boebert@sctc.com (Earl Boebert) (04/17/91)
Anybody know of a laptop with a video port that can drive an ordinary monitor? I am looking for something portable to run one of those display units that you put on a Vugraph machine and project screen displays on the wall.
dpbst3@unix.cis.pitt.edu (David P Brennan) (04/17/91)
In article <1991Apr16.235958.9135@sctc.com> boebert@sctc.com (Earl Boebert) writes: >Anybody know of a laptop with a video port that can drive an ordinary >monitor? I am looking for something portable to run one of those >display units that you put on a Vugraph machine and project screen >displays on the wall. That depends- if all you want is a standard monitor (with a "video" input like you use with a VCR) than you need something with a composite output. (RGB type port) Some of the newer monitors will take computer output and you can take your pick with resolution. CGA,EGA,VGA One time I managed to connect a computer output to one of the monitors that had separate inputs for red, green and blue by only using the green gun which emulated a monochrome monitor. Dave Brennan UPitt SLIS dpbst3@unix.cis.pitt.edu G
jps@cs.brown.edu (John Shewchuk) (04/17/91)
The Sharp 6220 and the TI travelmate 2000 (which are supposed to be the same machine) allow you to insert an optional video port. Only problem is, then you can not install the internal modem. Sorry, don't know anything about the other laptops. -John -- John Shewchuk, Computer Science Dept, jps@cs.brown.edu Brown University, Box 1910, Providence, RI 02912 (401) 863-7664
patrick@hpmcaa.mcm.hp.com (Patrick Hawke) (04/18/91)
I know that the Toshiba 1000 has a composite video out (RCA Jack). I've used this through a VCR. It is monochrome only. The Zenith Minisport has composite video built into the 9-pin CGA port. PjH
RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (04/19/91)
Lots of laptops have external vidoe ports. The older, slower 8088/86 systems oftem come with cga ports; many of the newer '286/386sx models have vga output. Me, I run a Tandy 1400hd (8mhz 8088 - actually NEC V20) with an external cga port quite a bit in my classes. I plus a cga display screen into the video port, lay the screen on an overhead projector, and can demo wp, spreadsheets, dbase, mainframe terminalating, graphics, etc. Am working on putting a lot of lecture materials into "slides" (via harvard graphics) to display on screen. Once I get this going right, it'll sure be lots easier than transparencies. Radio Shack is unloading 1400hds, $999 with a 20-meg hard drive. I hear Zenith is unloading its minisports for $300 (no hard drive, but they do have those pesky 2" drives. NEC Ultralites are going for what??? $600 or so? Bob Munzenrider, PSU-Harrisburg