5 inch TFT

**jameswy** · 03-21-2004, 11:19 PM

Hello,
I am building my first system i am looking at buying a 5 inch TFT display.... i know a 7inch would be better but i am tight on money and space to put it... anyway i was wondering if a 5 inch is going to be too small to view... im going to run windows XP, Winamp, DVX movies and later GPS....

Regards

James

**kai445** · 03-21-2004, 11:37 PM

I had a 5" active matrix lcd... I wasnt quite happy with it... it was also RCA input.

I just wanted something better, so... I went ahead and ordered a DWW-7VGA like a month ago. From what I understand, going from RCA to VGA, in addition to the higher res (800x480!), it should be much nicer....

But I dunno yet, It prolly wont come for a few more years :-(

**jameswy** · 03-22-2004, 12:56 AM

Would it be ok fopr a first screen.. the one i was looking at is at this address
http://www.strathfield.com.au/Product.asp?ProdID=692

any good ??

Originally Posted by kai445

I had a 5" active matrix lcd... I wasnt quite happy with it... it was also RCA input.

I just wanted something better, so... I went ahead and ordered a DWW-7VGA like a month ago. From what I understand, going from RCA to VGA, in addition to the higher res (800x480!), it should be much nicer....

But I dunno yet, It prolly wont come for a few more years :-(

**kai445** · 03-22-2004, 01:23 AM

wow, 248... i'd get the one from digitalww before i got that one.

http://www.digitalww.com/VGA_TM_700VGA.htm

**jameswy** · 03-22-2004, 01:59 AM

Sorry that price is in Australian dollars

Originally Posted by kai445

wow, 248... i'd get the one from digitalww before i got that one.

http://www.digitalww.com/VGA_TM_700VGA.htm

**kami333** · 03-22-2004, 02:43 PM

I'm running Media Engine on a 5.6" and it's perfect for me. You will have issues with GPS though, you will want a VGA screen for that and the smallest is 7".