Are this LCD screens valid for our projects ?

Parts Questions
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Just wanted to know if this displays are ok for use with our projects. Thanks.

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Did you forget something? :wink:

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hi

what are you asking?  what do you mean by valid?

everything i have read on this forum says that the use of LCD screens is very important in the development of a midibox project, even if the final product dosen’t use one.

OrganGrinder

PS if asking a question like this, please give details, otherwise the people who know may just ignore it.

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Huhuhuhuhu . . . .  yes sorry. I forget the link to be provided! : http://cgi.ebay.com/HD44780-16X2-Character-LCD-Display-LED-backlight-BLUE_W0QQitemZ280007211985QQihZ018QQcategoryZ26206QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks and sorry . .

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HD44780 driver = all good :slight_smile:

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Oh - watch out for shipping - those HK suppliers have great prices and silly shipping costs… Like the bag of 100 LED’s I saw last week for 99c Buy-It-Now, but with a $30 shipping fee… Buyer beware!

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You meant the shipping make them expensive, right ? Do you know where we can get this kind of blue backlight ones for less ? Thanks.

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the reason they bump up the shipping ,and make the price of the item low, is to lower their ebay charges.

as for where to get one, where do you live?

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I live in Barcelona, Spain.

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ok, not sure who supplies out there. you could try ordering from www.mini-itx.com or www.linitx.com they both have lcds for sale.

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That Ebay link I provided is a lot cheaper than these two shops. In these last links a blue LCD screen cost 29 UK pounds while that Hong Kong guy is providing them for 6.02 U.K pounds. I see a big price difference there mate . . . am I right  ?

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yes that’s right. it’s up to you mate, i don’t know what these screens that come from hong kong are like, for the price i guess it’s worth a try.  ???

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Ok thanks for posting and helping here, really ! Now, can somebody tell us if 6 pounds = 11 $ is a right price for a 2x16 blue backlight screen ? Thank you !

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to me that seems cheap, but we do get raped regularly by the government here.  >:(

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Hi

for a 2x16 blue lcd try www.futurelec.com they have branches world wide and sell for a good price and shipping is cheap.  they also sell almost anything we would need for midibox.

OrganGrinder

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I have purchased LCDs from rainbow city and they work great (and are real nice to boot) I would get a couple and save on shipping at that price