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Digital camera that takes the same card would be my vote. Then you've got something that has multiple uses, unlike the readers. I got one for $55 that is compact and the screen takes up about 3/4 of the size of back - decent size to review with. I got it at Sears - GE brand.
Just remember some Stealth cams use a CF card and some used a sd card that is why the card reader is so much as it can read all types.
Take your card and format it on your laptop. That should fix the issue.