Hello allies,
Anybody have any recommendations for mini-monitors well suited for things like NES, Amiga, or even Raspberry Pi?
I'm ideally looking for something really small and able to accept composite video signal.
Thanks!
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I got this for my pi, but its not very readable for me beyond 3-4 feet:
http://www.amazon.com/Screen-Resolution … B00E5VIJFS
if running a pi only, this looks neat:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1892?g … MgodXWEAOA
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That first one looks perfect! Especially because it comes with a power adaptor and doesn't have me waste money on audio I/O, both of which were a concern with this one I was looking at:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/8 … 7Aodj1IAAQ
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vancouver, canada
i was looking for such devices a few months ago locally but i gave up. this is right down my alley. ADD TO CART
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Nomad's Land
I'm using one of those el cheapo "digital rear mirrors" for my Speccy as well. Works well, just don't expect the colors to be anywhere near where they should be.
Another good thing about those is that they usually accept a wide range of voltages (mine works with 4.5-15V), so you can pretty much use any spare psu or mobile phone charger you have laying around.
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there is even a mod to bypass the register and use usb power out there.
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IL, US
totally grabbing one of these soon, the 7" widescreen i have now is a bit too bulky for my taste these days
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West Yorks, UK
anyone got reccomendations for something similar with vga / hdmi? i just got a rasp pi model b+ and i hadnt noticed but it omits the phono / rca video output. bleeeeeughhh. got an hdmi to vga adapter tho and guessing VGA input mini lcd's will be cheaper than hdmi ones (i dont need hi def for LGPT or riscOS obviously!)
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Edinburgh
Domu wrote:
anyone got reccomendations for something similar with vga / hdmi? i just got a rasp pi model b+ and i hadnt noticed but it omits the phono / rca video output. bleeeeeughhh. got an hdmi to vga adapter tho and guessing VGA input mini lcd's will be cheaper than hdmi ones (i dont need hi def for LGPT or riscOS obviously!)
You can still get phono out from the B+, you just need to use a 4-pole adaptor. I use one of these guys: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triple-3-x-Ph … 51afe36190
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Joliette, QC, Canada
Anyone knows if small monitors like this exist but with a vga port instead ? (for my falcon)
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Yea but are more expensive. Check adafruit link above
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XyNo wrote:
Anyone knows if small monitors like this exist but with a vga port instead ? (for my falcon)
What size range are you looking for?
3.5"-4.3" is a little harder to find but once you get to 5"-10" it gets pretty easy.
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herr_prof wrote:
if running a pi only, this looks neat:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1892?g … MgodXWEAOA
Wow! A good finding indeed. I love it. A case/box with the TV screen. 
Although it's only for the second PI version, I notice.
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bumping this; looking for another good one and herr_prof's first link is now unavailable 
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I dunno what You need dude. RGB, VGA or HDMI (for the Raspberry Pi 2, for instance)?
Finally I got the VGA one, for modern ZX Spectrums like Eva or Speccy2010. And it was this one: http://www.beetronics.co.uk/7-inch-monitor-with-vga
Seems like this one http://www.beetronics.co.uk/7-inch-monitor-white however has all 3 inputs/modes. And it's still 7" only.
Good luck.