--- luth-astro{at}earthlink.net wrote:
> In , on
> 05/02/2004 
>    at 10:50 PM, Franklin  said:
> 
> >> But my concern is the LCD screen.  With a group playing
> instruments
> >> and
> >> trying to follow the onscreen stuff, I'll need as wide a viewing
> >> angle
> >> as possible.  How big a problem is doing this on a low budget?
> >> 
> >> Jim L, via eCS 1.14 version of OS/2
> 
> >You might have to look for a little older model of notebook, such as
> >the IBM thinkpads. I have a T21 which uses the Crystal chipset and
> does
> >play midi files reasonably. It doesn't have a game port so I don't
> know
> >how it would send midi outside and don't know if it has that
> >capability. It has an external monitor port as most all laptops and
> >notebooks, so one could hook up an external monitor or a VGA to TV
> >converter. I just purchased a refurbished old 20 inch monitor for
> $104
> >plus shipping (70lbs and not cheap shipping).
> 
> I REALLY don't seem to have made my point/question well at all.
> 
> 1.  Portable (Leaves out CRTs)
> 2.  Wide view.
> 3.  Low budget.
> 
> Not necessarily in that order.
> 
> When I bought my Samsung LCD, I saw specs showing that some LCDs had
> much wider viewing angles than others.
> 
> So my question really is, can a person find a notebook computer with
> a
> wide view without paying a fortune.

OK, you want just to play midi files on the notebook and play along. I
am looking at my T21 thinkpad's 14" TFT screen from the side and I seem
to be able to read it from about 70 degrees to the side. That would be
a 140 degree viewing area. Now what about a wireless vga to tv
converter that would send your vga signal anywhere to a TV, since many
places you go might have one you could hook to quite easily to increase
your viewing, otherwise it would depend on how many need to look at the
notebook screen and how far off to the side some would end up (within
the 140 degrees).

Take a look at this converter and see what you think.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=152088&Sku=G126-1010&CatId=1430
If you cannot make the above link work, go to www.tigerdirect.com and
search wireless tv.

As for a thinkpad T20 go to www.pricewatch.com. Search "Thinkpad T2",
which should show 6 pages. Go to page 6, the first best deal I see is
$500.92 shipping included. There are cheaper listed, won't include the
CD/DVD drive which is a must have. I can tell you this thinkpad will
run ECS11 which is easy to install, OS/2 is hard to install unless you
use all floppies (a million of them), the drivers are available at
ibm.com, it has a crystal sound system that will play midi, and to me
is the one that is most likely to do what you ask.

Good luck,
Franklin



	
		
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