As above really..

I'm nearly finished with my dj table and in addition to my previous thread about mac mini's i'm thinking of building a screen into my dj table. A fibreglass arm basically holding up my screen.

I'm into car audio as well and know you can get 10" screens for cars etc.. So i was just tinkering with the idea of how small a monitor you can have before it gets too small? I haven't seen the layout on a computer yet so i'm not sure. would a 14" laptop screen be the smallest?

Preferably the screen wont have a stand as i can then build it into the table. Or if it has, a removable stand would be handy.

Thanks lads,

nelly

well there's the size factor but also the resolution.

Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure you'll want at least 1024*768 resolution.

I don't believe you could get such a resolution from a 10" car installation lcd

I don't know I'm not the car expert but I don't believe these types of lcds have wonderful resolutions ?

It sounds like a great idea to try it out before you do the install but that would require having access to a spare monitor.


Also most of the time it's purely video connection and not vga rgb connectors .... could lost in quality or clarity and that could be a problem considering the mostly text based nature of Serato.


Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a computer Lcd 14" then a car one?

From what I've seen in the car ones they tend to be a little pricey and quite crappy ( talking about the lower priced ones ... not the high end alpine/pioneer/etc all integrated head units which include pull out monitor )

If your looking for car audio monitors, go with the Xenarc screens. They are SVGA screens with very high resolution, and they come in touch screen format. I believe as of right now, the biggest screen is a 9", but I could be wrong.

Or a flat panel widescreen 15" monitor.

im using a 12" laptop
works fine

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i have a 17" LCD hooked up to my computer on a custom built console. works great. i dont see why small form factor is a big issue. 17" comes with a stand and the footprint is small.

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Cool cheers lads,

Was thinking about getting a widescreen monitor as well, not sure if it would look a bit funny though being such a small screen!

Hmm.. what to go for.. SSL works fine on a 12" screen you think though, that's good to know

nelly