Chicony WebCams are mounted upside-down in some notebooks (Asus G1S, B50A; Packard Bell EasyNote BG35 AKA Horus G2). Usually Vista drivers correct this issue somehow but XP drivers often give upside-down picture.

In registry branch: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class locate the entry with UVC WebCam

In Settings (not DefaultSettings!) change both Flip and Mirror to 1

We are very often asked how to choose a notebook. In fact for a mainstream user there are not too many options to consider.

• Do not buy the notebook with Intel or S3 graphics. Choose NVidia or ATI graphics instead.
• Make sure the notebook has an international warranty, preferably 2 years or more.
• Decide what’s more important for you — portability or usability. Usually it will be very tiresome for eyes to work long hours on the screen sizes less than 13″. On the other hand, 17″ screen notebook is not a nicest thing to lug around on a world tour. Most common size is 14″ wide screen.
• If you want to watch movies from the notebook on the LCD or Plasma TV, make sure the notebook has an HDMI output and it supports HDCP.
• Will the battery last long enough for your needs?

The brands we currently recommend and sell are ASUS, Dell and Acer.

ASUS EEEBox B202 is now available. It’s a perfect small form factor computer for the boats as it is powered by 12VDC.

We are happy to announce sales of two Multimedia PC models made by ASUS. The dimensions of Nova EP20 are 242x184x51 mm and Nova P22 231 x 184 x 51 mm. Both models are ideal as an elegant-looking media PCs playing content on LCD or Plasma TV; they are small enough to fit the shelf on the boat. These PCs use external 19V power adapter; power consumption is less than 40W. Please refer to our Desktop Set page for pricing.