UPDATE: The monitor featured in this video is now out of stock on Amazon. 😑 I encourage anyone interested in setting up a monitor like this to search "Pi Monitors" to find an alternative, there are tons of options out there!

@AndrewTSq

Жыл бұрын

but no "widescreen" as this :/ only those usual ones. btw do you have a name on this monitor so I can search it on other sites?

@RennieAsh

Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewTSq Waveshare

@pgtmr2713

Жыл бұрын

Look into HDMI ribbon cables, ones where you can switch the ends. So if you want it to be Micro on end or 90* bend. I have a normal 7" touchscreen installed in what was previously a 7" portable DVD player. I cut out the back of the monitor, Basically it's an adjustable frame/stand, the pi4 hangs off the back. The 7" screen I bought had an audio circuit. I replaced the speakers with ones salvaged from a laptop. It is basically a sub notebook. I choose the bluetooth keyboard for the scenario, but I have a Logitech keyboard and trackball that work on one dongle. Anyway I use drill batteries to power it on the go. It is a full desktop with Retropie, also runs Android for movies, Anything, anywhere, with a cellphone hotspot. Also built the same into a Boombox... better for movies, plays cassettes as well. Ended up making both devices after my Piboy DMG made me think about dimensions I'd prefer. All that to say I agree. This screen will split people. I got lucky scored my 7" screen for $27 shipped. The fact that it's taller doesn't get in the way or ruin anything. I can set my 7" 1024x600 in front of 2 other monitors and see over it, so I can game and internet and movie/tv all at once. Still intrigues the hell out of me, I want one of these wide screens!

@BillC-64

Жыл бұрын

Plenty of them in AliExpress.

@moe47988

Жыл бұрын

Did you take down the link for the monitor and replace it with the alternatives? What if somebody wants this monitor years later when it isn't sold out anymore? Can you provide the link for the monitor shown in this video?

Glad to see you're growing as quick as you are! You fully deserve it with the unique desk gadgets you introduce to us! Thanks again!

For anyone who is interested in this idea, if you have an old tablet or a smartphone lying around Spacedesk allows you to use it as a secondary monitor. I tried it with both my smartphone and tablet. Feels novel at first but ultimately it doesn’t replace the functionality of a second monitor (or a second device for multitasking)

@michael5654

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I've tried doing that sort of thing as well. It works, but not as well as if it has audio / video connected directly

Solid video!! Love the idea. Would love to see a portrait example set up with updating stats for sports fans, weather nerds? Some fun possibilities. But maybe those are best suited for a Pi standalone project. Loved to see that the car thing was still in use! I bought one after watching your last video and can't wait to get playing with it.

Great tips my friend. All of your videos are interesting and your narration is great. I don’t know which experience you have with video production, but i’m loving your videos!

This is going to be PERFECT for a control panel project I’m working on. Thanks a bunch for surfacing a great item

I could see this being really useful when I'm doing design work in Adobe Illustrator. The panels that I most frequently use, such as Layers, Pathfinder, Transform, and Color would all sit nicely down there without cluttering up the main monitors.

@devincurrie4145

5 ай бұрын

This is a great idea.

Dude, the production quality is top notch. And the product selection is 👌 Keep it up!

This is a neat idea for a lot of things as comments had mentioned but even a fun idea for aesthetic might be a music visualizer or clock when not using as a productivity tool. I like things like lava lamps and such when working for some added visual interest while on task when needing a short break and this might be a way to have one without needing a dedicated device. I love the macropad idea too, I wonder how well that kind of application might work on a Mac? I know you can only make videos on what gear you have access to but I know so often some stuff is limited to Windows only, and I'd love to eventually see a few ideas or alternatives for Mac users sometime!

@Bambeakz

Жыл бұрын

I have a 34 inch with a 27 inch in portret mode next to it but still I would like something like this to monitor my pc temps. Tried that with a 11,5 monitor but that was to big for my taste. There are monitors for that but you should expect some dedicated apps for something like this

@vabue

Жыл бұрын

You can use iPad (even the old one mini) as a. second monitor.

@jmr1920

Жыл бұрын

you gave me some good ideas on what to do with it!! thanks!!

Keep up the amazing work. Production quality, story telling, graphics, sound, everything is top notch. Ps. I think you're the only "KZreadr" that I actually look forward to watching

That looks awesome! Reminds me of the screens attached to the telephones in call centres i used to work at. Really like the rest of your set up too man, you have good taste.

