Small Composite Monitors - Acceptable Video Quality Or Only Option?
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I'm starting to think more seriously about building a handheld and there are myriad video screens available, but I'm seeing a lot of people use small composite input screens for their projects. Is the video quality on these small screens decent? It seems like people are using them because they're easy to connect or are the only screen available in the size needed. For what it's worth, if I get one I'd be connecting it to a Pi Zero.
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I've recently done this! The composite screens are pretty good. Don't get me wrong it's not 1080p but it is a solid 60FPS and with the Pi Zero you're not gonna be emulating anything about N64 so the games look pretty good.
Some of them have some minor flickering but that's usually because they don't work off of 5V and you need to mod them a small bit. Mine luckily ran off 5V straight out the box.
The other upside is the size of the driver boards, substantially smaller and fit well.
A few people on the Sudomod Forum have looked into VGA quality composite but the prices are a tad steep I'd say.
But in short, they are worth it and easy to get hold of. Mines an backup camera screen. was like £15 off amazon.
Hope this helps
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@obsidianspider
I agree with @monstermadeofman
The same monitors were used in PSPi v2 and of course in my latest project The Popeye Pi.I had to use a 12v input because my monitor lacks of support of 5v, the monitor used in the PSPi version runs with 5v. I think there is a power regulator in mine that should be removed and then 5v should also work.
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