entertainment during heavy traffic

**automatic** · January 4th, 2010 10:00 PM

i agree.... conversation is great and we do that a lot. the thing is... we're just looking for an option. an alternative.

the in-car entertainment is more for my wife. if the traffic is really, really bad.... then it's for both of us.

then, there are times that i wait for my wife while parked (when fetching her from office).... then the in-car entertainment is for me. :rotflmao:

someone mentioned an hdd multimedia player. how much does that go? will that be cheaper than just getting one of those 10" netboooks?

**jozef_10** · January 4th, 2010 10:37 PM

how about portable dvd players? you can even take them outside of the car and they're less expensive than netbooks

**jaspi11** · January 4th, 2010 11:12 PM

for the passenger madami kung anu ang hilig pwede like psp, dvd, netbook etc.

pero sa driver just listen to your sounds and be alert.

**MarcRio** · January 5th, 2010 12:00 AM

Just listen to 96.3 fm station..nakakarelax..
Lalu na kapag morning..hehe

**ghosthunter** · January 5th, 2010 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by EQAddict

Do they make car stands for Netbooks ?

Yes they do.

**ghosthunter** · January 5th, 2010 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by afrasay

pero now si wifey mula nun nag karun ng 10inch na laptop nanunuod nalang ng series, di na ako pinapansin huhuhuhuhuhu...

Curse of the ******* channel.

**ghosthunter** · January 5th, 2010 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by jozef_10

how about portable dvd players? you can even take them outside of the car and they're less expensive than netbooks

Only slightly cheaper with smaller screens that give poor resolution of what you are watching and battery life only good enough for 1.5 movies.

I;ve seen some with a six or seven inch screen costing P7K. And it only does DVDs and VCDs. It doesn't even do AVI or MP4 videos.

I would rather spend a bit more money for a proper netbook with a 10 inch screen. You can load the hard disk with all the videos you can download from the internet and have hours of entertainment. You can even check the internet if you have a 3G dongle or use your 3G enabled mobile phone. You culd even use a TV USB gadget to watch TV on it.

**automatic** · January 5th, 2010 11:55 PM

what brand + model of netbook is recommended? and how much does it cost?

**ghosthunter** · January 6th, 2010 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by automatic

what brand + model of netbook is recommended? and how much does it cost?

If you are budget conscious:
MSi Wind U100 - P15,995 (10inch screen)
Acer eMachines eMD250 - P15,995 (10inch screen)

Value for Money:
MSi Wind12 U210x - P21,750 (12inch screen, great performance)
MSi Wind12 U230 - P23,995 (best performance & fast graphics. With 3G simm slot)
Asus EEE 1005HA - P19,700 (10inch screen, extremely long battery life)

MSI U100:
http://www.laptopking.com.ph/control...productid=4279

Acer eMachines eMD250:
http://www.laptopking.com.ph/control...productid=4963

Msi Wind12 U210x:
http://www.laptopking.com.ph/control...productid=4890

Msi Wind12 U230:
http://www.laptopking.com.ph/control...productid=4982

Asus EEE 1005HA:
http://www.laptopking.com.ph/control...productid=4833

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Note: prices I quoted above are typically the lowest the linked site quotes them but I would recommend a bit of haggling and choosing the model with a six cell battery or better for longer battery time.

3-cell batteries tend to last only 1 to 2 hours in typical use.