Using the LE1600 as a monitor...

[DanielM]

Always looking for new ways to abuse the LE1600, a few of us have been looking for peripherals that would allow the use of the machine as a video monitor.

All we lack is the simple video-in interface (ok, I admit we were looking for HDMI) that that is as portable as the machine.

The goal is to use the 'puter as a live-view monitor for digital still or video work, so everything has to be small.

Sure, there are plenty of 5"-8" field monitors and lots of portable DVD players have a video input, but none of those can pop off the mount and handle XP.

Fun challenge?

[WNewquay]

If the 'source' machine and the LE1600 are on the same subnet, you might try MaxiVista for this kind of application. It has worked well for me.

http://maxivista.com

and a brief review with application notes

http://mobilepcwiki.org/mpc/index.php?title=MaxiVista/Mirror_Pro/V2/Brief/WNewquay

[DanielM]

Looks like a possible replacement for Synergy on my desktop and notebook combo, but it would be a bit dodgy to try to get it running on a Nikon D3 even with the wireless network adapter. (I considered it for a moment!)

We're stuck with using a video signal only.