# Onboard TV System Configurator

> Plan your onboard TV system: pick TVRO, IP or hybrid TV sources and IPTV or coax distribution. Satcenter designs and installs it for your vessel.

URL: https://satcenter.tv/onboard-tv-system-configurator/

Choose how television reaches your vessel and how it is distributed onboard, and see the system architecture update instantly. Satcenter integrates TVRO, IP television, IPTV headends and existing coax networks into one reliable entertainment solution.

## Onboard TV system configurator

TV source: TVRO satellite (DVB-S/S2, no internet data), TV over internet (IP streams via Starlink, OneWeb, VSAT) or hybrid TVRO + IP. A central TV / IPTV headend prepares the channels. Onboard distribution: IPTV over the Ethernet network (VLAN/LAN), the existing coax network (DVB-C/DVB-T) or a hybrid IP + coax setup for phased upgrades.

## How Satcenter designs your onboard TV system
The configurator shows the main building blocks. The final design always starts from what is already installed on the vessel: the TVRO antenna, the coax cabling, the network switches and the televisions in each cabin.

### 1. Survey of the existing installation

Our engineers check the antenna, multiswitches, amplifiers, coax runs and the onboard network. This shows which parts can be reused and where IPTV adds the most value.

### 2. Choosing the TV source

A [marine TVRO antenna](https://satcenter.tv/maritime-tvro-solutions-iptv-entertainment/) delivers live satellite TV without using internet data. IP television over [Starlink](https://satcenter.tv/starlink-maritime-installation/), OneWeb or VSAT adds channels from outside the satellite footprint. Many vessels combine both in one headend.

### 3. Headend and distribution

The central TV / IPTV headend receives and prepares the channels. They then reach every screen as IPTV over the Ethernet network, as DVB-C or DVB-T over the existing coax network, or through both during a phased upgrade. For passenger vessels and accommodation units, see our [hospitality IPTV solutions](https://satcenter.tv/hospitality-iptv-solutions/).

### 4. Installation, commissioning and support

Satcenter installs and commissions the system, tests every outlet and hands over clear documentation to the crew. After delivery, our [24/7 maritime support](https://satcenter.tv/24-7-maritime-support/) team helps remotely or sends an engineer to the next port. Video on demand, digital signage and ship information channels can be added as part of the wider [maritime entertainment](https://satcenter.tv/maritime-entertainment/) system.

## Contact

Email: info@satcenter.tv · Phone: +31 85 560 71 20 · https://satcenter.tv/contact