hacking video goodness

[Seven7]

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-

[Seven7]

*bump* anyone, please?

-Seven7-

[Seven7]

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 !!!!!  someone has to know, please!?

-Seven7-

[grantspain]

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

[Seven7]

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-

[grantspain]

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

[Silver]

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

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....