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Re: Smallest possible monitor recommendation

Kevin Dady wrote:

On Oct 16, 1:22 pm, Egan Ford <dataj...@gmail.com> wrote:


Hello all,

I am looking for the smallest possible monitor capable of crisp 80
column mode.  CRT, LCD, etc... not picky.  Are there monitor specs or
terms I should be looking for?

Thanks.



I keep looking at 5-9 inch TV's which are available at every thrift
store, to modify the inputs and internal adjustments but have not done
so yet, as far as what type ... I usually have the worst luck on LCD,
small LCD's typically lack the resolution or if they do have it cost
out the yazoo, Their scaling works fine on video, but not so well on
computer graphics as it really just a rough guess of real pixel
position on an analog scale to a hard set pixel X/Y location.


Exactly.

Any small monochrome CRT with decent focus can do a great job on
80-column text and graphics if video is fed directly to the internal
video amplifier.  Most of these small TV sets were portable, and so
run from a 12v power supply.  So any wall wart with enough current
capacity isolates them from the AC line, allowing for very simple
tapping into the video (and audio) circuits.

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