Comments on: Cheap USB LCD

By: TV Wall Brackets

TV Wall Brackets — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:08:17 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:57:46 +0000

This screen is a littl expensive for a character module.
Its great they have an sdk so it may end up being ported to
the so called “lessor” operating systems. I see bigger
application in hacks though. I would like to know what is
inside the box. How much room for modifications are there.
Can we add our own batteries and such. Thi biggest question
is it an industry standard HD4478 lcd driver and form factor.

By: shporg

shporg — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:50:01 +0000

hey thats cool, its just like the one i have on my g15
keyboard which only cost me 80 bucks, plus its illuminated
with hotkeys and apps to choose from, displays info for media
and games and comes with free child clown shoes yay!!!!!

By: Dillon

Dillon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:10:31 +0000

Does anyone remember the ID-75 from Massworks? I’ve been trying to get ahold of the SDK they offered to similar stuff but alas its no longer available. Anyone anyone have any leads?

By: psurf

psurf — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:03:00 +0000

with some elbow grease, you can get a full color non-interactive one for under 20 bucks:
http://www.planetsurfer.net/2008/06/05/use-a-cheap-digital-picture-frame-as-a-secondary-display/

By: bort

bort — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:50:23 +0000

@rasz: a 15-foot lcd? o rly?

By: rasz

rasz — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:23:38 +0000

sorry, but I can get fully working 15′ LCD for $50

By: miked

miked — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:04:58 +0000

this looks cool. i would be very surprised if they didn’t
put up more details soon. mini-box sells so many parts for
itx hackers, they should understand their customers. if
not, one of their customers will.

By: kato

kato — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:34:25 +0000

anyway to get it to work with xp?

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:06:05 +0000

Hackaday, never leave us again.

Ever.

By: henk

henk — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:18:25 +0000

I have two screens I can’t choose between;
A 4×20 LCD with big characters, 4x bigger than normal.
A 2×20 PLED display, with awesome contrast and viewing angle.

I can’t choose between them!

PLED is awesome but the LCD is bigger and has 2 more lines.

By: jose

jose — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:22:58 +0000

I saw these a while back, but couldn’t find a source for them…

awesomes that hackaday brings it up again…

By: zigzagjoe

zigzagjoe — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:04:50 +0000

vista only …. -__-

besides that, it seemss quite nice.

looks like it would be possible to hack the linux drivers into a state to let it be used on windows [properly]…probably better that way anyways. vista sucks.

also, wtb working inputbox.