portable monitor

[UltraMagnus]

hi, i could do with a reccomendation on a (preferably cheap) portable montor for use on my laptop for cad ect as a second monitor, i have looked at the shuttle monitors but their thicker than my laptop....

[StormPC]

The monitor hooked to your laptop is the most portable you can get. WHy did you buy a loptop with a monitor that is not adequate?

[UltraMagnus]

well, i have a 15.4" monitor because
1) battery life
2) price

but im used to having two monitors for cad anyway (trust me 2 15" monitors ownes a single 17" monitor for cad)

and besides, i dont only use my laptop for cad, so im hoping i wont need to take the second monitor with me all the time

[StormPC]

What's wrong with a 15.4? I have a 14.1 and it's just fine for CAD. It's a widescreen though so that may play into it.

I'm having a little trouble understanding what you want a second monitor for, especially if you are hoping you don't have to take it with you. What are you trying to accomplish?

[UltraMagnus]

ok, basically, i am used to using two monitors for CAD and graphics work, now, what i want is a portable monitor that i can take with me when i need to do cad/graphics work but leave at home when i dont need to basically.

and my monitor is widescreen too...

[StormPC]

Do you need it to run on batteries like your laptop?

[UltraMagnus]

yeah, that would be good, or it could be usb powered (or if it ran off a 5 volt transformer i can always mod it).

actually, thinking about it if i ran off any kinda relativly low voltage transformer i could mod some batteries onto it