You're underrated man, keep doing awesome.🙂

Your channel is definitely going to blow up for how high quality your videos are. It is just a matter of time :)

One of my favorite KZreadrs, keep doing this you are killing it! Greetings from italy

I've been thinking about making a similar setup for a while now. I used to have 2 displays, one for my main stuff like playing games, maybe and the other for media controls and discord. I find the 2nd display was too much because I couldn't fully utilize it even when I was editing videos because most of my edits were super simple. Thank you for making the video as I'm fully convinced about making the purchase now and the ease of comfort it can bring

I just know this channel will be gigantic some day! Keep the impeccable work 👌

I love the idea, but I think in this case, despite what my girlfriend tells me, size does matter. 7 inches is just not enough to satisfy me. I love the idea of a "Tool" screen though. Maybe you can keep searching and find a better alternative that possibly mounts and "Floats" on your desk? For when you need it or don't need it.

@randysem

Жыл бұрын

Hold on to that girlfriend.

@jebus456

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same, I've actually thought to myself before this video that I wanted a smaller second screen like this for the exact same use cases but the form factor is still a bit small.

@portlyoldman

Жыл бұрын

Buy 3 or even 4 😁

@BostYT

Жыл бұрын

Ohh i get the joke 🤣

@buddhahat

Жыл бұрын

.... "That's what she said"

This is the only channel I have ever put notifications on and I do not regret it for a second. Best new channel I have ever come upon. Great job my Hype man Nick Mo.

@themikegarrett

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Came here for the Car Thing video and have clicked the notification bell. I really wanna see where this channel goes.

I found this channel today and I love every video, hope to see more great content from you 👍

I've seen dozens of these for 1/3 the price on AliExpress. they always looked cool but I had no idea what to do with them. This is a nice idea 💡

Very exciting indeed! I want to add this to my laptop setup!

Just a right amount of mini DIY - gadget tinkering - productivity daydreaming.👍 My new favourite channel.

I love this. I've done something quite similar with my old tablet, essencially turning it into a mini monitor where i keep chats and spotify on it

Good idea. I'd use it for as quick access to a music player. I like the way the cables are organized. However, exposed electronics and weird stand are something to be fixed.

mini monitors are a massive understatement. I've been using a mini monitor for about 2 years now and they're incredibly handy without taking up desk space. Mostly use it for messages on discord while gaming or watching a video while needing the full display space on your main monitor. If I had to describe the usefulness of a mini-monitor, it's like carrying a small pocket knife with you. Although it's a small blade and not great for splitting wood or even cutting rope like scissors can, but because it's on you at all times, you end up using it more than any other tool you own.

@eldingo9263

2 ай бұрын

What mini monitor did you go with, I am looking for something nice to use with discord.

Your videos have a really cool vibe!

this would be perfect for me! as i am always busy with working on blender/youtube projects and using this for discord would let me both hear and see my notifications and all i would have to do is look down at my desk! i think this would be a perfect fit for my setup and because its cheap it wont take from the saving for a better vr setup aswell, im lucky to have this video recommended to me! thanks!

Thank you for this video; I didn't even know these mini monitors existed. Went straight on to Amazon UK - they have plenty - and bought one for £46....with case......it's arriving on Monday. Nice to come across a KZread video that's actually useful and informative. 🙂

Thank you for posting this video. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work.

I have something similar but use it as a sensor panel for my PC to monitor temps, etc. Great video!

Music, color settings in Adobe, and chat for streaming... Love it!!

I really like the idea, might try a different mini monitor but you definitely a great addition to the desktop

Wow, such high quality video. New sub, thanks!

just amazing for little projects such as a connected clock or any other electronic project

This is something I would benefit a lot from using! Monitoring, organizing my life - and most of all for my music player :P Having the full touch screen filled up with a seekbar of the current track (and some buttons, like "next, play/pause, stop, shuffle") would be so neat.

Love the example uses, I've legit considered this same project heavily a month ago. It's just the price that stopped me as knew my viewers wouldn't see great value from them. You may have convinced me to get one anyways

Yo NM! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙌🏽

You can make a similar setup for "free" by using a tablet or a phone with Spacedesk, which allows you to use them as a second screen as long as you are connected to the same router. As long as you're not gaming on the second screen latency should be fine, just like an rdp connection.

I fricken love your content. Not my type of tool but your content is awesome!

I love this channel. It is the only Gadget video channel I ever turned the subscriptions on because every other channel does not make "serious" videos. I love your quality, aesthetic and ideas. I have no idea if you already youse a gimble or something similar, but I think some sort of that would lift the quality even higher, because the shakyness of the video would go away then. I really love your content. Keep it up!

