Alarm bells always go off for me when a vendor, as here, blatantly Photoshops an idealized perfectly black, flat, and non-reflective mockup image of what would be displayed onto the picture of the real display.
$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer
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#12One thing I would like is a small portable hdmi display to use with my headless servers when they fail to boot. Even better would show screen over network.
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#13One thing I would like is a small portable hdmi display to use with my headless servers when they fail to boot. Even better would show screen over network.
How small are we talking? There are tons of cheap portable monitors built around laptop panels.
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#14dead link
AliExpress links are often geo-restricted and only work from some country/countries.
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#15For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…
I wonder if the previous generation felt that way about the little unlit LCDs that used to be in everything (although, I bet they were more than $2 adjusted for inflation).
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#16One thing I would like is a small portable hdmi display to use with my headless servers when they fail to boot. Even better would show screen over network.
AliExpress has a beautiful 7" screen for peanuts. It has a surprisingly clear display and has so many uses:
https://youtu.be/LC3INaZVqFA?si=2BV5N3_7TtWPRlUj
It even has USB power and speakers.
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#17One thing I would like is a small portable hdmi display to use with my headless servers when they fail to boot. Even better would show screen over network.
How small are we talking? There are tons of cheap portable monitors built around laptop panels.
Its for my closet so I wanted smaller - like < 10 inch. You inspired me to look again and you're right they're available in this size. thanks. Still would like a network solution as well btw. :)
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#18One thing I would like is a small portable hdmi display to use with my headless servers when they fail to boot. Even better would show screen over network.
I have a portable monitor I used to use as a second screen while travelling.
I actually used it again recently while setting up a new home server, got me as far as SSH access.
It wasn't super cheap, but not that expensive either.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
How small are we talking? There are tons of cheap portable monitors built around laptop panels.
Its for my closet so I wanted smaller - like < 10 inch. You inspired me to look again and you're right they're available in this size. thanks. Still would like a network solution as well btw. :)
I can't vouch for any particular one, but there are a number of cheap network KVMs now which enable that kind of remote management.
e.g. https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/21/jetkvm-a-69-kvm-over...
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its for my closet so I wanted smaller - like < 10 inch. You inspired me to look again and you're right they're available in this size. thanks. Still would like a network solution as well btw. :)
I can't vouch for any particular one, but there are a number of cheap network KVMs now which enable that kind of remote management. e.g. https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/21/jetkvm-a-69-kvm-over...
OK awesome. JetKVM looks perfect, I saw wireless hdmi as well but this is better.