[Coco] VGA monitor w/speakers for CoaC FPGA

[Michael Brant]

Dynex is in house best buy brant

On Jan 18, 2018 1:21 PM, "Brendan Donahe" <brendan at polylith.com> wrote:

> Allen,
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by small, but I picked up an inexpensive 19"
> 16:9 aspect ratio LCD TV/composite/VGA monitor from Goodwill that tags
> along with me to various fests for use with CoCoVGA.  I think it might also
> have HDMI, although I haven't used it.  Composite video quality is poor,
> but good enough to see if a CoCo I'm picking up is working.  Although it is
> 16:9, it displays 640x480 at 4:3.  Audio in is via an 1/8" headphone jack,
> so I have to adapt it from RCA.  Controls for volume (and menu and channel)
> are on the side of the display.
>
> I had never heard of the brand, and wasn't sure how it would last, but it's
> traveled thousands of miles already.
>
> Dynex DX-LCD-19-09
>
> Hope this helps,
> Brendan
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:28 AM, James Jones <jejones3141 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a Samsung LCD monitor (S22C300) with HDMI and VGA input, but it's
> > not clear whether it has speakers, despite the HDMI input, and it's
> > 16:9--wasn't thinking of hooking it up to a CoCo when I bought it. I
> have a
> > cable with VGA at one end DVI at the other--that might expand the
> > possibilities.
> >
> > 4:3 is rare these days, and aside from 8" monitors that turn up, it looks
> > like you pay for that old aspect ratio. Might be good to go to local
> stores
> > that sell refurbished monitors, or maybe even Goodwill if it's possible
> to
> > test before you buy.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 7:58 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone found a particularly nice, small VGA monitor with speakers
> for
> > > use with the CoCo on a Chip or other FPGA projects? There are tons,
> even
> > > some that are still 4:3 aspect ratio (used for security cameras). Not
> > sure
> > > where to start. The monitor I am borrowing has stereo speakers, but it
> > > requires going in through menus to adjust volume, which is not useful.
> > > Hoping to find something that has an easier volume adjustment :)
> > >
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