@WorkFromHype

Жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying the videos, and thanks for the feedback! I've used gimbals for phones but not for my camera rig, it may be time to pick one up!

@invitedtohell

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkFromHype Haha yea no problem. If you pick one, I wouldn't mind if you would make a video about it that you do not have to pay that much haha

As a filmmaker, this would be great for displaying time code and audio meters. Or for having Slack open when the main monitors are occupied with premiere etc Would also make a great little pomodoro timer!

@WorkFromHype

Жыл бұрын

I really like that idea... I could mount this next to my preview window in Premiere and have a dedicated multi track audio monitoring window! Overkill? Maybe, but it also sounds too good not to try!

@The8BitDuke

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkFromHype only flaw I see with that might be if you need to get into the postTrack effects panel or something like that, but audio levels for sure! Would love it is you could mount the Loudness Rader/Meter outside of opening the effect itself. Could be neat to have that perma running. Scopes for color correction might work out, especially if you have one a /little/ less widescreen and a hair taller!

@onepalproductions

Жыл бұрын

Install an app on your tablet (spacedesk) to use it as a second desktop monitor. Also, install the spacedesk server on your pc - job done

@cool__name

Жыл бұрын

What is that keyboard? Model?

@cool__name

Жыл бұрын

@@WorkFromHypeWhat is that keyboard in video? Model?

this is so good! This video type is such a vibe! I love it!

@WorkFromHype

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

I was actually looking for a screen such as this these days on AliExpress. I was inspired by the Zenbook Duo and the new Corsairs laptop. This can add some flexibility to my workflow

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this as a Chromebook!!!

These are great. I have one inside my PC case up against the window with half the screen to monitor my CPU/GPU etc and the other half as a dedicated media player. If you want to create your own dashboard/customise the look of your mini display I recommend looking into Rainmeter skins and suites. It's free, there's a large support/developer community and there is a lot you can do with it.

@zybch

Жыл бұрын

Probably the first actual use that isn't a 100% gimick.

@lucyferzyr

Жыл бұрын

yours is the same mini monitor or is another model?

@-el-gato

Жыл бұрын

@@lucyferzyr mine is the same dimensions but a different brand. The one I got is from a brand called Waveshare. They make lots of different sizes and form factors.

This would be great as a vertical side monitor for a laptop. I see those magnetic mounts that hold phones next to the laptop screen, I bet a similar magnetic mount could be made for this, and a super short cable running to the laptop.

@Danbatio

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same while watching the video.

This looks perfect! I was looking for a little display to keep video feed for discord and have my main screen free for gaming.

Nice. I have a 8" screen for a Pi project I never got around to and haven't had a use for. I never even thought to try it with my desktop. I'm going to try today.

this is pretty cool. I might try this .

I love the form factor, but it needs to be bigger for the application I have in mind. I'd like to see a 4" x 12" version. I think it would be great for a DJ program like Serato where you could leave the main screen for waveform/ cue points/ fx etc. and have the smaller screen used primarily for your music library.

@tnacrew

Жыл бұрын

I do exactly this with serato and Traktor

I can see myself using this for my scopes when doing color grading work. Though now that I think about it, I think it would be even better to have a bigger "full size" touchscreen down there.

It pretty cool honestly, the slim profile is ideal for those who have a more compact desk setup, however, since I have already the 11in iPad Pro I find that more useful, especially when you have universal control enable.

I use a similar set up. The smaller monitor is used for accessing files and folders. The larger one opens up the particular software. It seamless and just works.

I use a 13 inch touchscreen portable monitor in the exact same way. People would think "why would you ever want to remove your hand from your mouse" but actually, windows does have some QoL designed for touch screen. For example, if you are using Chrome, you can touch the screen of another app, and the mouse will stay on the chrome page. Very useful for certain work flows, especially if you need different sizes of screens to fit the layout you want.

