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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Seven7 on April 06, 2006, 12:22:33 am
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Hello all
i put this here because it kinda has to do with video. Anyway, you know thoes video now color things going for 20 bucks at wal mart or similar, right? Well i bought one to hack into the video input, and make a hmd. (Head mounted display) Ive figured out the power input, its kinda obvious, but i want it to have rca input as well, for the video atleast. If anyone has any help, id be much apreciated. Also, i did some searching, but could find nothing. This will primarily be for counsle lan partys where i don't wanna drag a tv around. So yeah. Thanks in advance.
-Seven7-
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*bump* anyone, please???????
-Seven7-
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Come on, RCA video, S-video, coaxl cable, iam desperete here, anyone at all!!!
*brethe in, brethe out*
iam ok, im good.
seriously people, someone, anyone HELP ME PLEASE :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:!!!!! someone has to know, please!?
-Seven7-
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so let me get this right,you want to use the display from a video now and run a consule on it?does a video now have any external inputs?have you taken one apart to see what the screen has in the way of input cable?i would imagine the screen will take a rgb input but it may be unique to their system-only way forward is get one realising that you may fry it in the process
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well, i have one that i took apart, and i got to the screen. I don't know if it will help, but i have the product number.
WD-X2116V-1CLWg
from what i can tell, its a comercially made lcd screen resold under the video now thingy. i have located the common video ground, and have determend a total of 24-25 pins on the ribbon cable. and no ports, if it had any, i doubt i'd have posted here, lol. I am begining to wish it had ports.
-Seven7-
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it sounds like the display has built in decoding,i don't know how you would bypass that so you only require an rgb input,sorry,only way forward is full schematic of display
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Never heard of a "video now" but here is some info:
WD-X2116V-1CLWG
Breakdown:
W=brand:wintek corp.
D=customers design LCM (ie its not a standard LCM screen)
X=color stn
2116=display function (segment numbers/character lines/etc...)
V=package of driving circuit
1=temperature range&view direction
c=lcd model & background color (C = Colour STN)
L=backlight type (L=LED)
W=backdight color (W=White)
G=sample version
As it's a custom LCM you can't get the exact specs.
Similar displays from wintek:
http://www.wintek.com.tw/products_color_lcm_graphic.asp (http://www.wintek.com.tw/products_color_lcm_graphic.asp)
I suggest you may be out of luck, the 24pins suggest there is not likely to be a simple standard video connection. Unless of course, there is already a video/rgb->LCD converter elswhere in your gizmo....