portable automatic video device tester including a programmable video generator and analyzer a signal conditioner switching device a command module a portable computer with an integral monitor and a portable vxi chassis for housing the video generator and analyzer the signal conditioner switching device and the command module the programmable video generator and analyzer is connected to one or more video devices being tested and includes a generating mechanism for generating various forms of video test signals the signal conditioner switching device is also arranged in connection with the chassis and adapted to be connected to one or more of the video devices being tested the computer communicates with the video generator and analyzer and the signal conditioner switching device via the command module in order to conduct test operations and enable display of test results on the monitor application_number US 70645103 A description referring to the accompanying drawings wherein the same reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements a portable automatic video test analyzer in accordance with the invention is generally designated as 10 and generally includes a programmable video generator and analyzer pvga 12 such as of the type disclosed in the current assignee 39 s u s pat no 6 396 536 incorporated by reference herein in its entirety shown in fig1 a signal conditioner switching device sc sd 14 shown in fig2 a cots command module 16 a cots portable computer laptop 18 with an integral monitor 20 and a cots portable vxi chassis 22 see fig3 the computer 18 conducts all test operations and displays the results on its integral monitor 20 the computer 18 is coupled to and communicates with the pvga 12 and the sc sd 14 through the command module 16 all signals to and from a unit.