+Larry Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I got a 7.1" Haier lying somewhere, it works great for an Apple //e... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Z Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 don't know if it helps, but there's an older 4:3 sharp aquos here that works pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks! I'll check into that. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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