Portable DVD player and other field monitor options

[mentatDUKE]

Hey guys.

I'm currently looking for field monitoring options that will allow me to obtain better focus when using 35mm adapters and jib/crane shots.

I've heard of people using portable dvd players as a solution. The ideal player would have a high resolution in order to assist in achieving focus when using 35mm lenses. In addition, being able to mount the player to the camera upside down (or flip the image vertically and horizontally) would be advantageous.

I've narrowed my choices down to two options.

The first is the best protable DVD player I could find.
The Philips PET1000:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Philips_PET1000/4505-6498_7-31419479-2.html?tag=nav

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AM7I30/sr=1-1/qid=1138522889/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1362107-9667041?%

It is renowned for its superior image quality. However, I'm not sure how I'd mount it or deal with the upside down and flipped image.

Next are Lilliput car monitors I've found on ebay.
Lilliput 8 inch car monitor:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Lilliput-8-Touch-Screen-TFT-LCD-car-VGA-Monitor_W0QQitemZ8753982880QQcategoryZ3698QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

More here:
http://www.mp3car.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=lilliput

The screen is a touchscreen, but the seller claims high resolution (up to 1024 x 768), 4:3 display (i wonder if I could use letterbox also).
Again, I'm not sure what my screen flip and reversal options are.


Any advice would be appreciated. Has anyone used devices such as these for monitoring? Any issues with the image quality or flipping features?

Thanks a lot.

 

[mentatDUKE]

I believe I've found an interesting solution. It's the Lilliput 809GL-80NP.

Info here:
http://www.lilliputuk.com/productinfo.php?product=22

Purchase here:
http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=42

and here:
http://www.case-mod.com/store/lilli...creen-vga-monitor-charcoal-p-1206.html?src=fr

and here:
http://www.translinks.com/touch_screen.htm

I like this device since it's meant for cars and not film makers. Hence, it's cheap and still has some of the features we need. It has a mirror mode AND vertical flip (Some people use this as a rear view mirror) allowing us to flip the image when using 35mm adapters.

It has high resolution so we should be able to obtain sharp focus.
(1024 x 768 dots - Higher than DV resolution and the best I've seen in an LCD)

Let me know what you think.

 

[s3comm]

I think you have got it, since it's only for remote viewing, quality or hi-res is not needed. Also car stuff means that you just need to bring some 12V car batts for use on location or an AC adapter. You could get screen screens up to 10".

Being in a technolopolis like Singapore, these stuff are only half the price here and readily available. I noticed the 8" LCDs are almost dollar for dollar from USD where the exchange rate is about USD0.7 to SGD1.