[KwartzLab] Sub-$100 HDMI monitors/TVs

[Darin White]

It's the shipping that kills you on monoprice.  $10 cables are great until you pay $20 shipping to get it here.  DX is free, but slow.  You'll have to wait up to 4 weeks.

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> From: JR Nelson <jrnelson at studiojrn.com>
>To: KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca> 
>Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 9:28:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [KwartzLab] Sub-$100 HDMI monitors/TVs
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>Oh man, don't buy that thing. It's only an 800x480 panel, and it probably isn't very good to boot. I guess if you absolutely need a small display, it might work, though.
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>At the moment, Canada Computers has a BenQ 21.5-inch LCD for $99.99, and it's a VA panel. Difficult to beat, since it'll have great viewing angles.
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>Right now, HP has a 20-inch, 1600x900 panel for $89.99. TN, but still a solid choice. 
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>DealExtreme is an okay choice for adapters. I like Monoprice.com. Pennies may have been a bit of an overstatement, but they are only a couple of bucks:
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>http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?spcDB=10419&spcWord=+VGA%2FDVI%2FHDMI+Adapters&keyword=dvi%20hdmi
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>J.R.
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>On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:14 PM, James Bastow <james at jamesbastow.com> wrote:
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>Maybe something like a car monitor w/HDMI input would work:
>>http://www.aliexpress.com/item/9-Inch-High-Definition-Car-Headrest-Screen-with-HD-1080P-video-playing-Built-in-TV-USB/660341052.html
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>>THis one has composite input, which should work with the Raspberry Pi:
>>http://dx.com/p/3-5-tft-lcd-monitor-visual-reversing-vehicles-reverse-camera-ntsc-pal-dc8-15v-49796
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>>DealExtreme has cheap DVI<->HDMI adapters:
>>http://dx.com/c/consumer-electronics-199/a-v-adapters-convertors-124
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>>On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>There's a several things I'm thinking about.  Like monitors for
>>>Raspberry Pi workshops (where speakers might be nice), little media
>>>stations (where speakers are essential) and kiosk machines (where
>>>speakers aren't necessary).
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>>>My questions are: Where, specifically, can you get HDMI monitors for
>>>under $100 and, while we're at it, where are you getting DVI->HDMI
>>>adaptors for pennies?
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>>>(I did say this was a LazyWeb question, didn't I?)
>>>Darcy.
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>>>On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 5:53 PM, JR Nelson <jrnelson at studiojrn.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm not entirely sure I get your question -- you found what you were looking
>>>> for; did these fail to meet your requirements in some way?
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>>>> What kinds of projects are you looking to do? You can absolutely get a
>>>> monitor for under $100, but it's unlikely to come with speakers.
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>>>> For what it's worth, HDMI is literally just DVI + audio. Adapters are
>>>> pennies if you pick them up online since there is no conversion necessary
>>>> for the signal.
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>>>> J.R.
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>>>> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Dear LazyWeb,
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>>>>> Is such a thing possible?  Scouring Black Friday sales, the best it
>>>>> seemed like I can manage is 21" TVs for $99.99.  18-19" TVs are
>>>>> regularly around that price.
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>>>>> I'm not all that hung up on size or quality.  What I have in mind is
>>>>> Raspberry Pi project ideas for which this sort of thing would be
>>>>> helpful (so a powered USB port would be awesome, but I'm not getting
>>>>> my hopes up).
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>>>>> I haven't done too much looking at refurbs, etc., but most of those
>>>>> tend to be VGA, or possibly DVI (which isn't a bad option, but the
>>>>> cost of the adapter needs to be factored in as well).
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>>>>> Any thoughts?
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>>>>> Darcy.
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