Reply With QuoteWatching movies while you are out fishin???Originally Posted by madmackrel
Fellas am thinking of running an i pad as a multi purpose device for assisting in navigation, watching movies and music..... now how would i need to set the speakers up to get stereo sound (external speakers)
Thanks in advance.
Watching movies while you are out fishin???
well after sundays episode i suppose they need something to do on there boating trips
If you have a sound system on the boat then just a headphone plug lead to Aux In on the sound system.
If no sound system or if it doesn't have Aux In then easiest is buy a boom box. The advantage of that is you can use it anywhere.
MM,
those kind of movies will send you blind..
Regards
HOnda..
hey perry you were right. works got bloody busy
Do you have it now or are you buying it? I am not up with them but someone made a good point the other day, wouldn't you be better off with another brand of tablet with normal USB ports?
easiest option is to use aux plug to existing radio/cd player, almost all modern day cd players have an AUX input, simple easy and no fuss,
Allready have the i pad, the idea is if i can do it is to have some fusion speakers plugged straight into the i pad...dont want to run a cd mp3 player ...i dont have anything in the boat at the moment. Can it be done?
I have a old set of powered computer speakers that I plug my iPhone into to play tunes at work would work with an iPad just fine but for them you would need a inverter to run the 240 volt. My young bloke plugs his iPod straight into his guitar amp he also has a battery powered amp that would do the same thing. I did see in a mag recently a dash mounted dock that was only the size of a gauge, takes iPod type gear or USB
In a boat I don't think 'stereo' effect is important.... So a wifi rechargeable speaker might be the go?
http://www.pioneer.com.au/au/product...A3-K/page.html
I personally would just get a sound system with aux input but if you have the money and don't want to have a connection cable.....
The other question I have about using iPad on boats, especially for navigation type apps, is whether they are going to be up to the pounding that our marine electronics cop on a rough day.
On a yacht, maybe they might be OK, but on a 5-6m powerboat I reckon they might have a pretty short lifespan in that harsh environment.
Anybody got any experience that supports that theory or suggests otherwise?
ML
Note to self: Don't argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience....
My I-pad has survived two years of my kids "enthusiasm" so I reckon so...
If using a quality mount should be sweet....
My iPad has been out most weekends since March on 5.75 Baysport and still going great. I think they are very robust for g forces..,, just not water.
Why cant the speakers just plug straight into the earphone plug?
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