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Not sure if I should roll the dice on a cheap monitor for a DIY soldering micros
ebastler:
--- Quote from: Cyber Akuma on January 30, 2024, 04:43:06 pm ---Ideally I would want to get a 1920x1080 screen, but none of the ones I found could do that. Considering my phone's screen is just 6 inches but has a 1440 x 3120 screen you would think 1080p in a 7-10 inch screen would not be so hard to find, especially not without getting into triple digit prices.
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1920 x 1200 seems to be a bit more common in 10" size. I see a few monitors on AliExpress in that format (not very cheap though, ~$100). Hopefully these would be able to display 1920 x 1080 with narrow black stripes at the top and bottom, but without any rescaling.
reboots:
I have had good luck with Aputure brand V-Screen VS-1 FineHD 7" monitors. These were sold for professional photography and video use, and have a true 1920x1200 resolution with good picture quality.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1221493-REG/aputure_vs_1finehd_vs_1_finehd_on_location_7.html
Unfortunately Aputure seems to have gotten out of the monitor business, but you may be able to find a deal on a used screen. I see a few options on eBay for under 100USD.
I recommend investigating the pro video market. Name-brand equipment is very expensive, but there may be generic and knock-off options.
Another approach might be to reuse a surplus iPad screen with a display converter, e.g.:
https://hackaday.com/2014/03/12/an-open-source-ipad-display-adapter/
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/18/put-those-ipad-displays-to-work-with-this-edp-adapter/
I believe there are, or were, inexpensive converter boards for this purpose, but I don't know of any examples off-hand.
thm_w:
Question cross posted here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/1aehylr/not_sure_if_i_should_roll_the_dice_on_a_cheap/
ebastler:
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thm_w:
--- Quote from: ebastler on January 30, 2024, 11:24:14 pm ---That's ok, isn't it? But our answers are better! ;)
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