Hello Dave --
Lots of folks have added LCD screens to their ZX81s and TS1000s.
Please see
http://www.fischerkai.de/zxteam/zx96_e.htm for a complete
description of
Kai Fischer's ZX96. The standard display on this machine is an LCD.
Later --
Glen Goodwin
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <tractorb_at_ihug.co.nz>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: experiences with portable LCD TVs for classic micros?
> The LCD screen from an old car TV/nav system will probably be bigger,
> cheaper and have a better picture-maybe you could use the complete TV
setup,
> as the Timex only has a VHF output?
> Probably not relevant in this case but more recent systems have external
AV
> inputs as well as the RF/tuner input. The screens in the later ones have
an
> external DC supply jack too so can be easily separated from the rest of
the
> nav system.
> DaveB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Dzubin" <dzubint_at_vcn.bc.ca>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:08 AM
> Subject: experiences with portable LCD TVs for classic micros?
>
>
> >
> > I have four Timex Sinclair micros sitting in my basement and I've been
> > thinking about turning one (or more) into the world's slowest
> > "franken-laptop" using one of those portable LCD TVs that seem to be
> > on sale at every second-hand store & pawn shop for $10-$20.
> > Has anyone had any experiences in the quality of the TV tuner in
> > these portables? Will I have to keep re-tuning it every 10 minutes
> > or should I look for one with some method of locking into a channel?
> > (or are they too fussy to bother with?)
> > How about screen resolution? Will I be able to make out the 32
characters
> > per line on such a tiny screen?
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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