Good quality 5 or 6 inch LCD screen?

Hogster · Mar 28, 2007, 11:10 AM

Hi all,

I'm doing a bit of brainstorming for some improvements I can make to my downlink system and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good place to buy a high quality 5 or 6 inch LCD screen from which can take a standard RCA input? The PS1 screen I'm currently using is ok .... but you get what you pay for, and at £30 it's a little on the crummy side

Any recommendations/thoughts?

Many thanks!

David

Andy W · Mar 28, 2007, 11:18 AM

Over here, additional monitors for in-car DVD players are getting more and more common in places like wal-mart, perhaps look in Halfords or similar?
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Hogster · Mar 28, 2007, 11:41 AM

Hmm just looked and they're all £100-£200 or more

I've found something similar to the PS1 screen I'm using .... the screen for the PS2!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=190095451620

Shame it's widescreen .... my video feed will either be stretched or will have black bars down the side ....

Good price though

, and presumably a higher quality than the PS1 screen I'm using at the moment!

David

Aber · Mar 28, 2007, 05:48 PM

Let me know what you think of this screen when you get it. I just noticed them online last night too. They caught my eye but I would like to know how they handle bright sunlight.

E.N. · Mar 28, 2007, 05:54 PM

Every time I go to Target here, they have a 7" widescreen dvd player for 80$ (40 pounds). Looks decent enough.

Ian

Hogster · Mar 28, 2007, 06:26 PM

The question is, whether all these DVD players have RCA in .... there're loads of cheap DVD players here too .... such as this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=140099068988

Hmmmm ....

David

Canada Goose · Mar 28, 2007, 06:32 PM

If you buy State side just be sure its PAL compatible for the UK

Hogster · Mar 28, 2007, 06:54 PM

Yeah definitely ...

Just found this ....

http://www.allcam.biz/catalog/produc...fa2ba42fa75407

Seems quite good, and can pick up TV too

Shame the resolution is so low though ....

David

Hogster · Mar 28, 2007, 07:05 PM

Another interesting one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Veba-AV560MB-5...QQcmdZViewItem

David

Hogster · Mar 29, 2007, 07:18 AM

Okey dokey I've just ordered this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Veba-AV560MB-5...QQcmdZViewItem

.... will let you know a) when it arrives, and b) what it's like

Btw, other shops online are selling it for £100-£130!!

Thanks for your support everyone

David

Edit: Woo! Looks like I got the last one!

Double Edit! Once I've finished developing this new system I will probably have a second hand PS1 screen for sale if anyone wants it. Watch this space..... I'll warn you now that it'll probably be quite a big space though

richard tunstal · Mar 29, 2007, 08:06 AM

noticed some lcds in an argos flyer that plopped on the doormat recently.

Griffo · Mar 29, 2007, 09:33 PM

Looks good mate. I'd be really interested to hear about it's performance in sunlight.

I bought a 8" LCD some time ago and while the picture is fantastic inside, it's completely washed out once you get it out in the bright light. I've tried glare filters and hoods but nothing has really made it a viable alternative to the TFT display on my camcorder.

Keep us posted!

GordonTarling · Mar 30, 2007, 10:01 AM

David - Looks OK, but 20 quid postage is rather taking the mickey. From my limited experience, ALL LCD's wash out in bright sunlight except the very expensive 'transflective' types which are starting to appear on things such as car satnav units.

randall1959 · Mar 30, 2007, 10:56 AM

I've tried LCD, CRT, and TFT and got the same results in sunlight. You have to have some sort of hood over the screen, otherwise they mostly ALL wash out in bright light. It's basically just the nature of the technology.

Hogster · Mar 30, 2007, 11:47 AM

I emailed the guy and asked why the postage was so expensive, and he says because he's selling the unit so cheap anyway he wants to make a little profit .... which is fair enough I guess

He's still £30+ cheaper than the nearest competing retailer .... I mean, look at this one!

http://www.dnacaraudio.co.uk/index.h...nline/168/fruk

I was planning to use a form of hood from the start

David

Mar 28, 2007, 11:10 AM	#1
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	Good quality 5 or 6 inch LCD screen? Hi all, I'm doing a bit of brainstorming for some improvements I can make to my downlink system and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good place to buy a high quality 5 or 6 inch LCD screen from which can take a standard RCA input? The PS1 screen I'm currently using is ok .... but you get what you pay for, and at £30 it's a little on the crummy side Any recommendations/thoughts? Many thanks! David

