Sometimes small systems are plenty
Friday my wife suddenly got the urge to camp. Immediately. All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant l...
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17" laptop is exactly what "small" is about. It does draw slightly more than 26" TV, even if used for playing saved movies only, but not more than BD or DVD + 26"TV. One person doesn't need more than 17" laptop, to watch movies in RV, and in my subjective opinion, TV broadcasting can and should be ignored on short trips.
The presence of BD or DVD in a laptop, while usually a standard feature, is not crucial for playing movies. On screens up to 32" whether it is BD, SD DVD or file compressed to 75%-80% of the ripped original - there is hardly any difference. I am not even sure that my home 36" 1080 TV gives me a "better" viewing experience than 720, when watching not videogames but regular shows and movies. I don't need to see every wart and makeup on the actor's face, this is not the most important thing about the movie, normally.
Besides, old classic shows and movies - I have a lot of them - are within capabilities of 480 or 720 resolution. 90% of new film production is cr-p, it's not about my taste, it's official - they don't make sales in the box-office and are removed after one week. Collection big enough to be worth keeping - if you want it to be a quality art - has to go back to 50s and 60s. Unless you were born in 80s or later - then movies and shows from 60s will be boring, difficult to comprehend.
17" laptop is exactly what "small" is about. It does draw slightly more than 26" TV, even if used for playing saved movies only, but not more than BD or DVD + 26"TV. One person doesn't need more than 17" laptop, to watch movies in RV, and in my subjective opinion, TV broadcasting can and should be ignored on short trips.
The presence of BD or DVD in a laptop, while usually a standard feature, is not crucial for playing movies. On screens up to 32" whether it is BD, SD DVD or file compressed to 75%-80% of the ripped original - there is hardly any difference. I am not even sure that my home 36" 1080 TV gives me a "better" viewing experience than 720, when watching not videogames but regular shows and movies. I don't need to see every wart and makeup on the actor's face, this is not the most important thing about the movie, normally.
Besides, old classic shows and movies - I have a lot of them - are within capabilities of 480 or 720 resolution. 90% of new film production is cr-p, it's not about my taste, it's official - they don't make sales in the box-office and are removed after one week. Collection big enough to be worth keeping - if you want it to be a quality art - has to go back to 50s and 60s. Unless you were born in 80s or later - then movies and shows from 60s will be boring, difficult to comprehend.
