Hmmmmm. Now I'm wondering if the solar charges the batteries or what. I'll have to check into it further. That could be handy for my camera that I use lots of rechargeable batteries for, two of them anyway. The other one uses BP-511A and a solar charger or car charger for it is more than I need to get into at the moment.
I would really miss my digital camera. You can't use one unless you have a computer that runs on electricity or a generator (which would be highly impractical as you would need the generator to run the fridge and maybe a few lights, too.
"But having tv audio could be a good thing, too"
I heard a snippet of something last night aobut how many of the survivors had A.M. radios with them on the roof, etc., but that no information was being broadcast. Has anyone heard about this?
On a side note, a "weather radio" (I have one included on one of my Motorala walkie-talkies) has weather alert which can be set so it alarms you when a weather event, terrorist event or other hazard (chemical leak, etc.) occures in your area. the NOAA weather forecasts it provides seem to be very accurate too.