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Cheap LCD tv??

RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
edited 2010-12-03 09:54 in General Discussion
Yo. I have recently entered into the "video age" of Prop programming and i love it. I have already tried out quite a few demos and i am starting to convert my projects over to use a TV for debugging/ displaying graphics and text. One problem... Sometimes i want to move my experiments around. I found this little baby on Amazon and i think it looks solid. it should work with a prop. I think

http://www.amazon.com/Haier-HLT71-7-Inch-Handheld-LCD/dp/B001E78UQY/ref=pd_cp_e_0

50 bucks is not bad, but is there a better bargain to be had? What kinds do you guys use in this price range?

Comments

  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-12-01 19:55
    $50 is a good price. Target sells the same unit for $130.

    -Phil
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2010-12-01 20:15
    Sweet. So i guess it is a good buy... Off to order one!!
  • Ding-BattyDing-Batty Posts: 302
    edited 2010-12-01 20:26
    Yes, that's a good deal.

    I bought the one from newegg.com that tonyp12 reported on in this message. I suspect that internally these 7" TVs are all identical or nearly so.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-12-01 20:28
    It's a good price for that unit. That's not necessarily an endorsement of the unit itself. :)

    -Phil
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2010-12-01 20:36
    @ Phil...Well, people on Amazon gave it very good ratings and pretty much anything with A/V input should work with a Prop? Plus it was CHEAP!!
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2010-12-01 20:43
    Rav - did you read all the 120+ one-star reviews?

    Not a pretty sight...


    DJ
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2010-12-01 21:06
    @Davejames.. Overall it got a 3.5 star rating(70%). Also, a lot of people were complaining about its poor wireless reception, which has nothing to do with my intended application. I also have a 30 day money back guarantee, so if it is a POJ then i will not be out 50 bucks...It still is a pretty good deal.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2010-12-02 04:16
    7" to 10" is a nice size for working with the Propeller. A lot of little projects don't need a huge screen, but less than 7" is rather confined.
  • BeanBean Posts: 8,129
    edited 2010-12-02 05:14
    I'd pay twice that amount IF it had VGA inputs.

    Bean
  • Mike CookMike Cook Posts: 829
    edited 2010-12-03 04:00
    Not a TV but a 7" VGA monitor:

    http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=EBY701-PB&cat=CON
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2010-12-03 09:40
    Not trying to hijack my own thread, but why do people use VGA over TV? TV uses less I/O pins and seems easier to use?
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-12-03 09:43
    You get better horizontal resolution with VGA. NTSC is severely bandwidth-limited, which cripples the detail you can display in a line.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-12-03 09:43
    Resolution.

    Not New Year's, but readability.
  • RavenkallenRavenkallen Posts: 1,057
    edited 2010-12-03 09:54
    Ah, that is interesting. I was always wondering why a lot of Prop boards came with both VGA and TV.
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