I'm looking for a small monitor (non-widescreen, and not to be mounted), around 7". What I'm planning to do is only pull out the monitor when I'm using my carputer, and to be able to stash it away when not in use (for the sake of ease and also keeping it invisible to would-be thieves). So the monitor would have to be nice and thin/light so its not burdensome to lug out each time. I would buy an in-dash, but I don't have the time or money to troubleshoot the DIN size in my car, or to wire everything. I can't do a ceiling mounted monitor or a dash install, either. On eBay I saw one that wasn't too bad, but it's going to end before I can get my PayPal funds to clear.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3AUS%3A1&rd=1
It's about 2 lbs, which isn't bad if it needs to be propped on my lap in a pinch, or to be held by someone while I'm driving. I don't want to mess around with a widescreen monitor, plus they get to be too big for what I need.
If anyone has a 1999 Acura CL, could you let me know what you chose to do for your setup? I have limited space and I don't want to go crazy modifying everything. I'm not sure if the radio head unit is a standard DIM since there is a storage cubby under it, which appears to be a little smaller. So, I wouldn't even know if a double DIN would fit there.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!