Mar 29, 2007, 07:18 AM	#10
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	Okey dokey I've just ordered this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Veba-AV560MB-5...QQcmdZViewItem .... will let you know a) when it arrives, and b) what it's like Btw, other shops online are selling it for £100-£130!! Thanks for your support everyone David Edit: Woo! Looks like I got the last one! Double Edit! Once I've finished developing this new system I will probably have a second hand PS1 screen for sale if anyone wants it. Watch this space..... I'll warn you now that it'll probably be quite a big space though Last edited by Hogster; Mar 29, 2007 at 07:28 AM.

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Mar 28, 2007, 11:18 AM	#2
Andy W That sickening crunch.. Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 39,779	Over here, additional monitors for in-car DVD players are getting more and more common in places like wal-mart, perhaps look in Halfords or similar? ..a

Mar 28, 2007, 11:41 AM	#3
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	Hmm just looked and they're all £100-£200 or more I've found something similar to the PS1 screen I'm using .... the screen for the PS2! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=190095451620 Shame it's widescreen .... my video feed will either be stretched or will have black bars down the side .... Good price though , and presumably a higher quality than the PS1 screen I'm using at the moment! David

Mar 28, 2007, 05:48 PM	#4
Aber Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 122	Let me know what you think of this screen when you get it. I just noticed them online last night too. They caught my eye but I would like to know how they handle bright sunlight.

Mar 28, 2007, 05:54 PM	#5
E.N. Flown There, Crashed That Join Date: May 2006 Location: Woodinville, Wa Posts: 388	Every time I go to Target here, they have a 7" widescreen dvd player for 80$ (40 pounds). Looks decent enough. Ian

Mar 28, 2007, 06:26 PM	#6
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	The question is, whether all these DVD players have RCA in .... there're loads of cheap DVD players here too .... such as this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=140099068988 Hmmmm .... David

Mar 28, 2007, 06:32 PM	#7
Canada Goose Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Macleod, AB, Canada eh! Posts: 1,303	If you buy State side just be sure its PAL compatible for the UK

Mar 28, 2007, 06:54 PM	#8
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	Yeah definitely ... Just found this .... http://www.allcam.biz/catalog/produc...fa2ba42fa75407 Seems quite good, and can pick up TV too Shame the resolution is so low though .... David

Mar 28, 2007, 07:05 PM	#9
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	Another interesting one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Veba-AV560MB-5...QQcmdZViewItem David

Mar 29, 2007, 08:06 AM	#11
richard tunstal Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: crewe england Posts: 111	noticed some lcds in an argos flyer that plopped on the doormat recently.

Mar 29, 2007, 09:33 PM	#12
Griffo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne/Canberra, Australia Posts: 837	Looks good mate. I'd be really interested to hear about it's performance in sunlight. I bought a 8" LCD some time ago and while the picture is fantastic inside, it's completely washed out once you get it out in the bright light. I've tried glare filters and hoods but nothing has really made it a viable alternative to the TFT display on my camcorder. Keep us posted!

Mar 30, 2007, 10:01 AM	#13
GordonTarling Supersonic Engineering Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Uxbridge, U.K. Posts: 2,046	David - Looks OK, but 20 quid postage is rather taking the mickey. From my limited experience, ALL LCD's wash out in bright sunlight except the very expensive 'transflective' types which are starting to appear on things such as car satnav units.

Mar 30, 2007, 10:56 AM	#14
randall1959 Just an eye in the sky... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States Posts: 3,806	I've tried LCD, CRT, and TFT and got the same results in sunlight. You have to have some sort of hood over the screen, otherwise they mostly ALL wash out in bright light. It's basically just the nature of the technology.

Mar 30, 2007, 11:47 AM	#15
Hogster HeliAP'er! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 7,207	I emailed the guy and asked why the postage was so expensive, and he says because he's selling the unit so cheap anyway he wants to make a little profit .... which is fair enough I guess He's still £30+ cheaper than the nearest competing retailer .... I mean, look at this one! http://www.dnacaraudio.co.uk/index.h...nline/168/fruk I was planning to use a form of hood from the start David