Flip down monitor with HDMI

[ShutterStuff]

I have searched everywhere and even email a couple manufacturers with no reply.

I have an older RV and no wall space for a TV. I have a 19" LCD in the bedroom area with a satellite receiver and BluRay player. I installed a PC in the dash and have a BluRay drive installed and can play movies on the screen (17", 4:3 old style).

What I want is a 19"-24" flip down monitor to mount on the roof just behind the cockpit. But I am not finding anything with an HDMI jack! I can find flip down monitors all day long for less than $250 and some claim 1080 resolution. But they only have video composite in. How they can claim 1080 with a technology that is limited to 480 I have no idea.

All of that said, has anyone seen a flip down at any of the RV shows that can take an HDMI and HDCP compliant signal from a BluRay player? I can't believe I am the only one on the planet that has this want.

Here is a reent pic of my not yet finished Ham radio install and the PC mentioned above:

[ShutterStuff]

I think I found a solution that may work. Not the quality I want, but it will allow me to run everything on 12v.

This flip down monitor is 25":
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071JXCNK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1KJCT3K6LS59F&colii...

And this converter will take the HDMI from the in dash PC (it has an HDMI output) and play on this monitor:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FO7PQA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1KJCT3K6LS59F&coli...

I would much prefer a monitor with an HDMI input, but for the few times per year we want this, it will work fine.

[ShutterStuff]

bcsdguy wrote:
Shutterstuff, your refurb mh link is broken. Can't see it.

Thanks for letting me know! Try it now. It seems Google changed the way links work to Picasa.

[bcsdguy]

Shutterstuff, your refurb mh link is broken. Can't see it.

[ShutterStuff]

I should also mention, on top of overall thickness, one of the reasons I want the automotive style flip down monitor is they run on 12v.

[ShutterStuff]

docj wrote:
I did find this one, it's just a bit pricey, but it is nice: :B
Motorized ceiling TV mount

LOL. I actually saw that and felt it was a bit much for the RV. But they are again, 4.5" deep.

I still want one for the bedroom at home! Alas, my wife said no...

FYI, they are a few hundred less on Ebay.

[docj]

I did find this one, it's just a bit pricey, but it is nice: :B
Motorized ceiling TV mount

[MrWizard]

i think you are going to have to 'custom' fabricate your own mount, no springs, no large elbow hinge, perhaps a flat plate that bolts to the back and extends to the top of the display, where the hinge will be mounted
and use a TV or monitor of choice

you will need some kind of locking pins or bracket to hold it up, flat against the ceiling when traveling,

[ShutterStuff]

docj wrote:
I don't know why you are insisting on a monitor since any TV can be a monitor these days. Furthermore, are you asking that the flip-down aspect of the problem be resolved by the monitor itself? Why not just buy a pull-down mount and put any TV/monitor on it.

The only fold down mount I found needed about 5" including the thickness of the TV. I have a 25yo MH and the ceiling is low as it is. We would hit our heads on something that is this thick. Most fold down monitors I have found are less than 1.5" when folded.

This is the style of bracket I did look at:
http://www.parts-express.com/under-cabinet-pull-down-tv-bracket--182-008

[docj]

I don't know why you are insisting on a monitor since any TV can be a monitor these days. Furthermore, are you asking that the flip-down aspect of the problem be resolved by the monitor itself? Why not just buy a pull-down mount and put any TV/monitor on it.