Thread: Looking for a large VGA monitor ready for ceiling mount

Originally Posted by schapman43

I'm looking for a large VGA monitor (13" +) that has a ceiling mount and folds up like the after market DVD players. Does anyone make one or am I going to be stuck making a mount? I'd like to use a monitor that is brighter than a standard desktop unit.

Here's the deal. Car computing is in its infancy, so there are are very few components made for the specific demands of an automotive installation.
That means there are very few uber-bright LCD panels. That means there are even fewer ceiling-mount flip down monitors.

You have two options:
1) Get the brightest LCD monitor you can and fabricate the mount you want.
2) Get an old laptop and modify it so the screen is upside-down in the case and rig a VGA controller & connector to use it in your ride. There would also be some fab-work needed so it doesn't LOOK like an upside-down laptop.