From a Nintendo Game & Watch, a pregnancy test, and even ATMs and printers – anything can run Doom if you're brave enough. But sometimes it's not about modifying the game code, but about using weird hardware... very weird hardware. That brings us to the YouTube channel of Mr. Volt, who paid a real fortune for what might be the smallest high-definition monitor in the world: AMOLED technology, 0.7 inches, 1080p resolution, and HDMI input. What did Mr. Volt do? Obviously, he played Doom Eternal on it…
If it has a screen and some memory, chances are someone will try to run Doom on it. The web is full of fabulous examples ranging from landline phones to thermostats, via calculators, oscilloscopes, and basically anything with a piece of silicon more or less compatible.
However, today we come across another challenge for the Doom franchise: unleashing all its fury on the smallest monitor in the world. Mr. Volt on YouTube admits he has a small problem with screens and monitors, and that problem led him to the mysterious waters of Aliexpress, where he found an “AMOLED microdisplay module” with just 0.7 inches…
Doom Eternal on the World's Smallest Full HD Monitor
The seller explains that their module is prepared for “military, industrial and medical applications”, HMD systems, and the occasional high-definition viewfinder on video cameras. Now, high definition is not an exaggeration: this monitor has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, that is, more than 6.2 million subpixels... in 0.7 inches!
Mr. Volt paid the outrageous price of 275 dollars to use the monitor on a project that ended up canceled, so he decided to create a small stand, connect it to Windows, and play a game of Doom Eternal. This was possible thanks to the micro HDMI port on the monitor's controller, and by using USB for power, he had no issues with energy either. The only major bug was an issue with the landscape mode... and Mr. Volt solved it by flipping the screen.
AMOLED monitor, 1080p, 60 Hz, 0.7 inches, Doom Eternal. It's expensive, it's ridiculous, it's absurd, and we love it.
