Thanks for the tips. I don't think the current available products are going to beat what I already have in a self contained laptop. I will continue imroving the mounting system for now. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ferrell" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:23 AM Subject: [OT:] Small VGA display? I am using an older (1999) Compaq 1237 Laptop as a GPS Nav device in my Winnebago Motor home. It works OK, but is just too big to fit into my Ford Explorer for everyday use. The limiting factor seems to be the display. The trend is towards bigger laptops, not smaller. The smaller LCD Screens seem to be going to DVD players. A 6 to 8 inch screen would probably be workable and are readily available but so far all of the DVD players have RGB video inputs not SVGA. Has anyone seen a source for small SVGA color LCD's LESS than $200? The current Laptop is available for about $300 on EBAY. I look at this question about once a year and the best solution may be to just keep on with the Compaq. I really am not enthused about the prices on the dedicated GPS Nav systems, especially since a good demo does not seem available. So far I have used Deloreme and ETAK software and neither are ideal. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.