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jwlionking 
Trust me, I understand the importance of keeping forums clear of repetitive questions.
Uh huh....
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However, Just curious, did you research the true issue before you posted? I did.
I don't really need to. I've been hanging around here long enough to know what information is and is not in the FAQs, as well as in other areas of the forum.
I know what has been discussed and hasn't been discussed. If I were the statistical type, I'd pull numbers for topics of discussions and put them on pretty charts and graphs to display. Fortunately for you (and probably everyone els), I'm not that sort.
Why do I know what is discussed over and over again? I actually read the forums. Nothing major. I'm no better than anyone. I don't have any insider knowledge or super powers. I simply pay attention.
To recap:
The OP wants to know if it's better to use an inverter with his laptop-based setup or a DC-Dc power supply (car adapter). The overwhelming majority will say DC-Dc power, as it doesn't do the double-coversion from DC to AC and back to DC. There is also less risk of noise being introduced into audio and video signal. Also, inverters that are not pure sine wave inverters generaly don't play nice with laptop batteries.
I don't need to search the forums to know this. Why? I've read and answered the same questions over and over again. Just like crtamming for an exam, the information has been beaten into my brain, like it or not.