Does anyone make really small LCD monitors?

I was thinking it would be nice to bring in a 3rd monitor to work, just so I can toss music program and widgets and crap onto, so I can have a full 2 monitors to work on. But instead of another 19" CRT I figured it would be interesting to have a little 11" or 9" LCD or something off to the side. I have a 12" Tablet on a stand beside me here, so something like that.

Things that make you go hmmmm....

A real LCD to video card. So I can have MusicMatch library open, Desktop Sidebar, and stuff like that. Nothing crazy like Art Lebedev components

Get a touch screen LCD for the win!

you will probably find that a 19 incher is cheaper!!

I found that in multi monitor workstation set ups have all the monitors the same size and same resolution is a must.

Having differing sizes is headache inducing.


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AdrianJMartin wrote:



I found that in multi monitor workstation set ups have all the monitors the same size and same resolution is a must.

Having differing sizes is headache inducing.

Depending on what you do, multi-monitors with different resolutions is a great idea.  I wish more people did it.  It helps in seeing how your web pages or applications will look at different resolutions without having to switch your primary display.  This is especially helpfully in web development where some people (me included) still support people running at 800x600.

AdrianJMartin wrote:



you will probably find that a 19 incher is cheaper!!

I found that in multi monitor workstation set ups have all the monitors the same size and same resolution is a must.

Having differing sizes is headache inducing.


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Thanks for the link, some interesting stuff, but the resolutions are weird for them(800x480? ). And their certificate is bad and popup images don't work, not sure I'd like to give them my money...hehe

I know you always have the same sized monitors for workstations, but like I said I have dual setup here, the 3rd is only for music library and widgets so I'm not going to be doing a lot of eye shifting.

And touchscreen is a bit pricey, even on a little 10". Can get 2 19" CRTs for that price

here are some inexpensive TVs that you could use with video out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/7-Pro-LCD-Monitor-16-9-4-3-RCA-BNC-Free-Shipp_W0QQitemZ170028922327QQihZ007QQcategoryZ21517QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=542
http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=541

8" and smaller LCDs with VGA inputs are available but they're usually intended for automotive use and they run $250 or more. 

here's a desktop unit that's about $350.
http://www.xenarc.com/product/700y.html

and here's a funky monitor that fits in a drive bay: http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/other_misc/Tt_LCD/index.html

btw, a 22" widescreen pairs nicely with a 19" standard lcd.   add google desktop or vista equiv and you've got plenty of room.

RamarC wrote:


here's a desktop unit that's about $350.
http://www.xenarc.com/product/700y.html

Add to favorites. That's a nice one. Small enough you can even have below and in the center of your dual monitor setup.

You could always try MaxiVista

I run a pair of 20" widescreens and use a laptop as an occasional 3rd monitor. If you get the Pro version, you can use the same mouse/kevboard to control the laptop by just by dragging the mouse pointer accross to it.

I've been using it for about a month now and I wouldn't be without it

Blkbam wrote:



AdrianJMartin wrote: I found that in multi monitor workstation set ups have all the monitors the same size and same resolution is a must. Having differing sizes is headache inducing.

Depending on what you do, multi-monitors with different resolutions is a great idea.  I wish more people did it.  It helps in seeing how your web pages or applications will look at different resolutions without having to switch your primary display.  This is especially helpfully in web development where some people (me included) still support people running at 800x600.

....or just resize the browser window?

I second the recommendation of Maxivista. I operate 5 monitors in total (2 physical 24", 2 20", 1 17") and can't sing its praises loud enough. First recommended to it by Scott Hanselman, i now have it part of my teams standard build.

Its not only usefull to expand your desktop real-estate but also to simplify usage of network attached PCs (such as my laptops etc) by just switching that machines agent over to remote control which allows me to use one keyboard and mouse to control up to 3 additional workstations.

I've installed slimKEYS, and assigned hotkeys to resize the active window. Win+6 will resize to 640x480, Win+8 to 800x600 and Win+1 to 1024x768. Extremely useful.

W3bbo wrote:



Blkbam wrote:  AdrianJMartin wrote:  I found that in multi monitor workstation set ups have all the monitors the same size and same resolution is a must. Having differing sizes is headache inducing. Depending on what you do, multi-monitors with different resolutions is a great idea.  I wish more people did it.  It helps in seeing how your web pages or applications will look at different resolutions without having to switch your primary display.  This is especially helpfully in web development where some people (me included) still support people running at 800x600.

....or just resize the browser window?

That wouldn't work if you're detecting the size of the screen or doing windows development.

Blkbam wrote:

That wouldn't work if you're detecting the size of the screen or doing windows development.

....name a good reason why any web-developer would want to do that?

Windows development, fine, but not webdev.

W3bbo wrote:



Blkbam wrote: That wouldn't work if you're detecting the size of the screen or doing windows development.

....name a good reason why any web-developer would want to do that?

Windows development, fine, but not webdev.

I'm not talking simple web pages here I'm talking actual web application where just like in windows programming the gui could change depending on the screen resolution.  Some gui components may be hidden by default to avoid scrolling for instance.

But just to dumb it down for you, if there were a background image that was displayed based on screen resolution.

Blkbam wrote:

I'm not talking simple web pages here I'm talking actual web application where just like in windows programming the gui could change depending on the screen resolution.  Some gui components may be hidden by default to avoid scrolling for instance..

That would be proportionate to the viewport size, not the current screen resolution, dimensions, nor working area.

Blkbam wrote:

But just to dumb it down for you, if there were a background image that was displayed based on screen resolution.

Charming.