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I bought such a thing... HDMI external small monitor, trivial to carry, battery powered or AC adaptor.
One of these: https://www.lilliputdirect.com/lilliput-339-high-definition-field-monitor a Lilliput 339
£130, and good enough for connecting to Raspberry Pi's, rack servers, switches, and other such things.
It's resolution is 1280 x 800, which at 7" of screen is pretty high and thus you do get a full desktop in a small screen.
I also threw in this monitor stand so that it can be freestanding (or I'll bend the stand to balance it in an empty 1u, etc.) https://lilliputdirect.com/vesa_75_stand
What you're looking for is called a "Field monitor".
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Cheers, that's the kind of thing I'm looking for but hoping for something a fair bit cheaper. I'll have a look what else is out there but good to know it's a thing.
@chez_jay my "server" is just a standard machine so doesn't have any of that extra stuff (from what I remember at the time the motherboards offering such things were pretty expensive). It would also be useful for occasional use with a raspberry pi.
My current monitor is pretty weighty and clamped to the desk and the server is also pretty substantial and access isn't that easy. I thought about a cheapo secondhand monitor but I'd probably end up storing it in the loft which makes it a bit inconvenient.
aggi
Any recommendations for a portable monitor? HDMI, not USB. Preferably powered by either USB or with a battery. A reasonable resolution but doesn't have to be HD. Not really fussed about accurate colour or sharp picture.
Really just want it to occasionally to plug into my server when I want to change BIOS settings or need to troubleshoot something so the cheaper the better.