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Title: Super Small Monitors
Post by: JDSkydiver on May 06, 2005, 04:26:42 pm

Anyone know where I can find a really small CRT monitor, cheap. 

I'm actually looking for ones even smaller than 15".  Any Ideas?

Thanks!

JDSkydiver

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: dabone on May 06, 2005, 04:31:36 pm

I've got a 5".


Is that small enough?


Later,
dabone

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: SteveJ34 on May 07, 2005, 11:11:05 am

I picked up several 9-10" SVGAs last year to use in bartop vertical projects.

(1) I got from trading a larger monitor with someone here on the board.

The others I found on ebay which ran me $40-50 after shipping.

One suggestion is to look for "Point of Sale" or POS equipment monitors in addition to computer parts as this is the environment  these small monitors are typically used within, ie: retail stores, banks, etc.

Like from this guy....

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpcmobility

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: AlanS17 on May 07, 2005, 11:35:25 am

You can find 13" monitors on Ebay. Some arcade machines use 13" standard res monitors, and some poker games use 13" SVGA monitors. They're all set to go with the proper mounts, too. And they're usually pretty cheap because nobody has a need for them.

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: Dire Radiant on May 07, 2005, 11:43:46 am

watch out for those POS monitors though. Some of them don't run on standard VGA and require a special video card.

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: AlanS17 on May 07, 2005, 12:03:30 pm

Yeah POS monitors can be funky.

What resolution are you looking for? Standard? VGA? SVGA? XGA?

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: POS on May 12, 2005, 10:37:29 pm

I have a 9" vga.  would this help

Title: Re: Super Small Monitors
Post by: AlanS17 on May 17, 2005, 06:07:56 pm

Quote from: POS on May 12, 2005, 10:37:29 pm

I have a 9" vga.