Cable and Cable Accessories

Many systems are let down by inferior quality cables.  Satellite TV 4 Boats technicians have seen systems installed where the connectors have come off the end of cables, cheap low quality AV or HDMI Cables giving fuzzy pictures, or installations where cheap composite video cables have been used.

Satellite TV 4 Boats only uses the highest quality Ocean TV cabling and connections, as well as fully tested and certified accessories for use with Ocean TV and STV SatVision.

Because of our buying power, often our cables are the same as the high end Hi Fi stores but at less than half the price.  You can be assured a Satellite TV 4 Boats System will be second to none, and will only use very the very best cables, splitters, switches and IR Systems.

Ocean TV HDMI Flat cable is designed exclusively for high quality marine market with space saving installation. Its flexible flat cable form means that you can manipulate it into all kinds of positions, under the carpet, around corners, inside walls and behind the entertainment system with ease. The flat design of the cables renders them unobtrusive.

Available in Cable lengths of 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m and 10m
 

Often, an installation in a vessel can have long cable runs. HDMI has a theoretical limit of just 5m, but Ocean TV has a solution for this.  The Ocean TV HDMI with a Signal Booster built into the cable itself.

Available in lengths of 10m, 15m, 20m and 30m it is the answer to the HDMI 5m limit.

 1. Data transfer rate up to 10.2 Gb/s.
 2. Supports Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™.
 3. HDCP compliant.
 4. Audio Return Channel – Allows an HDMI-connected TV with a built-in tuner to send audio data "upstream" to a surround audio system, eliminating the need for a separate audio cable.
 5. Support 3D – Defines input/output protocols for major 3D video formats, paving the way for true 3D gaming and 3D home theater applications.
 6. Support 4K resolution – Enables video resolutions far beyond 1080p, supporting next-generation displays that will rival the Digital Cinema systems used in many commercial movie theatres.

OCEAN TV Antenna Cables

All Satellite TV 4 Boats RG6 Antenna Cables are custom made by OCEAN TV.  This cable is the most important cable in the Satellite Antenna System, it carries the Power and Data to and from the Antenna.  Inferior cables can suffer from voltage and signal drop, resulting in a smaller region area the Antenna can actually work in.

Only the best cable is used to deliver the very best satellite reception and resolution.  Poor quality cabling often have connectors that fall off or become loose.

All cables use compression F-Type Connectors at each end are designed for RG6 Quad Shielded Cable, not cheap crimped on connectors. The connectors are waterproof, with dual crimp points for the cable and Dual O-Rings for the thread.  The Connectors are Foxtel approved.

The RG6 cable used is the Quality U.S made Belden brand, as used by all Pay-TV installers. It features a solid 18AWG steel centre conductor, copper plated, gas injected polyethylene foam insulation (to keep water out), Black P.V.C jacket, plus 4 layers of screening: a combination of aluminum foils and braiding. 100% sweep tested 5MHz- 1GHz.

Available in Cable Lengths of 1m, 5m, 10m, 15m and 20m.  Plus we can have custom made lengths. 

Many installs require a HDMI Signal to be split to several TV's on board.  This is often done when there is one Pay TV Satellite Receiver, but it is displayed on several TV's at the same time.  Satellite TV 4 Boats have a number of HDMI Splitters that also boost the HDMI signal to achieve this,

One HDMI Cable comes into the Splitters, the signal is boostered, and then split into 2,4,6, or 8 HDMI outputs. 

HDMI Converters

Certain Pay TV Satellite Receivers do not offer a HDMI output, only the older AV outputs via SCART..  Satellite TV 4 Boats has a special SCART/AV to HDMI Converter that also scales resolution up to HD 1080p.

This then allows the use of of HDMI Splitters, Digital Matrix Switches and the very latest HD Televisions.  Old Standard Resolution SCART is Input, and High Definition Resolution HDMI is Output.  Also the Audio is separated if required for input into a surround sound system.

HDMI Digital Matrix Switches

These switches allow up to four inputs, Pay TV, VAST FTA, DVD/Blue ray and Media HHD, to be output to 2 or 4 outputs.  Each output can have any of the four inputs displayed, or a signal input can be displayed on all TV's at the same time.

Often used on larger vessels with 4 Televisions.  Each input can be switched by a master remote control to any TV, allowing each input to be shared.

IR Extensions allow Satellite Receivers, Digital Matrix Switches, DVD Players etc, to be hidden away from view, in a cupboard for example, and yet still be controlled via a standard IR Remote Control (IR- Infra Red). 

This is important in a boat, as it allows a very clean looking install, with all cables boxes etc concealed, and also allows everything to be installed in a dry location.  Satellite TV 4 Boats uses only Foxtel approved IR Extensions, as cheaper brands often do not work on IQ Style Satellite Receivers.  Up to four individual devices can be controlled by the one IR extension.  A small IR emitter is placed on each component, and then a IR Receiver is placed near the Television to receiver the IR Remotes commands.

Multi - Room IR Extensions

Similar to the above Single Room System, a multi room model is available that allows remote controls to work at each Television location, controlling each device independently.