Flip down monitor with HDMI

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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:

docj · Answer

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.

shutterstuff · Answer

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

mrwizard · Answer

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,

docj · Answer

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

shutterstuff · Answer

docj wrote:I did find this one, it's just a bit pricey, but it is nice: :BMotorized ceiling TV mountLOL. 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.

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