We are looking at a 2 month trip to France/Spain in April/May this year. The below set-up will also be used in the UK.
Ideally I need/want reliable internet access and a PC with a minimum 20in screen. Tablets are not suitable for my needs and a laptop would be a waste as when at home it would never get used.
A friend has suggested getting one of these..... http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/overview.html
He has one set up as a media centre for his TV at home, I have seen it working and was impressed. It was lightning fast. He has Windows 8 running on it and uses a wireless keyboard with track pad.
Although primarily for the internet, I might want to have a dabble at video editing on it if possible.
I will be using this from the swiveled drivers seat with the monitor on a small fold up table and maybe in the safari room when staying for longer periods.
If I am going to carry that size screen around, it would be handy if it was a TV as well. So a 20in (minimum) TV/Monitor would have to be on my shopping list. If I go with the NUC, I would probably use it in the house as a media centre.
Power is one of my concerns, when on site we would be on hook-up so no problems there. When using aires etc, would still need to use it so I assume the only way is to use a inverter to power both PC and screen.
So the first question is what size inverter?
Do they plug into a cigarette lighter socket?
When in the van I would use one on the dash and in the safari room we have a outside TV point with one that can be used.
I have heard about inverters being `wired in` but assume that this is not an option as I need to use it in different places around the van.
The second questions is whether the above is a good solution to my needs which are primarily a small, reliable PC with a large screen.
Hope the above makes sense.
Steve
Ideally I need/want reliable internet access and a PC with a minimum 20in screen. Tablets are not suitable for my needs and a laptop would be a waste as when at home it would never get used.
A friend has suggested getting one of these..... http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/overview.html
He has one set up as a media centre for his TV at home, I have seen it working and was impressed. It was lightning fast. He has Windows 8 running on it and uses a wireless keyboard with track pad.
Although primarily for the internet, I might want to have a dabble at video editing on it if possible.
I will be using this from the swiveled drivers seat with the monitor on a small fold up table and maybe in the safari room when staying for longer periods.
If I am going to carry that size screen around, it would be handy if it was a TV as well. So a 20in (minimum) TV/Monitor would have to be on my shopping list. If I go with the NUC, I would probably use it in the house as a media centre.
Power is one of my concerns, when on site we would be on hook-up so no problems there. When using aires etc, would still need to use it so I assume the only way is to use a inverter to power both PC and screen.
So the first question is what size inverter?
Do they plug into a cigarette lighter socket?
When in the van I would use one on the dash and in the safari room we have a outside TV point with one that can be used.
I have heard about inverters being `wired in` but assume that this is not an option as I need to use it in different places around the van.
The second questions is whether the above is a good solution to my needs which are primarily a small, reliable PC with a large screen.
Hope the above makes sense.
Steve