[simpits-tech] Fairly cheap little monitor

[William Segal]

Oops! Sorry Brian I just don't see too well  B^

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:54 AM, <brian at sikkema.us> wrote:

> 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
>
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