It sucks having to troublshoot a computer in a strange place and then have to haul in a 14" monitor just to see what's going on. It would be handy to have a small portable 800x600 screen, like what's in a PDA, that has a VGA input, so you can hook it up to this computer. It could have batteries in it, or a standard computer power cord connector.
-- lawpoop, Dec 04 2005

Something like this? http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=25#p514
[Jinbish, Dec 05 2005]

How about putting your diagnostic software on a tablet PC, and killing two birds with one stone?
-- DrCurry, Dec 04 2005


I was thinking something that might cost $100 - $150, rather than a $2000 - $2500 tablet PC. Do they have a VGA *input*, anyway?
-- lawpoop, Dec 04 2005


The concept is already in existance. Professional TV crews use LCD screens as small as 3 inches on thier production trucks. Being that they are powered by an external 12V power supply, a self contained case with a battery compartment would be ideal.
-- Jscotty, Dec 05 2005


I use my vga pda to rdp or vnc over the lan or wifi and it achieves exactly what you're wanting to do.
-- neilp, Dec 05 2005


hmmn touchscreen.. nice one [Jinbish].
-- neilp, Dec 05 2005


Yeah - I keep trying to find a reason to buy one...
-- Jinbish, Dec 05 2005


[neilp] What about if the machine was having problems and wasn't getting to a network state, or not launching sshd or VNChost? Would you like one of these bad boys to show you whats going on with the machine?
-- lawpoop, Dec 05 2005


I'd like one anyway [lawpoop], perhaps you could get an adapter to get your PSP to do this..
-- neilp, Dec 06 2005



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