There are flat screen LCD's which already use 12 vdc - just look around I
plan to use one directly to house power - as far as tower vs laptop - still
think laptop (for size) is the best bet - a little more $$$ however easier
to transport smaller foot print more adaptable to 12 vdc and sometimes more
powerful than tower - also less energy - had both tower and laptop on last 3
yr trip and only used tower in marinas
"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

12v powered LCD are very common, but do you know of one that will run off of
the 11 to 14.8 that comes off of a house bank when low or when charging?
Let me know how it works out.

"G.rivera" wrote in message
t...
There are flat screen LCD's which already use 12 vdc - just look around I
plan to use one directly to house power - as far as tower vs laptop -
still
think laptop (for size) is the best bet - a little more $$$ however easier
to transport smaller foot print more adaptable to 12 vdc and sometimes
more
powerful than tower - also less energy - had both tower and laptop on last
3
yr trip and only used tower in marinas
"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

You might look to the in car video units that have blossomed on the
market in the past few years... not sure about the connection to your
though, and some are pretty small. But they are designed for a 12 v
vehicle and all the variation that entails.
Tom
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johnh wrote:
12v powered LCD are very common, but do you know of one that will run off of
the 11 to 14.8 that comes off of a house bank when low or when charging?
Let me know how it works out.

"G.rivera" wrote in message
t...

There are flat screen LCD's which already use 12 vdc - just look around I
plan to use one directly to house power - as far as tower vs laptop -

still

think laptop (for size) is the best bet - a little more $$$ however easier
to transport smaller foot print more adaptable to 12 vdc and sometimes

more

powerful than tower - also less energy - had both tower and laptop on last

3

yr trip and only used tower in marinas
"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
thlink.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

"G.rivera" wrote in message
t...
There are flat screen LCD's which already use 12 vdc - just look around I
plan to use one directly to house power

Be carefull with that! I just finished a project on a 96ft yacht where 12
LCD screens were installed. They were 24V types and directly hooked onto the
24V net on the boat. After a few months ALL backlight units failed. They
couldn't stand the voltage being around 28V when the batteries were fully
charged. They ended up installing 24/24V DC-DC converters at every LCD.
These turn everything between 20 to 30V into 24V.

Meindert