Portable DVD Player as Monitor?

Piet Meersschaut · February 1st, 2006, 06:17 AM

You got it 200% right Dennis.
The reverse function simply rotates 180 degrees, and that's what you need if you want to use a 35mm adapter. So the image flips both vertically and horizontally in that case. Sorry for the confusion.

Piet

Leo Mandy · February 1st, 2006, 06:54 AM

I have seen LCD's that have the same v/a input for PS and Xbox, but I am wondering if there is a way to hack that and come out with RCA inputs?

Andrew Todd · February 1st, 2006, 07:14 AM

ive rigged an xbox portable monitor for rca input

Jelle Poupaert · February 1st, 2006, 04:19 PM

I'm looking for an LCD screen as wel. Currently this one seems very interesting to me

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-7...33632431QQrdZ1

It has a native res of 800x480. Right about perfect for NTSC, but I'm living in a PAL country so I should actually go for 800x600. But screens with this resolution are 4:3. So if I letterbox to 16:9 on that one, I'm just not using 120 lines so I might as wel buy the native 16:9 800x480 one...
Did anyone in a PAL country come to the same conclusion? Or is there something wrong in my reasoning.

cheers!

Dennis Wood · February 1st, 2006, 04:34 PM

This looks good with 16:9 and S-video input! Remove the touchscreen, and you're set. How do you know it's 800x480 native? I don't see that in the listing.

Ben Winter · February 1st, 2006, 05:09 PM

*mumbles* yea that's the same LCD screen I have, that I'm currently using with my GL2 + Letus.

I have to warn you though, the more I've used it the less satisfied I've been with the sharpness of the image. It may have that high resolution for a computer VGA signal but it certainly doesn't look very sharp when the image is fed in through S-video.

Leo Mandy · February 1st, 2006, 06:06 PM

Any how-to on how you did the RCA input?

Ben Winter · February 1st, 2006, 06:22 PM

Not sure what you mean...just plugged it in.

Layi Babalola · February 1st, 2006, 07:04 PM

I'm considering going with the 7inch model instead. The 629GL. It's resolution seems perfect for DV (800x480).

Lilliput 7" VGA Touchscreen 629GL-70NP:
http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=42{7}17{1}81{25}42

My only issues are the fact that its aspect ratio is 16:9, but my DVX100 outputs a 4:3 ratio. Any idea what that will mean for my image? Will it just show a 4:3 image in the middle (wasting screen real estate) or will it stretch it out?

A second option is the XENARC 800YV
It's 8 inches with a 4:3 ratio and X/Y flip. The resolution is 640x480, so it's not as good as DV
http://www.xenarcdirect.com/store/pr...cat=250&page=1

This may be the highest resolution manufactured at this aspect ratio. Could I be wrong?

Thanks for your input.

Leo Mandy · February 1st, 2006, 07:32 PM

Sorry Ben, I meant Andrew Todd when he said :

**ive rigged an xbox portable monitor for rca input**

Jelle Poupaert · February 2nd, 2006, 03:45 PM

Ben,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Winter

the more I've used it the less satisfied I've been with the sharpness of the image.

Do you think that's because of bad quality of the screen, or because the resolution is not high enough (so all of the 800x480 screens would give the same result, so I should go for a higher res screen)?

Layi Babalola · February 2nd, 2006, 05:14 PM

I think the monitor Ben is using is a low res monitor. I'd be surprised it it actually had a 480pixel vertical resolution. Perhaps, that is the reason for the blurriness. Also, was the touch screen removed? If not, that too can make it blurry.

Ben Winter · February 2nd, 2006, 08:14 PM

Bad quality. It's got the resolution (VGA input from a computer looks crisp as anything) but I don't think the s-video electronics take advantage of it. Yes, the touchscreen is removed, which helps a little.

Jelle Poupaert · February 3rd, 2006, 06:41 PM

mmm I guess you get what you pay for, it's quite cheap. And there's no real other choice, other 7" screens do not have an s-video input at all. And I dont want to spend more than $1000 for a pro screen.
BTW I saw some other posts where people complain about the 7" lilliput being a bit washed out as well.

Layi, be careful, none of the 7" lilliput screens have an s-video input although that's in the description of mp3car.com. Have a look at www.lilliput.cn . Only some of the 8" screens have an s-video input.

Layi Babalola · February 3rd, 2006, 06:49 PM

Would RCA inputs be sufficient? What's the difference in the video quality? Thanks.

