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Re: Small external monitor or screen that I can hook up to a laptop? William P.N. Smith 11-25-2005
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Posted by William P.N. Smith on November 25, 2005, 7:55 am
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>I'd like to find some kind of small screen that I can hook up to a
>laptop so that I can view what is the computer screen from a different
>angle.

Does your laptop have video out? If so a small
analog video monitor might work.

Look on eBay for used 14" LCDs.

Posted by janitor on November 26, 2005, 6:16 am
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What you want is a small point-of-sale computer monitor. These are
high contrast monochrome devices that usually sit above a cash
register. Screen diagonal is 5 to 8 inches and they are great to
throw in the trunk as a portable monitor..they weigh maybe 3 lbs.

You don't say how you control your presentations..but obvously you
cannot see the slide as shown. I'd look into one of those $50
laser pointer/mouse at an office supply place.They allow you to
scroll backwards with powerpoint type apps.


Posted by friesian@zoocrewphoto.com on November 27, 2005, 9:19 am
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janitor@scgis.com wrote:
> What you want is a small point-of-sale computer monitor. These are
> high contrast monochrome devices that usually sit above a cash
> register. Screen diagonal is 5 to 8 inches and they are great to
> throw in the trunk as a portable monitor..they weigh maybe 3 lbs.
>

That sounds perfect. Would they be at a normal computer store? Or an
office supply store?


> You don't say how you control your presentations..but obvously you
> cannot see the slide as shown. I'd look into one of those $50
> laser pointer/mouse at an office supply place.They allow you to
> scroll backwards with powerpoint type apps.

I let the screen saver do it, and I can go back with the arrow keys.
Sometimes, it is worth it since the customer is asking about a photo.
If they just comment that they liked it, then I don't bother. Out of
curiosity, I would like to know which ones are getting their attention,
but it obviously isn't important to them, so I don't want to make a big
deal about it.

Thanks again.


Posted by janitor on November 26, 2005, 6:52 am
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What you want is a small point-of-sale computer monitor. These are
high contrast monochrome devices that usually sit above a cash
register. Screen diagonal is 5 to 8 inches and they are great to
throw in the trunk as a portable monitor..they weigh maybe 3 lbs.

You don't say how you control your presentations..but obvously you
cannot see the slide as shown. I'd look into one of those $50
laser pointer/mouse at an office supply place.They allow you to
scroll backwards with powerpoint type apps.


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