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Inspiration - what could I build out of just an old touchscreen panel...
slapaham:
... and I mean JUST the panel... no monitor! ;)
I stripped it out of an old CRT as it's been cluttering up the place. I thought the touchscreen aspect of it was too good to throw away anyhow. It's a slightly curved serial ELO touch panel. Just wondering if anyone has got a cool suggestions for a project I could possibly use this for? ???
The obvious one would be some sort of controller for PC use. There the obvious things like a Tablet but I'm just wondering what other things this could be used for (if any!)
Silverwind:
--- Quote from: slapaham on May 15, 2011, 03:24:48 pm ---... and I mean JUST the panel... no monitor! ;)
I stripped it out of an old CRT as it's been cluttering up the place. I thought the touchscreen aspect of it was too good to throw away anyhow. It's a slightly curved serial ELO touch panel. Just wondering if anyone has got a cool suggestions for a project I could possibly use this for? ???
The obvious one would be some sort of controller for PC use. There the obvious things like a Tablet but I'm just wondering what other things this could be used for (if any!)
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Could you integrate it into the bezel of the monitor? Put your admin buttons there? No-one would know to touch spots on bezel to pause/etc.
methodical:
Nintendo DS cabinet?
slapaham:
Not really looking to build a cab. Been there, done that! Got far too many cabs! ;)
I think I'll just list it up for sale. I see it being quite a good component for a cab builder or perhaps for someone whose got a juke or quiz machine with a dodgy touchscreen.
Smeghead:
virtual Juke Box?
LCARS interface for something?