I have something quite similar to this, it's an old Dell monitor that was given to me by my aunt's veterinary clinic because that didn't need it anymore and it sits next to my 40 inch TV, for obvious reasons it's not a touchscreen. It is quite useful as I also use it as a tool monitor, it used to be an old, old square monitor in that was also free and unwanted

One of the uses that I know people have been putting these monitors to use for on the Raspberry Pi platform is small media centers, for things like running Spotify, or other music platforms. There is enough space to put album cover art, a legible tile being played, a playlist you can scroll forward and back through, as well as contrls for playback, skip, thumb's up/down, and volume. The only limiting factor to using such a monitor on your PC is most likely how flexible whatever you are using to playback music is in layout of the UI elements. But a pretty basic setup with a "landscape' layout is likely to work. And there may be space to add you favorite clock and calendar app to the screen. I can also see using it as an event queue system. Where events that require responses show up, and stay until you pull them live into your active workspace. Something like that might work with the NOtifications tool for your platform, or may be a stand alone application that could bubble up higher priority items based on your preferences. "Boss says this needs to be done yesterday, mark it as done yesterday, Wife is going into labor, top of the heap, and so on, with the top 3 or 5 items being displayed, perhaps like a row of post-it,s that can be slid left or right to see what else is pending. (because none of us has found the perfect way to automate prioritization.) And yeah, they have even higher resolution displays in this size/form factor now. Have fun!

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I want this exclusively for a stock ticker.

Completely different usecase but it would be great for simracing either to show telemetry or other useful information or as a button board since it's touchscreen but physical buttons are better for that. Seems pretty handy.

I love the idea of having the to do list on a small monitor

This is something I use personally with my Samsung G9 Neo especially when it comes to full screen gaming. I just to monitor chat on other application and system usage when it comes to performance. While I can use the games in borderless mode, sometimes you do need a 2nd monitor for other things. That goesnt require you full attention but can draw your eyes down to it when something happens on it.

This reminds me of the second panel on my zenbook duo and now I want one, maybe slightly larger but a touch panel above my keyboard has become a luxury I miss at the desktop!

Thanks for showing one of those screens attached to a keyboard! I had the idea to attach a larger one of those (like one the same display panels used for the secondary display on ASUS ZenBook Duo and ROG Zephyrus Duo models) to a premium Cooler Master keyboard I already had and a Raspberry Pi Zero series in between, to show me function key assignments and keyboard shortcuts for various apps I'd use, as well as having a text editor installed for reduced distraction writing sessions, before I drew a mock-up in Figma and realised that it wouldn't be feasible. While on holiday, I decided to set up my Xencelabs Quick Keys (that I normally use with my workstation) with my laptop to control Evernote, since I'd keep forgetting different keyboard shortcuts in there, before I found your video and realised that you did a similar thing! (3:20) That reminds me of when I'd sometimes have Milanote open on my pen display so I could interact with cards and draw on boards using the pen!

Despite having a 40" 4k TV set up as a sudo 6-screen display, I still long for separate devices and more screen space. I'm an analyst and always have every inch of screen space used up. Similar to your Spotify Car Thing recommendation (I bought one after seeing your video), I think something like this would bump my efficiency even more. I really love your idea of putting your to-do list on it as I use a similar app that would fit nicely on such a small display. I may be making yet another purchase based on your suggestions....... :) As always, LOVE these videos and the top notch quality of your work. Keep it up!

@SayAhh

Жыл бұрын

Can people get one of these and rig it to only display closed-captioning dialogue in movies? Someone smarter than me could probably monetize that idea...

This channel is pure fire,. lovvvvvvvvvvvvve it

I've done similar experiments with USB attached monitor. The USB cabling is nicer, but I really like the very wide and short form factor of your monitor. Maybe someday I'll find a wide and short USB monitor. 😄

I like the idea the only downside is the 400px vertical real estate... A lot of app dialogue boxes dont play nice at that size past win XP so it's possible to get the dialogue stuck on that screen since the title bar and confirmation buttons get cut off and the window is unscalable. 600px vertical is the sweet spot.

@MasterKaloryfer

Жыл бұрын

You can actually still move them, I found out after friend showed me and I was surprised. You need to highlight and right click window in task bar and there will be hidden option to drag/move, click on it and instantly click left click to drag window without moving mouse. It should have this dragging cursor and move window wherever you want.

@alexwild4350

Жыл бұрын

Like Catpaws commented there is also a way to handle this in Linux. I recall having this issue on Thunderbird email client the auto set up wizard put the Ok/ Cancel buttons below the viewable screen on several installations such that I had to use tab and guess where the focus of the buttons were, and press enter to continue. The good news is there is a relatively simple, like control + shift + click on the window which allows the mouse to be dragged off the screen taking the dialogue box with it which would reveal the hidden buttons. The bad news is I can't remember if the control + shift + click is the right combination ! but there is a way to handle this.

Great option for gaming in certain scenarios too. I played Escape from Tarkov and needed a map app on a second device and this would have been perfect for that.

