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| Thread ID: 38910 | 2003-10-21 20:16:00 | Notebook, TV tuner, 12v | VanninMan (4761) | Press F1 |
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| 185504 | 2003-10-21 20:16:00 | Is it possible to use a notebook as a TV. We have a campervan, 12v electrics. Are external tv tuners available that run on 12v rather than 240v? What quality of picture quality could I expect? Am thinking of a Centrino with Radeon 9200 graphics - can I expect the claimed 5 hour battery life Thanks |
VanninMan (4761) | ||
| 185505 | 2003-10-22 01:27:00 | Check this out: www.ascent.co.nz It's an external box to plug into your laptop via USB2. The manufacturers website (follow the link on the above site) suggests that an external power supply is optional, so I guess it's powered by the USB Cable... There should be other makes and models available if the above doesn't suit your needs |
Marlboro (4607) | ||
| 185506 | 2003-10-22 01:30:00 | U can get USB TV Tuners. Or there is PCMCIA ones that works with previous windows. Not sure of the quality thou... >Am thinking of a Centrino with Radeon 9200 graphics - can I expect the claimed 5 hour battery life U mean u have not got a laptop yet?? Any laptop should work with it, TV Tuner does not require a very fancy laptop. In a caravan why not consider a footprint PC case with a (larger) panel screen?? Inside it u can add a PCI tv tuner. Quality depends on ur location thou.... U could even add a mobile satellite dish for sky digital or Saturn TV... Abou the USB or PCMCIA tuner, it requires no power, runs off the laptop I think ... Why are u claiming about battery power, could not u run the laptop straight off ur power source from the caravan? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 185507 | 2003-10-22 02:02:00 | Why not a 12V television set? :D That would be a bit cheaper than a laptop. | Graham L (2) | ||
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