Small flat panel TV for Atari?

[+Larry]

I would like to find a small flat panel TV that I can use with my Atari in my shop on my workbench. Small is the watchword. I'm thinking of something around 8-11" that at least has a composite input that works with our A8. A portable DVD player would be fine, so long as it has inputs. Or any other viable display methods -- I have several laptops with USB-2.

 

Any suggestions?

 

-Larry

[The Usotsuki]

I got a 7.1" Haier lying somewhere, it works great for an Apple //e...

[Joey Z]

don't know if it helps, but there's an older 4:3 sharp aquos here that works pretty well.

[+David_P]

There are a fair number of 7" screens on ebay with Composite in, for under $30 shipped. Most need a 12V power source. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 161673606063 is one example.

[+bob1200xl]

I tried a number of 5-7in. LCDs and did not like them. Finally got a 13in. LCD TV that I can also use on a 400 or 600XL thru the tuner. Much better...

 

Bob

[+Larry]

What did you get, and how long ago? It seems really tough to find anything less than about 18" now unless you get down to those 7" (or so).

[+bob1200xl]

A Supersonic - about a year ago. Model number is SC-1311. Tuner, HDMI, Component, VGA, Composite - everything but S-Video.

 

$110, or so. Not bad.

 

Bob

[+Larry]

Thanks! I'll check into that.

-Larry

[+Larry]

I ended up with a 15" Proscan HD 720P from Amazon that has composite, but no S-video. A little bigger than I wanted, but does have a nice display of the A8. It does have the normal composite artifacts, but it surprisingly (to me) lacks the somewhat fuzzy picture that I normally find with composite from the Atari. And all this from a stock XE -- no video mods. Anyway, this will do well for my workbench, and for $110, not too bad.

 

-Larry