Ask Slashdot: Portable High-Resolution External Displays? 141
First time accepted submitter paragonc writes "I am a software engineer who works remotely. I'm amazingly lucky to live in Austin, Texas where I have access to multiple high quality co-working facilities within biking distance. While these places are great for networking and establishing a rhythm to daily life, not having a permanent desk forces me to pack my gear in and out each day. This means i pack light. My current Go Bag includes a 13.3 inch MacBook pro, and an iPad running avatron Air Display. This has worked well, but i'm sorely missing having a real high resolution external monitor. I've looked at a few of the USB powered external displays, but the resolution seems to only hit 1366 X 768. I'd be curious if slashdotters have any tricks up their sleeves on how to implement a high resolution portable external displays."
Not much that is retail, can make your own (Score:3, Interesting)
I have been facing the same problem, and have just accepted the fact I either will have to buy the "smallest" retail display that has at least 1080p (like a 19 or 20"), or custom make something. I have been looking at using an ipad 3/4 LCD connected to a small board and using the displayport on my Macbook air.
I bought a panel off ebay for around $60 USD and am looking at a either a pre-made board at http://dp2retina.rozsnyo.com/ [rozsnyo.com] or seeing if someone makes a board for less money. The ipad 3/4 display is eDP so the boards are pretty simple. Then its just making a case for it, which is the hardest part for me!
I travel with 2 27" apple cinema displays... (Score:5, Interesting)
I keep the monitors in two oversized suite cases. The trick is to get foam padding that fits the suite case and the monitors.
I found a place that cuts the form. I went with my suite case and monitor and they cut everything just right.
The form cost me about $200. The suite case is about $300 (each).
I've been all of the world with the monitors. My only issue is that international airlines only allow one bag
and the cost of check a heavy second bag can be equal to the cost of flying business class. So my solution
is to fly business class.
I don't think you would be so crazy to travel with a 27" monitor but the short answer is you should get custom form made so you can travel with any monitor you like.
Retina MacBook + Retina iPad = 2x HighRes Screens (Score:3, Interesting)
I have a 13" Retina Display MacBook Pro using Retina DisplayMenu that gets me up to 2560x1600 plus AirDisplay streaming to my iPad as a second 2048x1536 monitor. While there is a slight delay when working on the iPad, it is a great place to put the extra windows that are not graphic intensive (terminal windows, word processors) or I need to see but not use regularly (control panels, toolbars). It is an incredible amount of screen real estate in such a small package.
iPad screen hack (Score:5, Interesting)
http://hackaday.com/2013/04/22/connect-a-retina-display-to-a-regular-computer/ [hackaday.com]