I've looked around for similar posts but haven't found anything very conclusive. Basically I want to build a desktop I can use on my lap. To elaborate:
I would like to be able to sit on the couch and watch TV with a monitor/keyboard/trackpad setup that something like a laptop. Why? It frees up space around my house, cheaper than a laptop, and it gives me fewer reasons to leave the couch or computer(YES!). It's a lazy man's dream, please help me realize it.
I'm guessing the easiest way to do this would be to have the tower of the desktop on the ground next to the couch and mount a screen into some kind of shell design(can be plywood for all I care) that sits on my lap with something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823755003 beneath it. It would also be super cool if it closed easily like a laptop.
Any ideas? Does this sound like an awful idea? I'm not very familiar with computer hardware or design, but I know it's second nature to some of you and it doesn't seem like this would be all that difficult to rig up(crossing fingers). Thanks in advance for your input, would make some serious mistakes without you guys.
Also, I don't know if I posted this in the right place, sorry.
I would like to be able to sit on the couch and watch TV with a monitor/keyboard/trackpad setup that something like a laptop. Why? It frees up space around my house, cheaper than a laptop, and it gives me fewer reasons to leave the couch or computer(YES!). It's a lazy man's dream, please help me realize it.
I'm guessing the easiest way to do this would be to have the tower of the desktop on the ground next to the couch and mount a screen into some kind of shell design(can be plywood for all I care) that sits on my lap with something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823755003 beneath it. It would also be super cool if it closed easily like a laptop.
Any ideas? Does this sound like an awful idea? I'm not very familiar with computer hardware or design, but I know it's second nature to some of you and it doesn't seem like this would be all that difficult to rig up(crossing fingers). Thanks in advance for your input, would make some serious mistakes without you guys.
Also, I don't know if I posted this in the right place, sorry.