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I have a LED TV in my wheel house that I would like to hook up an underwater camera to. The TV has all the normal hookups (HDMI RCA and anttenna) I dont currently have a camera so Im just looking to buy the camera part without a screen and just hook it up to the tv. What do I need to get to make this happen without spending a fortune?

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Haven't looked into the HDMI aspect, but often video such as that would/could come in on the TV's composite (typ. yellow) input. Also you'd likely need a power supply for the camera.

Does the TV have USB inputs? That might be another option, something essentially along the lines of a waterproof webcam.

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There has to be some sort of jobberdo involved that translates the camera image into something that works on a TV. I think my Marcum has a output for a VCR so that may work if you hooked it up that way.

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Off topic, but I think a good question. Do you leave the TV in the house when not it's not in use. Does the freezing temps have any effect on the LED TV?

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There has to be some sort of jobberdo involved that translates the camera image into something that works on a TV. I think my Marcum has a output for a VCR so that may work if you hooked it up that way.

Many, perhaps most, CCDs natively output a composite video signal that most tvs could use directly.

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I've hooked my Marcum 380 to LED tv before. Worked well. Didn't catch any more fish but it was cool to see. All I used was the output jacks on the camera and the input jacks on the TV.

For the other question. I have a small LED tv in my shack and an LED tv in my unheated garage. So far so good. Just let things warm up good before you give it any power. It's electronic and electronics don't like condensation. Make sure you go LED and not LCD.

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