LCD monitor that also displays images offline

Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

The digital picture frames I've seen are too small.
I'd like a 24+ inch LCD, ideally 30+ inch and 4+
megapixels (ideally 8+). I have a 30-inch LCD
4 megapixel display and images look astounding on it.
It would be nice to have one on the wall, but not
to buy a computer to feed it too.

Roger

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

The digital picture frames I've seen are too small.
I'd like a 24+ inch LCD, ideally 30+ inch and 4+
megapixels (ideally 8+). I have a 30-inch LCD
4 megapixel display and images look astounding on it.
It would be nice to have one on the wall, but not
to buy a computer to feed it too.

Well, not a new one, unless a Mac mini. You could, if you have the room
to hide it, buy an old box to run it, perhaps even barter for one.
If you don't have the room, but do have the bucks, a Mac mini would of
course do this, and more.

--
John McWilliams

"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote:
Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

Some of the portable storage devices have video out (the old (and slow)
Epson P-2000 does). Unfortunately, presumably they'd only be VGA out at
best, though. You'd want something higher resolution than that.

If one of the newer ones had HDTV out you'd be home free with an HDTV
monitor.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote:
Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

Some of the portable storage devices have video out (the old (and slow)
Epson P-2000 does). Unfortunately, presumably they'd only be VGA out at
best, though. You'd want something higher resolution than that.

If one of the newer ones had HDTV out you'd be home free with an HDTV
monitor.

HDTV is too low of resolution. My 30-inch monitor is
2560 x 1600 pixels, 4.1 megapixels. I've seen some
20-inch digital picture frames, but they are only 1280x1024
pixels! The problems with 2560x1600 pixels is that
you need a modern computer with a very high end graphics
card to drive it. At work we've been trying to add a
graphics card that says it does that resolution into a
3 year old computer and it does not do it well (strange
bright pixels looks like hot pixels). And these cards need
extra large power supplies with noisy fans, not what one
wants in a quiet home or a gallery.

I don't think what I want exists, yet.

Roger

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:00:34 -0600, Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

The digital picture frames I've seen are too small.
I'd like a 24+ inch LCD, ideally 30+ inch and 4+
megapixels (ideally 8+). I have a 30-inch LCD
4 megapixel display and images look astounding on it.
It would be nice to have one on the wall, but not
to buy a computer to feed it too.

It could be argued that compared to the price of a big high-res
flatscreen, a small PC to drive a screensaver is a drop in the bucket.
That's what we do where I work; there's a big plasma monitor out front
showing various things, and it's driven by a Mac Mini hidden inside a
cabinet.

-dms

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:43:43 -0600, Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote:
Is there such a device as a computer monitor
that has a compact flash reader and if not attached to
a computer will display the images on the CF card like
a digital picture frame? Or perhaps some internal memory
where you can upload images. Then if so what is the
largest monitor that does this?

Some of the portable storage devices have video out (the old (and slow)
Epson P-2000 does). Unfortunately, presumably they'd only be VGA out at
best, though. You'd want something higher resolution than that.

If one of the newer ones had HDTV out you'd be home free with an HDTV
monitor.

HDTV is too low of resolution. My 30-inch monitor is
2560 x 1600 pixels, 4.1 megapixels. I've seen some
20-inch digital picture frames, but they are only 1280x1024
pixels! The problems with 2560x1600 pixels is that
you need a modern computer with a very high end graphics
card to drive it. At work we've been trying to add a
graphics card that says it does that resolution into a
3 year old computer and it does not do it well (strange
bright pixels looks like hot pixels). And these cards need
extra large power supplies with noisy fans, not what one
wants in a quiet home or a gallery.

According to http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html , the current
version of the Mini will drive a 1920x1200 pixel display via DVI. If
you can live with that resolution, it's a nice quiet and compact box. If
you really do need 2560x1600, then you're talking about dual-link DVI
cards, which chew power like crazy, need to be fan-cooled, etc. Best
solution there would be to custom-build a PC with an appropriate
graphics card and do the best you can to sonically isolate it from the
display area.

-dms

Daniel Silevitch wrote:
It could be argued that compared to the price of a big high-res
flatscreen, a small PC to drive a screensaver is a drop in the bucket.
That's what we do where I work; there's a big plasma monitor out front
showing various things, and it's driven by a Mac Mini hidden inside a
cabinet.

A 30-inch 2560x1600 (4 megapixel) pixel LCD monitor is $1200.

Rumor has it 8+ megapixel displays are coming soon.

Roger

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
It could be argued that compared to the price of a big high-res
flatscreen, a small PC to drive a screensaver is a drop in the
bucket. That's what we do where I work; there's a big plasma monitor
out front showing various things, and it's driven by a Mac Mini
hidden inside a cabinet.

A 30-inch 2560x1600 (4 megapixel) pixel LCD monitor is $1200.

Rumor has it 8+ megapixel displays are coming soon.

Roger

9.2Mpix:
http://www.idtech.co.jp/en/920LCD/index.html

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/63390/ibm-t221.html

David

David J Taylor wrote:
Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
It could be argued that compared to the price of a big high-res
flatscreen, a small PC to drive a screensaver is a drop in the
bucket. That's what we do where I work; there's a big plasma monitor
out front showing various things, and it's driven by a Mac Mini
hidden inside a cabinet.
A 30-inch 2560x1600 (4 megapixel) pixel LCD monitor is $1200.

Rumor has it 8+ megapixel displays are coming soon.

Roger

9.2Mpix:
http://www.idtech.co.jp/en/920LCD/index.html

Erm, that page is almost exactly four years old....

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/63390/ibm-t221.html


This one was obscured by an annoying floating ad, but I thought I spied
"04" on the page as well as something in excess of 4,000 quid. Wow!

I'm sure those will all be here one day, and within reach of the average
electronic junky such as many of us.

--
John McWilliams

In article ,
Daniel Silevitch wrote:

According to http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html , the current
version of the Mini will drive a 1920x1200 pixel display via DVI. If
you can live with that resolution, it's a nice quiet and compact box.

and if you do get a mac, the new photo mosaic screen saver in leopard
(10.5) is quite slick. point it at your library of images and let it
run...