Small LCD Screens? 31
Matt asks: "Is there anyone who sells small LCD screens? I need a small LCD screen (smaller than 10 inches) to connect to a laptop.
I use my laptop to aid in navigating my boat, but I want to be able to put my laptop out of harms way and simply refer to a LCD screen, the only problem being the small space I have available to mount it in. I have contacted many manufacturers and the smallest I have been able to find is 13 inches. I would be grateful for any suggestions."
PDA (Score:1, Funny)
Or use a sextant like a real sailor.
What resolution? (Score:5, Informative)
See EarthLCD.com [earthlcd.com] for all your LCD needs (well, most, at any rate. I can't see to find an affordable 6.4" 640x480x256 touch screen LCD for my car...). They are not on the cheap side, but they have many models.
You don't comment on what resolution you want. There are hundreds of 640x480 LCDs available, down to about 6", possibly smaller. There are some 800x600 displays in the 13" to 10" range, but you start approaching the limits of pixel sizes.
Re:What resolution? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:What resolution? (Score:2)
No, not really. On a 10" screen, 800x600 is only 100dpi. IBM have been shipping 200dpi LCD screens since 2001, so 1600x1200 easily achievable on that size screen. The actual IBM models are 22", yielding some 3500x2600 of high resolution goodness. Which is not to say they're cheap, of course :-)
10 inches? Small? (Score:2)
Oh well, guess thats too small for him...
Re:10 inches? Small? (Score:2)
A good source for small video-style LCD panels are optics vendors, the sort who sell microscopes and related goodies. The markups can be
Ebay. (Score:4, Informative)
Try looking at portable TVs or DVD players (Score:5, Informative)
Portable TVs and portable DVD players both contain smaller (and in the case of the DVDs, quite high resolution) LCD screens, with backlights, that you can tear out and install into your boat and rewire as neccesary.
You may need to get a converter to switch between VGA and whatever input the LCD wants, but it can b e done. I'm not sure specifically what inputs an LCD requires, but you might check out this site [classicgaming.com] for a story of a guy who's done it.
Good luck.
PartsExpress (Score:5, Informative)
Also http://www.earthlcd.com [earthlcd.com], as mentioned above.
Keep looking the category 'Mobile Video'. You'll find many 4,5,6 inch screens.
If you're building something out of it anyway, PartsExpress has good deals on 'LCD Modules' which basically are the screens without the finished edges. There's a special right now for a 5.6" screen for $100! (part no 205-017). I bought a small screen there for $90 a few months ago to put in my car. They come highly recommended.
Re:PartsExpress (Score:2)
I would, but my work blocked that address. Huh."
Probably because it reads it as partSEXpress.
get a bigger boat (Score:4, Funny)
old laptops (Score:2, Informative)
pda too small (Score:3, Insightful)
a little googling found this [transmetazone.com] based on the crusoe chop, and it gets 9hrs off teh battery, i think the site said the vaio works off of the crusoe as well.
be sure to link pics of th finished project in your sig when your done, id like to see what you end up doing with it.
Switch (TM, Apple Corp.) (Score:2, Offtopic)
Re:Switch (TM, Apple Corp.) (Score:1)
If anybody knows a laptop with a high NITs value, I would love to hear!
xenarc makes one.... (Score:3, Insightful)
all his links are dead, but the xenarc site [xenarc.com] is up and healthy.
read through that whole slashdot review though, I'm sure there is a ton of usefull info there.
BTW, please post your luck w/ setting up the boat, I am looking to do the same thing with a 39'+ catamaran
Re:xenarc makes one.... (Score:1)
It seems that Xenarc can't/won't produce them nearly fast enough to keep up with demand and so resellers are always out of stock.
Xenarc logo (Score:2)
Found some! (Score:3, Informative)
Although the site was mentioned earlier, here are two direct links:
8.4" w/controller [earthlcd.com]
10.4" w/controller [earthlcd.com]
There are some more sizes in the RV section [earthlcd.com](!).
Re:Found some! (Score:1)
hm... (Score:2)
1: Buy a 14" flat panel monitor.
2: Shrinkwrap it with cables attached.
3: Profit.
Seriously, if it's encased in a waterproof and airtight plastic material, you'll be hard pressed to just fuck it up environmentally.
Ho Hum. (Score:1)
You will want to check what type of connector these have, and wether or not it will accept a simple composite signal. This person [prodigy.net] may have some info for you.
Portable game console LCD (Score:2)
So, don't go for a computer LCD. Go for a small game LCD made for NTSC video.
Re:Portable game console LCD (Score:1)
PSOne LCD: http://www.us.playstation.com/hardware/displays/S
Does anybody know if the PSOne LCD connects to the PS2? Obviously I can get the PS2 display to show on the LCD, but are the screws compatible??
Ob. Google Link (Score:2)
http://www.google.com/search?q=vga+lcd+kit&btnI=I
Seetron (Score:1)
GBA Screen? (Score:1)