<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Dan Wilga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mythtv-users2@dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu">mythtv-users2@dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On 11/2/11 1:53 PM, Yan Seiner wrote:<br>
> Can anyone recommend a drop down automotive (i.e. 12VDC) monitor?<br>
><br>
> They vary in price from< $100 to> $500 - and apparently the<br>
> manufacturers change model numbers faster than the assembly workers change<br>
> underwear, making it almost impossible to find a monitor with good reviews<br>
> that's still available.<br>
><br>
> I am looking for something in the 11" - 15" range, composite input. No<br>
> speakers, lights, remote, dvd player necessary. Just a monitor that folds<br>
> up against the roof/ceiling.<br>
><br>
</div>One thing to consider is that many LCD monitors, particularly the<br>
smaller ones, use a wall wart to get a DC voltage, anyway. All you need<br>
to do is find one that is around 12v, and the right size, and you can<br>
probably just wire it up. Of course, it's actually getting hard to find<br>
smaller monitors/TVs these days, too, particularly ones with composite<br>
in. To mount it, you can use something like this:<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082814&p_id=5754&seq=1&format=2" target="_blank">http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082814&p_id=5754&seq=1&format=2</a><br>
<br>
Let me know how you make out, as I am considering what to do in my<br>
family's mini van.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Eonon seems to be the low end brand to search for on Ebay. Might give you some ideas, anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div></div><br>