Ive had this exact setup for a few years now, I use a "Field Monitor" with a power adaptor and an phone arm clamp so I can hide it behind my regular monitor when i'm not using it.

I use a tablet with Spacedesk for this (at home, my phone at work in the office), I can confirm it does add to my productivity

I just use multiple _large_ screens. For Photoshop and other Creative Suite programs, I put all the various control palettes on the left screen, leaving the main working area un-obstructed and nearly full screen. That beats a single control that doesn't even fit vertically, as in your example.

Been wanting a monitor to keep discord on. But i dont have room currently for a whole monitor. This looks dope

I have a similar desk setup with my Google Nest Hub 2 being my media player and calendar but this seems even better with the HDMI connectivity to your desktop.

This is a cool video - I've been experimenting with using a phone to do this.

I would like to add that you could also utilize a tablet with the app and software "Super Display" it can connect wireless or wired to your computer and creates another display for your tablet like this. I use it all the time.

would totally use this!

I am using a re-purposed ipad screen that is sold off Aliexpress that came with a case power adapter and cables and stand. It's a bit pricier at around $65. I won't link the actual product that I ordered but you can search for something like "9.7inch 2K Monitor 2048X1536". Pretty handy for like keeping an eye on alerts, chat at work. Only thing is that it lacks touch screen which would be useful for certain things.

I totally see the use in something like this. I kind of have a workflow like this with my laptop and two monitors that I use. My laptop screen is my "mini monitor" and my two 27in displays are my main. I use the laptop pretty much the same way you use your mini monitor. Music, messaging, the odd editing tool or window.

I need this now!

Love it! and love the video 👏

I'm already struggling to find space for a dual monitor setup, and this mini monitor fits the criteria of what I need. I always wanted sticky notes without the sticky part.

@MatthiewMarks

Жыл бұрын

If you have a small desk, stacking your monitors vertically is a great solution. You can have two matching monitors that only take up the desk space of one.

I've been wanting something like this for a while.

Very cool. Great for a terminal. Subscribed. 👍

@WorkFromHype

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

going to try this.

That looks great!

this could be great for transport controls/mixing console in a DAW or video editing software.. I can think of another thousand options, what a cool idea.

I really like how you are using the mini screen to track your work. I probably will copy you with one for my work laptop and another for my personal workstation. Do you have social media I could follow you as well? I really like this type of content to be in my feed. Thank you for showing us such amazing tech!

I bought one over a year ago as it just released and I had the idea of putting it on my forearm with a raspberry and using it as a smart “watch”, cyberdeck type thing. I never ended up doing it though and I still have it lying around.

I think I will give this a try. I already need some displays for messing with my Pi projects so it's a good excuse to mess around

now THAT is a type of Simdash I can really get behind! DashPanel and a 60hz touchscreen is not bad at all!

Really cool. You can also cheap out if you have a spare android tablet or phone and use something like superdisplay to have a wireless (or wired) second monitor to put in front of your keyboard

Great for monitoring game FPS, fan speed, and so on. Weather widget and probably some shortcuts would be great as well.

I use a 7” monitor for keeping track of system temps and cpu/gpu utilization and performance via Aida64 which is totally customizable. In addition, it is great for to do tasks and music player controls.

Logitech high end keyboards use to have a diagnostic & short cut screen. It was tiny and gray scale, thus it was very limited almost useless. Now this is the perfected version where you have full colour video touch screen. I already know how i'm going to use it, Music & Chat is exactly what I already use on my auxiliary monitor.

cases to use: custom media in your car. monitoring some stuff on machining, 3d printing...

I work from a laptop, so use the laptop display that way. And that's true for both work and personal (both at home but in different rooms). I have 2 external screens, side-by-side, and the laptop screen just below them. I put all my communication and scheduling apps on the laptop. They would be in the way or a distraction otherwise. If I had a desktop computer like yours, with a massive curved screen, like yours, then the mini display would be cool.

Amazing to keep an eye on the stock market!

I could use that for throwing a spectrum analyzer or meter-bridge plugin window on while mixing.

My desk setup is a little nuts. Triple monitors with a 55 inch tv mounted above them that I split into 4 virtual monitors. I do something similar to the mini monitor. I keep my phone on the stand that clips to my keyboard. Not a set up for everyone but I can't live without it now.

For people who need other ideas for a kickstand, I used an old pop socket to keep it propped up.

I can see myself attaching one or even two of these with some velcro to my cintiq drawing tablet. Could be really awesome!