Pocket TVs?

If you're making a portable you probably need something to watch it on. (Unless you want to guess what's happening in the game, but I wouldn't advise that) Anyway, this forum is your "Hacking a pocket TV/screen" one-stop solution. Share your experiences and knowledge here.

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Sun-Wukong
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Pocket TVs?

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Anyone know where I could find a relatively cheap pocket TV in the 2.5" to 3" range? Also, I'm not so well versed in the world of pocket TVs, do they ever have composite video, or will I have to work with RF/something else?
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Have you heard of Casio pocket TVs? I'm pretty sure they accept composite input. Search around the forums a bit.
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yes, some casio TVs work with composite.
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Why bother? Pocket TVs are no longer good portable screens. First they are large for the screen size, and usually an odd shape too. And nowadays they are getting expensive and hard to find. AEIComponents has some nice screens, small, low power, and everything in your size range. And if you are cheap the Pustom screens are decent for the price.
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XCVG wrote:And if you are cheap the Pustom screens are decent for the price.
That sounds alright, I'd only be using it for a SuperJoy any way. I couldn't find anything on eBay or Google though, any idea where I could find one?
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Sun-Wukong wrote: That sounds alright, I'd only be using it for a SuperJoy any way. I couldn't find anything on eBay or Google though, any idea where I could find one?
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Does anyone know if the 3 inch screen in Brian's links takes 7.2 volts instead of 12. Hoping it's just powers a 7805 so shouldn't be too fussy about the voltage.
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