February 1st, 2006, 07:14 AM	#48
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	ive rigged an xbox portable monitor for rca input __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

February 1st, 2006, 05:09 PM	#51
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	mumbles yea that's the same LCD screen I have, that I'm currently using with my GL2 + Letus. I have to warn you though, the more I've used it the less satisfied I've been with the sharpness of the image. It may have that high resolution for a computer VGA signal but it certainly doesn't look very sharp when the image is fed in through S-video. __________________ BenWinter.com

February 1st, 2006, 06:22 PM	#53
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	Not sure what you mean...just plugged it in. __________________ BenWinter.com

February 2nd, 2006, 08:14 PM	#58
Ben Winter Trustee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,675 Images: 1	Bad quality. It's got the resolution (VGA input from a computer looks crisp as anything) but I don't think the s-video electronics take advantage of it. Yes, the touchscreen is removed, which helps a little. __________________ BenWinter.com

February 1st, 2006, 06:17 AM	#46
Piet Meersschaut Tourist Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melle - BELGIUM Posts: 4	You got it 200% right Dennis. The reverse function simply rotates 180 degrees, and that's what you need if you want to use a 35mm adapter. So the image flips both vertically and horizontally in that case. Sorry for the confusion. Piet

February 1st, 2006, 06:54 AM	#47
Leo Mandy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	I have seen LCD's that have the same v/a input for PS and Xbox, but I am wondering if there is a way to hack that and come out with RCA inputs?

February 1st, 2006, 04:19 PM	#49
Jelle Poupaert New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	I'm looking for an LCD screen as wel. Currently this one seems very interesting to me http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-7...33632431QQrdZ1 It has a native res of 800x480. Right about perfect for NTSC, but I'm living in a PAL country so I should actually go for 800x600. But screens with this resolution are 4:3. So if I letterbox to 16:9 on that one, I'm just not using 120 lines so I might as wel buy the native 16:9 800x480 one... Did anyone in a PAL country come to the same conclusion? Or is there something wrong in my reasoning. cheers!

February 1st, 2006, 04:34 PM	#50
Dennis Wood Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 916	This looks good with 16:9 and S-video input! Remove the touchscreen, and you're set. How do you know it's 800x480 native? I don't see that in the listing.

February 1st, 2006, 06:06 PM	#52
Leo Mandy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Any how-to on how you did the RCA input?

February 1st, 2006, 07:04 PM	#54
Layi Babalola New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston, tx Posts: 22	I'm considering going with the 7inch model instead. The 629GL. It's resolution seems perfect for DV (800x480). Lilliput 7" VGA Touchscreen 629GL-70NP: http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=42{7}17{1}81{25}42 My only issues are the fact that its aspect ratio is 16:9, but my DVX100 outputs a 4:3 ratio. Any idea what that will mean for my image? Will it just show a 4:3 image in the middle (wasting screen real estate) or will it stretch it out? A second option is the XENARC 800YV It's 8 inches with a 4:3 ratio and X/Y flip. The resolution is 640x480, so it's not as good as DV http://www.xenarcdirect.com/store/pr...cat=250&page=1 This may be the highest resolution manufactured at this aspect ratio. Could I be wrong? Thanks for your input.

February 1st, 2006, 07:32 PM	#55
Leo Mandy Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 749	Sorry Ben, I meant Andrew Todd when he said : ive rigged an xbox portable monitor for rca input

February 2nd, 2006, 05:14 PM	#57
Layi Babalola New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston, tx Posts: 22	I think the monitor Ben is using is a low res monitor. I'd be surprised it it actually had a 480pixel vertical resolution. Perhaps, that is the reason for the blurriness. Also, was the touch screen removed? If not, that too can make it blurry.

February 3rd, 2006, 06:41 PM	#59
Jelle Poupaert New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	mmm I guess you get what you pay for, it's quite cheap. And there's no real other choice, other 7" screens do not have an s-video input at all. And I dont want to spend more than $1000 for a pro screen. BTW I saw some other posts where people complain about the 7" lilliput being a bit washed out as well. Layi, be careful, none of the 7" lilliput screens have an s-video input although that's in the description of mp3car.com. Have a look at www.lilliput.cn . Only some of the 8" screens have an s-video input.

February 3rd, 2006, 06:49 PM	#60
Layi Babalola New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: houston, tx Posts: 22	Would RCA inputs be sufficient? What's the difference in the video quality? Thanks.