We are thinking the same thoughts. Drive a flat screen from a laptop with
both powered by an inverter. It would be nice to have a 19 or 21 inch
screen mounted on the bulkhead for navigation duties and watching a movie.
The laptop could be in a dry secure location and then use a mouse working
the system.

Inverters are inexpensive today.

"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message
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I like the inverter because it acts like a buffer between the boats DC
system and the computer. Sort of a surge suppressor.


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Jacques
http://www.bateau.com


"Steve Lusardi" wrote in message
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It is hard to beat a laptop in this application, but if you insist on a
desktop, you might consider modifying a UPS to use ships batteries as it
also solves other requirements for low power consumption like TV and
stereo
and they are very efficient.
Steve

"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
link.net...
Here's hoping someone in these groups has already done this...

I know that the typical computer power is 12v to most drives - but
much
less
to other components.

I'm thinking about a flatscreen monitor and a desktop for onboard
computing/DVD watching, vs a laptop, but wouldn't do it if I had to do
the
inverter route.

Anyone modified flatscreen and desktops to take 12V - and actually get
*that* much vs full charged voltage?

Thanks.

L8R

Skip