Re: IIgs/IIe TV sharing?

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Gabriel Morales (Togega@Concentric.net) wrote:
: Greetings folk,

: 	I am considering another option. I am considering sharing a TV instead
: of a monitor between my //e and IIgs. The problem is, I don't have room
: where I want to work with my Apple IIs for a conventional TV. But the
: other day I saw a portable color 4" LCD TV (with Composite video in).

: 	Supposing the screen is good for an LCD TV, could it be good enough to
: use a screen or is it just too small? I welcome your opinions and suggestions.

How good are your eyes?
How close can you be to the screen?

Most of those small screens have lower horizontal resolution than the IIgs
(the 3.5" LCD on my video camera is 479x220; I have a parts catalog here
that shows 4" LCDs at 383x234), so you might want to investigate that
angle first and make sure you can get 640x200 or at least 560x192... 8-)

I've got a little 5" black and white TV here that I've used with my //c. 
It works, but it is really too small to use comfortably.

Best advice of all?  Try it out and see what it looks like to your eyes. 
The reduced resolution might be OK for your applications.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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