a thread on another forum got me thinking about a 12v battery power station... I don't really need a 120V inverter, as I've pretty much converted to 12Vdc... so I just got home with a deep cycle trolling motor battery to work with my fans, mini TV, and Eneloop recharger....also picked up another 12Vdc power tap... last week ordered some of the AA to D adapters, ones that take 2 of the AAs... to see if I can get 6 hours on my ceiling fan running off AAs

under Electronics for DUMMIES... if you try to hook up your digital portable to your cable, make sure it attaches to the cable source and not out of the DVR box... dumb.. dumb...dumb....