XT control extenders now cheaper (good for parts?)

Parts Questions
1

I saw the control XT advertised in a UK magazine for 399. I wonder how that compares to buying the parts to build an LC? (I forget how much mine cost to build)

I wonder how hard it would be to hack it, to make the software think that it is a full LC, and just add a jogwheel and a bunch of buttons.

Would the LCD be a custom chipset?

2

By using an external MIDI translator it’s possibly easy to turn this device into a full LC, and the translator could also handle with the additional buttons and the jog wheel. But the costs… hm…

Best Regards, Thorsten.

3

My funny attitude to costs is because it is so hard to get parts in my location.

I hope I come back to reality soon!