Google Chromecast. At first I thought it was going to be a big bust, two hours trying to set it up, only for it to stop talking to my iPad. Really pissed me off.
Then Tim says, I'll give it a try. Oh boy. No, all he had to do was turn everything on, and it started talking to his iPad. So I tried my iPad, it worked. Evidently, it wanted 48 hours to think about it.
So, as an owner of Google Chromecast and Apple TV....Chromecast is very good for the boat, basically it runs over WiFi--Netflix, HBO Go, ESPN Go, and whatever else you've paid for through your cable provider, no matter where your cable provider is. If you don't have cable, you can enjoy Netflix.
Apple TV...it has its own built in processor, so it has it's own interface, there are also lots of things you can view through Apple TV (and your music) that aren't available on Chromecast. All through WiFi again.
Price: ChromeCast $35. Apple TV: $100. If you want to transfer to a TV, either is good.
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A couple of weeks ago, Active Captain's weekly Defender special was the Eartec Simutalk wireless headsets. I showed to Tim, he immediately said: I want those for Christmas. So, we got them for Christmas, had them directly shipped to the marina.
In a word? Awesome. They have various setting, but you can set them for transmit/receive. When we anchored, effortless, after the many attempts of failed hand signals, it was so nice to just talk at a normal voice. Especially on a 46 foot boat with a dodger. Each mic has a boom cover, so Tim couldn't hear the wind at all. However, I did hear: OH SHIT, we are in 6 feet of water. No worries, keel up. (I swear he is doing this just to play with the keel) However, lesson learned, stop looking at the chart plotter, look at the depth meter.
Coming back and docking, same thing, headsets on, talking through which lines I'll grab and when I have them on. And a polite, "Oh dear, please do not hit your numerous thrusters when I am trying to get off the boat."
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