i used a "lillyput" 1.8 in color tft lcd.. the pic here is poor , but in reality its very crisp. I had to remove the monitor from the casing for this application. then i cut the shroud out of the original casing and epoxied it to my new face plate. unfortunately i scarred it a bit in the process, and painted it with rubberized coating to save it. i think it cost me about $60.. i bought it along with the back up radar unit ($35. ebay vendor from hong kong)
I had a low light weatherproof lipstick camera in my electronics box already (i think that was $80 originally.) so the whole project cost under $200 plus a few hours time to construct the face plate and install...
I need re run the video and power wires to the cam, in my enthusiam to get it done, i used inadequate wire.. live and learn... there are more pics in my gallery of the construction process...
when i have more time ill also run a power switch (the controlls for the monitor are behind it on the driver board, and my skills arent advanced enough to relocate them yet.) You cant really see it in the pic, but i drilled several tiny holes to the left of the display and the speaker for the monitor sits behind it, though theres no audio for the camera, ive reserved the option of using the audio circuit if i want to later.
Eventually ill tie this monitor into a pc based central video system with three other cameras and a dvr recorder/carputer. And also a 7in touchscreen monitor to control it all... so this is just the initial beginings..
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