With a month to go till the road trip I am thinking entertainment for Boy. I was thinking of a portable DVD player with the small screen but I don't want to waste the money for something that will not get used that much. Then it dawned on me that my laptop have a dvd player and I am taking it anyway.

Problem is the battery would only probably last for 1 movie or so. So I am thinking getting a second battery. So for about $150 I would have a second battery that would hardly ever get used. So then I was looking at adapters that you can run your laptop off the cigarette lighter in the raspberry truck.

Anyone have one?

With a month to go till the road trip I am thinking entertainment for Boy. I was thinking of a portable DVD player with the small screen but I don't want to waste the money for something that will not get used that much. Then it dawned on me that my laptop have a dvd player and I am taking it anyway.

Problem is the battery would only probably last for 1 movie or so. So I am thinking getting a second battery. So for about $150 I would have a second battery that would hardly ever get used. So then I was looking at adapters that you can run your laptop off the cigarette lighter in the raspberry truck.

Anyone have one?
avoid the cheap ones, they crap out rather easily.
A fairly decent one will cost you around $80-$95

With a month to go till the road trip I am thinking entertainment for Boy. I was thinking of a portable DVD player with the small screen but I don't want to waste the money for something that will not get used that much. Then it dawned on me that my laptop have a dvd player and I am taking it anyway.

Problem is the battery would only probably last for 1 movie or so. So I am thinking getting a second battery. So for about $150 I would have a second battery that would hardly ever get used. So then I was looking at adapters that you can run your laptop off the cigarette lighter in the raspberry truck.

Anyone have one?
C_Jo has one -- a good one. Works like a champ!

With a month to go till the road trip I am thinking entertainment for Boy. I was thinking of a portable DVD player with the small screen but I don't want to waste the money for something that will not get used that much. Then it dawned on me that my laptop have a dvd player and I am taking it anyway.

Problem is the battery would only probably last for 1 movie or so. So I am thinking getting a second battery. So for about $150 I would have a second battery that would hardly ever get used. So then I was looking at adapters that you can run your laptop off the cigarette lighter in the raspberry truck.

Anyone have one?What type of laptop do you have?

What type of laptop do you have?
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only last for about 15 minutes past watching a movie......but if you are just working with the laptop, it will last 3 hours.

I was looking into a Portable Playstation for my son for Christmas, because he said he wanted one. The saleman at Gamestop said it wasn't for kids, because they were so fragile, he suggested a Nintendo DS, so for 140.00, I reserved a "bundle" that includes a Mario Brothers' Cart Racing Game, lots of features, and it has ear phones...so he won't disturb you on a long road trip! I've done many with my son and the GameBoy was a "god send", it's just time for us to upgrade. :yay: The DS will play GameBoy Advanced games, etc.

P.S. I love road trips, where are you going?

I have a DC to AC convertor. I used it for a PS2. How long of a trip are you going on? I missed that thread.

http://www.powerstream.com/ADC-p006.htm Should be able to find what you are looking for here.

Pete, I too have a laptop of recent...if you have the extra funds, I'd definately opt for another battery. :shrug:

btw, wth and I'm supposed to clean this screen with?

What type of laptop do you have?
Dell Inspiron 8600

Dell Inspiron 8600I should have a dell adapter, when I get to work Monday I'll check and let ya know...:yay:

Pete, I too have a laptop of recent...if you have the extra funds, I'd definately opt for another battery. :shrug:

btw, wth and I'm supposed to clean this screen with?
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JUST JOKING! :lmao:

Dell Inspiron 8600

I didn't know you had the same one as I do. Great machine! :yay:

I should have a dell adapter, when I get to work Monday I'll check and let ya know...:yay:
coolness :yay:

Pete, I too have a laptop of recent...if you have the extra funds, I'd definately opt for another battery. :shrug:

btw, wth and I'm supposed to clean this screen with?
The trip is 11 hours each way. Another battery would only get me 2 movies.

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The trip is 11 hours each way. Another battery would only get me 2 movies.The auto adapter is the way to go. If you leave your battery in your laptop all the time, than you have pretty much depleted it anyways. Much like a cellphone, you need to let the battery totally drain and then recharge it for it to remain in decent working order.

The auto adapter is the way to go. If you leave your battery in your laptop all the time, than you have pretty much depleted it anyways. Much like a cellphone, you need to let the battery totally drain and then recharge it for it to remain in decent working order.
I rarely use the battery but when I have I get about 3 hours. Not enough for 3 or 4 movies.

I rarely use the battery but when I have I get about 3 hours. Not enough for 3 or 4 movies.The movie would kill it so much faster anyways...

I have a Lattitude with adapter, and I am pretty sure they are the same as the Inspirons...

Extra batteries are for long flights. Get a AC/DC converter for sure. Not a problem.

Pete, I have a DC/AC convertor you can borrow. Should work just fine.