Portable monitor for onsites

[Pacific Blue IT]

Anyone suggest a small monitor that supports at minimum vga & dvi that I could take onsite instead of lugging around a 19 or 20" about 11'' would be good

 

[fencepost]

DVI may be a reach. You may have to settle for a DVI to VGA adapter and hope you don't have any with no analog outputs.

A quick search on the US Amazon site turned up some possibles, you might look at GeChic 1002 if available - you can at least get VGA with a special adapter cable from them. On the US side it listed pretty expensive.

Otherwise look at stuff targeted at cars or gamers, along with a video adapter to convert different inputs to HDMI output - VGA to HDMI output adapters appear to be not too expensive, and with DVI to VGA you might have something workable if ugly.

A lot of the stuff for PCs appeared to be USB-only, and in the 15-16" range presumably to fit in a bag along with a laptop.

 

[Markverhyden]

About 3 years ago I bought a 7" touch screen for various purposes. From China on eBay. About $100 and uses a external AC adapter. But it only had a VGA. I already a bunch of adapters. The problem I found is that many environments will not work properly using the VGA port and the 7" size. There are limits to how apps and OS's will populate a small screen. My recommendation is to go with a 15" That seems to be the minimum bullet proof size for most environments based on my experience.

 

[glricht]

Anyone suggest a small monitor that supports at minimum vga & dvi that I could take onsite instead of lugging around a 19 or 20" about 11'' would be good

I've got an old 15" (plus a DVI-to-VGA adapter) that I carry in my car. Wrap it all in a towel and stick in a corner of the car. Not as small as the 11" you want, but it's not that bad -- and it was free as a customer was giving it away.

 

[fencepost]

Here's the kind of thing I was suggesting, though most seem pretty unsuitable. This one says "1080p" but is actually 1280x800, but it does apparently have an HDMI input and 10" screen. http://www.amazon.com/headrest-Moni...ts=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin:3822420011

But, checking elsewhere, you probably want this: http://www.dx.com/p/finesource-10-1...or-pc-tv-av-usb-flash-drive-more-black-389649 if they'll ship it to you. 10", 1366x768, VGA and HDMI inputs.

There may be other better options on the dx.com site, this was just a bit of quick searching.

 

[Pacific Blue IT]

Ok thanks guys - after reading your responses I believe the 15" is most practical for a balance of portability and comparability as Mark mentioned

 

[gikstar]

I like to use an older Dell Ultrasharp 17" that you can remove the stand

 

[HCHTech]

Several years ago, I went on a search for exactly this. I wanted a 6 or 7" screen I could drop in my toolbag. I found no usable solution - too non-standard, too expensive, too cumbersome. Lots of reasons that tossing an old throwaway 15" monitor in the car was the best answer.

 

[Moltuae]

I have one of these, that I keep in the car, for any unexpected headless-server emergency jobs, etc:

(Resolution is a little limited and it doesn't do DVI, but it does have VGA and HDMI inputs)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LA07RH8

Type: 7" Digital TFT-LED Color Receiver Car/PC Monitor
Input: HDMI/VGA/AV Input
PAL/NTSC auto switch
High resolution: 800*480/1024*600
Power supply: <10W/12V
Native Resolution: 800*480
Support: 640*480/1024*768...1920*1200RGB
HDMI MODE support: 480I/480P/720P(50)/720P(60)/576I/576P/1080I(50)/1080P(50)/1080I(60)/1080P(60)
Input Voltage: DC10V-27V(600mA)

I also keep one of these mini keyboards with it:
www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-RT-MWK01-Wireless-Entertainment-Raspberry/dp/B008RRX6QI

For 'planned' work, or times when I know I'm going to be needing a monitor, I have a number of old/used 15/17 inch units.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2...ock-as-a-hdmi-monitor-and-usb-keyboard-mouse/

Use a lapdock for a Motorola atrix as a portable monitor and keyboard

 

[Mainstay]

This is why I have LMI installed on all systems and can log in from my phone or tablet or any system connected to the internet.... but, yeah, I keep a 19" monitor on standby (http://www.cnet.com/products/dell-s199wfp-lcd-monitor-19-series/specs/) 1440-x990 for those emergencies where remote access is an issue.

(but snide remarks aside, LMI has let me do emergency server maintenance from the side-of-the-road or while stuck-on-the-fricken-bridge from my phone more times than I can count... so maybe have a remote access option available for your high priority clients).

 

[smlie4]

Haha, I got a crappy dell monitor that I been lugging around for 6 years now.

It's dropped off the shelf in the back of the van a couple of times racing between jobs. The stand broke off at some point and it still keeps going.

I put it behind the seat now with a cushion over it. I would just use an adapter if your screen only has VGA they are only 1 dollar dollar of ebay.

Treat em mean, keep em keen!