[simpits-tech] Fairly cheap little monitor

[brian at sikkema.us]

Came across this a month or so back, kept meaning to post it:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/c609/

$99, a USB-connected 7" LCD monitor. The cool part is it runs completely
off from USB, so no additional power source or video cable. Basically it
has a self-contained video card on the board itself. So no mucking about
with an extra video out, or trying to convert signals for some screen you
salvaged from something else. Just plug it in!

There are also some other models with touchscreen capability, albeit for a
bit more ($199-$229):
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bfa3/

I thought of these again the other night playing Orbiter. There's an addon
to orbiter that allows you to have an "external" MFD, basically a new
window with just the MFD graphics for it. This would be perfect for that,
because you could just move the mfd over to this small, second monitor,
and your primary would be completely unobstructed.

Food for thought. Now if only they made these w/ a square LCD!

Brian