xmas present for laptop user

hrafndot

My partner has a Packard Bell laptop and really enjoys watching DVD's on it. We do not have a tv so what would be reader's suggestions on the best value supplementary screen to give him so he can watch it in comfort i.e. larger but I can't afford an awful lot.

Any suggestions?

tigermatt

Do you mean you want to purchase a computer monitor so the image from the computer appears on the screen? The only thing you have to be careful with is that you get a monitor with a fast enough refresh rate, because otherwise you will get lines appearing on the picture.

eBuyer have lots of flat-screens:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=13756004465&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=92162 £123.37 inc. VAT (15" Flat Screen)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=13756077550&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=97709 £148.63 inc. VAT (17" Flat Screen)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=13756083911&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3NlYXJjaA==&cat_uid=12&stid=5

hrafndot

exactly what I was wanting!!!! thank you.

MoneyMonkey

Another option would be to buy a cheap TV (with a scart lead) and then get one of these...

Amazon Link

This could work out a cheap option if you are looking to keep the cost down. Make sure that you laptop has an s-video out.

:xmassign:

MM.

charlieheard

If you don't have a TV already, you won't need a TV license to display DVDs on a computer monitor.

If you buy a TV, you will have to buy a TV license, unless you can prove to the licensing people that you'll never, ever watch TV on it. I remember someone doing this ages ago with a VCR, but I'm not sure how you'd prove it nowadays...

tigermatt

charlieheard wrote:

If you don't have a TV already, you won't need a TV license to display DVDs on a computer monitor.

If you buy a TV, you will have to buy a TV license, unless you can prove to the licensing people that you'll never, ever watch TV on it. I remember someone doing this ages ago with a VCR, but I'm not sure how you'd prove it nowadays...

Yes, if the device is a "monitor" without a TV Tuner in it, you don't have to have a TV License. You only need a TV License when the device has a TV Tuner built into it - I think it is very difficult to prove you would never watch TV on it.

tigermatt