Re: //c actual portable computer

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Roy replied:

>antares wrote:
>
>> "Michael J. Mahon" wrote:
>> 
>>>Roy wrote (regarding the //c LCD display):
>>>
>>>>Too bad someone can't find about 100 of them laying around in a
>>>>warehouse somewhere....
>>>>
>>>If it's portability and functionality you want, then try a small
>>>LCD TV as a //c display.  It has backlighting and color.
>>
>> Interesting thought. I wonder how legible the typical 2.5-to-4 inch LCD
>> TV screen would be at 25 lines by 80 columns. If it would work, it could
>> make a useful accessory.
>
>Would they have composite in, or would you need to use the RF modulator?

Typically you would need the RF modulator, but some of them may be
growing composite inputs.  I suspect that a set with a composite input
would be considered a "monitor" and would probably not be on the "under
$100" shelf that I see a lot of these sets on.  ;-)

In another response, Tony suggested waiting for small HDTV LCD sets.
I suspect this will be a pretty long wait, particularly if you want them to
be less than $500!

If you don't care about spending a few hundred, then an inexpensive
LCD monitor in the 15" range that handles NTSC composite (there are
some) should work very well.  (I don't know whether these monitors will
broaden their video bandwidth if presented with a monochrome signal.)

-michael

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