TV Reception

[Camping family]

Originally Posted by JRTJH

We have DirecTV at home and this year I installed an Amazon Fire TV in the trailer. We are currently in North Carolina, watching DirecTV streaming service on the Fire TV. I'd suspect that any "smart TV" would accomplish the same thing, but we do stream a lot of Prime programs, and the Fire TV was easier to access that feature (imagine that, Amazon's programming being easier to watch on an Amazon device) LOL

We are currently, as I type this, watching the local morning programming from Traverse City and every evening at 6PM, we watch the local news/weather/sports just like we do at home.

Anyway, if you install a "smart TV" in your camper, you can stream from your phone or another device and watch it on the TV. Just be aware of the bandwidth used as that will become your "limiting factor"....

OTA television is, at best, a "hit or miss" depending on where you set up the trailer.

All that said, if you're still using your OEM television that came with the trailer, chances are very good that it was purchased by Keystone on a "lowest bid for the lowest quality television available in bulk"... The receiver in those types of television sets are, at the very best, marginal performers... Just installing a quality television would very likely improve your reception over what you now experience.... That may not be enough to get you reception where there is none available, but in "fringe areas" you may find where you had 3 or 4 stations, you get 8 or 10 stations with a better receiver in a good television.

But, if you're looking at streaming, I'd get a smart TV and just skip all the "add on boxes to make your "OEM junk" work around the problem. For $200-300 or sometimes less, a 40-50 inch "last year's model quality television" is an investment in "trailer time enjoyment".....

Have a smart tv in camper. How do I stream from my I phone to my tv

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by Camping family

Have a smart tv in camper. How do I stream from my I phone to my tv

DW sets her phone up as a "hot spot" and we connect the Amazon Fire TV to it, then use the television to access the DirecTV streaming service. Same with using Prime video, NetFlix, etc. Just set your phone as a hot spot and the "smart TV will do the rest".

[Wyldfire]

We have dish at home and pay $7 a month to have it in our RV camping months. We use a Pathways x2 and a Wally. Quick easy set up. Can also use dish anywhere app to watch TV on my Samsung phone. Can even use phone to watch TV on my camper Samsung smart TV when I don't want to drag the satellite system out. With the Dish anywhere app and can even watch programs off the home DVR. If I have cell phone reception I have TV reception with the Free Dish Anywhere app.