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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: Mooshoo111 on April 14, 2005, 09:37:00 pm

Title: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: Mooshoo111 on April 14, 2005, 09:37:00 pm: Looking for a small monitor/TV type screen. Around 5-8". Thinking of starting a handheld project (Dreamcast, N64, PS1, who knows....). Has to be cheap. I'll fully documentate in the projects forum (if off topic projects are allowed), and if I can find one cheap enough or donated. Thanks
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: SteveJ34 on April 14, 2005, 09:44:27 pm: Your best bet for a low cost 5" will probably be a VGA hack for a Sony PSOne LCD if you can find one.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: Mooshoo111 on April 14, 2005, 09:49:54 pm: Yeah, I've looked into those, but I can only find them for around 50CAD or so.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 10:02:41 am: Try LCD picture frames, I just got one 7" for $20.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: jfunk on April 15, 2005, 11:37:08 am: Quote from: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 10:02:41 am
Try LCD picture frames, I just got one 7" for $20.

WHERE?! :)
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: Hoagie_one on April 15, 2005, 12:29:01 pm: I think he's talking about this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15215&item=7507182095&rd=1)
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: jfunk on April 15, 2005, 01:00:40 pm: Quote from: Hoagie_one on April 15, 2005, 12:29:01 pm
I think he's talking about this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15215&item=7507182095&rd=1)

That's only 3.5"..?

Thanx.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 01:39:02 pm: No, mine is 7". I got it locally, but it's not really an isolated sale.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: coasternuts on April 15, 2005, 02:14:42 pm: I don't understand. The prices for those digital frames have always been $150-200, now I am being shown prices for $10-20 in Queens.

Are these legit? Or are they just crap? I would be inclined to buy one just for pictures.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: jfunk on April 15, 2005, 02:15:24 pm: Quote from: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 01:39:02 pm
No, mine is 7". I got it locally, but it's not really an isolated sale.

What brand/model?

Thanx.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 02:19:37 pm: Don't remember off the top of my head, I can check when I get home. It's still in the box.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: jfunk on April 15, 2005, 02:24:17 pm: Would really appreciate it! Thnx!
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: Stingray on April 15, 2005, 02:29:20 pm: Do those frames actually have any kind of video input or would you have to hack something in?

-S
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 02:53:05 pm: Not sure, but I think it's running on a small amount of memory and firmware, and you load up the images via usb. You would likely have to hack it up.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: quarterback on April 15, 2005, 02:54:37 pm: Quote from: coasternuts on April 15, 2005, 02:14:42 pm
I don't understand.
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: MrTroy on April 15, 2005, 03:42:40 pm: http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G13752&variation=&aitem=2&mitem=9

What about these things?
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: screaming on April 15, 2005, 05:34:12 pm: Quote from: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 01:39:02 pm
No, mine is 7". I got it locally, but it's not really an isolated sale.

You have brothers?
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: AmericanDemon on April 15, 2005, 07:20:53 pm: Quote from: screaming on April 15, 2005, 05:34:12 pm
Quote from: ChadTower on April 15, 2005, 01:39:02 pm
No, mine is 7". I got it locally, but it's not really an isolated sale.

You have brothers?

Heh, thats wrong. Mine is 10" and its touchable. ;)
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: pathdoc2 on April 22, 2005, 03:16:40 pm: Would it be possible to hack a small LCD screen to accept an S-video input?
Title: Re: LF: Small LCD or TFT Screen
Post by: Terminatedrone on April 22, 2005, 10:22:57 pm: Yes, but assuming it has no standard input you'd need a controller for it (which would either cost lots of $ [in the hundreds of $] - or would require you to be an electronics wizard to make).