmin Guru on Youtube talks about Using the units Wi-Fi capabilities and viewing the Livescope on a 12" I-Pad for another person in the boat. He has a video about this.

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Thanks for that. I'm guessing he was using the Active Captain app. IF SO, then you can easily mirror to a smart TV. Now it makes sense that someone said it's possible with a 93SV, but there might be some lag.

I might have to try that. Would be interesting to see!

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Now I want the 8612 instead of the 1243. And that is an additional $700.00! Why are my wants always so expensive? :banghead

If I'm going to watch TV it's going to be from my recliner INSIDE my home

Don’t think it would work on my boat, I am usually to serious about catching fish than to want to watch tv, but if ga bulldogs are playing and I can fish and watch the game it might be all right.

It's not like the guys thill was talking about was watching tv. He was only using it strictly for mirroring his livescope too & it looked great. I'd like to have a small affordable sunlight readable tv setup like that for sure if it could be done easily with a 93 sv. :cheers2

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Thanks for that. I'm guessing he was using the Active Captain app. IF SO, then you can easily mirror to a smart TV. Now it makes sense that someone said it's possible with a 93SV, but there might be some lag.

I might have to try that. Would be interesting to see!

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I found the video and watched it. He stated you had to have a gpsmap unit, which rules out the 93's and the 126 I own.

Les,
Have you tried running Active Captain on your phone or iPad and then mirror the screen to your TV? That should be easy to do, but the big question is will there will be any lag?

I have a 93SV and am going to try it soon. We had rain, hail, snow and high winds today. Temps went from almost 50 last night to about 12 degrees now and it's supposed to drop to nearly zero tonight. The lakes around here are going to freeze solid if it stays around for long. Probably going to mess up our fishing.

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Garmin Guru on Youtube talks about Using the units Wi-Fi capabilities and viewing the Livescope on a 12" I-Pad for another person in the boat. He has a video about this.

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Thanks for turning me onto Garmin Guru. It is going to take me forever to watch all his videos but the ones I watched yesterday and today were packed with good information.

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Now I want the 8612 instead of the 1243. And that is an additional $700.00! Why are my wants always so expensive? :banghead

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I know for me fishing and quiet are my therapy, but I also believe if getting out for some good quality time with family and friends for a day on the water with some tv time included is awesome! Do what you like life is short and it’s your time that your using how you so chose. Be blessed!


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Yes, but now that my 126 unit has been returned I don't have the justification to buy a new one. So I can just look at them and drool. :Rofl

I have Active Captain on iPhone and IPad.
Transfer downloads from phone to update the Garmin.
I have recorded some fishing trips and then screen mirroring to big screen in the house.
Works fine.
I fish alone so no need to have a bigger monitor than 12 inch up front where I am.


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Aaahhh... so it does work. Do you notice any lag?

If there is no lag or it's not too bad, I can get the kids to bring their iPad and connect to the Livescope. That way, they won't be fishing on top of me like the other day, where everyone wanted to watch their lures on the screen.

Thanks for that info!

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My next one will be the 16 inch screen.


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Aaahhh... so it does work. Do you notice any lag?

If there is no lag or it's not too bad, I can get the kids to bring their iPad and connect to the Livescope. That way, they won't be fishing on top of me like the other day, where everyone wanted to watch their lures on the screen.

Thanks for that info!

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The lag is not bad.
Not sure if you can keep up with your jig with it because I haven’t really tried.
Post is long and forgot what unit you are running.


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Running a 93SV+
I just downloaded Active Captain on my phone to update for setting up my Livescope. My first time using livescope and AC, and I'm pretty excited about it.

Now to set it up on an iPad. This should be pretty cool. Something interesting to look forward to.

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------ Do what you like life is short and it’s your time that your using how you so chose. Be blessed!

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I have no problem with this philosophy as long as you respect the people around you who are using their time. Too many want to do whatever they want and don't care about how it impacts the other people around them.

I personally never understood buying boats to raft up in a cove with other boats and play loud music while getting drunk when you could be fishing. But it is their money and their life. I am a follower of MYOB.

And I so want a fish finder with a hdmi output jack. I haven't had much luck with my efforts to use ActiveCaptain. Guess I need to search through YouTube videos again. :Rofl

YouTube is how I learned. I think it was the Garmin Guru, as others mentioned, but here is how I've done it, from memory:

1. Download the app to your phone or tablet from the Play Store or wherever.
2. Turn on your Garmin, and go to the Menu and turn on the WIFI
3. Turn WIFI on your phone or tablet and search for GARMIN and connect to it.
4. Turn on Active Captain, and it will find your unit and ask, "Are you the owner?" Select YES, and it will connect.
5. It will tell you about software updates. Do those updates first thing. You can do map updates later.
6. After the software update process, it will restart, and now everything should work great.
7. To see your unit's screen, I think you click on "Helm" and you are in. It's pretty cool.

I may have missed something, but that is basically how it's done. I've only used it once, but plan to use next time I'm out. Will be very interesting to see if there is any lag.

This is probably old news to some, but I hope this helps.