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AGarv:
I have seen a few people mention car visor / mirror LCDs before on the forums, but have never seen a project that uses one.  Evidently there are quite a few 10.2" LCDs made with a 25:9 aspect ratio, such as the ~$65 one available here:

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Pyle-LCD-Rearview-Mirror-Monitor-Refurbished-10.2-inch/6345761/product.html

It just so happens that the width of the 10.2" widescreen matches the width of the small 4:3 LCD that I am using for my bartop project, so I may give it a shot.  From what I have seen it is a very simple thing to set up MAME to display marquees on a secondary display.

Anyone have experience with these things?  Evidently the display is "mirrored" when not on, which may look a bit odd when off or perhaps provide glare that affects image quality.

The only other downside is that the only input for the marquee is composite video.  The PC I am using in an X61 tablet laptop with integrated graphics (laptop screen as the primary display)... is there a super-simple/cheap way to convert the VGA-out for the secondary display to a composite signal?

kalars123:
just google vga to composite there's adapters starting ~5ish, that's an interesting find though if you go for it make sure you post up pics  ;D
SavannahLion:
That's good price. I tried to pick a couple up on eBay but I tend to be shill bid to ridiculous prices. I have noticed that while the specs seem reasonable some of the example pictures tend to show a stretched image in the "native" resolution, like this one. I'd like to see one in action but absolutely no auto shop carries this size.

The mirrored thing should be easy. If its a half mirror you can swap it out with a little work. If it's polarized well.... live with it or use a bit of smoked acrylic.
P-chan:
Don't forget to add a few bucks for a 110vAC to 12vDC converter :)
SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: P-chan on April 19, 2012, 01:33:40 pm ---Don't forget to add a few bucks for a 110vAC to 12vDC converter :)

--- End quote ---

What's the draw? Maybe you can just tap into the 12v line on a standard PSU.....
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