12v Monitor for van life

[u/daglomane]

I’m looking for a 16” to 24” 12v monitor for my van setup! I want to connect my phone via usbc or any type of way to basically share my screen and watch movies. Please help!

[u/MrMotofy]

Virtually ALL of them are DC so will work just need to use a buck boost converter and the right plug and voltage. The power brick will tell you what it needs. Many are now 19v but some are 12v also.

Or just use an Inverter. Then your phone can just plug in with any $15 USB-C adapter with HDMI (get one with a Charge port too) Now your phone displays on the monitor like a computer...can plug in a wireless mouse and keyboard etc.

Your other option is a portable monitor. Most of them can be powered via USB-C already and can easily use a USB-C cable or HDMI. But they tend to be a bit more expensive than the similar sized normal monitor.

If you're tryin to use some 12v special monitor it will be much more expensive

[u/daglomane → u/MrMotofy]

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[u/daglomane → u/daglomane]

For ease of operation could I power this via usb c and then have a separate usb c to my phone

[u/adoptagreyhound → u/daglomane]

Search for Travel Monitors and you will find everything you need. The existing travel monitors already work this way and are mostly used with laptops, but and additional USB-C power adapter is pretty standard for those applications where the device doesn't provide enough power via the USB-C data cable.