Small, compact, portable computer display

Tims96 · Post by **Tims96** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:39 pm

I'm thinking of abandoning my Powerbook G4 and getting a Mac Mini to use for recording. The only issue I have is that I need a display, but I travel a lot, making big displays not so desirable.

Does anyone know of any small displays that are easy to transport (can be folded flat or easily disassemble?)?

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:26 am

Wouldn't it be easier to just get a Macbook or some other laptop?

EggyToast · Post by **EggyToast** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:48 pm

Any small monitor that packs small and lets you easily transport it is going to cost more than an average 15" LCD monitor. Not to mention the extra cables.

While a MacBook does cost more than a MacMini, I would imagine the fact that it's inherently portable, compared to moderately portable contingent upon finding a good monitor, is enough to make the price difference, after accounting for a monitor, worthwhile.

Unless this is because you want a machine you can work on at home for 90% of the time, but also want a machine you can pack away. In which case I would simply go for cheap and small, vs. intentionally compact and packable.

choke3d · Post by **choke3d** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:12 pm

don't know how it would work, or what adaptors would be needed, but I just got a portable dvd player that has video input. if it would look good enough and connect, it would actually be a really cool setup with a mac mini.

stevebozz · Post by **stevebozz** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:42 pm

the other thing to take into account is screen size.. using a DAW with a crazy small screen can be quite a pain.

Tims96 · Post by **Tims96** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:25 pm

A new MacBook would be out of my price range. I'm definitely looking for something that would sit at home most of the time, but would be easily portable. I hadn't thought about the cost of extra cables, but I still think I'd be better off buying a separate monitor than a new laptop.

The portable DVD player is an excellent idea, I'll look into it.

thanks to all.

darjama · Post by **darjama** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:47 pm

if your video card has an s-video out, there's a barrel style converter that will turn that into a rca video jack that should work with a portable dvd player.

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:03 pm

Tims96 wrote:A new MacBook would be out of my price range. I'm definitely looking for something that would sit at home most of the time, but would be easily portable. I hadn't thought about the cost of extra cables, but I still think I'd be better off buying a separate monitor than a new laptop.

The portable DVD player is an excellent idea, I'll look into it.

thanks to all.

just use the TV wherever you are at....

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