dioioib Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Well I am in for 4 of those Optrex 2X40 screens.. If we start a group buy, for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napierzaza Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 2 for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strophlex Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Just want to actuallize this thread. No order were carried out, right? I assume at least as many are still interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 No order were carried out, right? I assume at least as many are still interested.i don't know about an order. but i'm interested in some. i need at least 3 LCD displays at 2x40 for SEQ and FM. color doesn't matter, just compatibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strophlex Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 i don't know about an order. but i'm interested in some. i need at least 3 LCD displays at 2x40 for SEQ and FM. color doesn't matter, just compatibilitySame here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Same hereI'm also looking for 3 for a FM + SEQ (at some point) combo. I was looking at:- Cheap option. I couldn't find a datasheet so it is not clear if these will work or not, but 3 for $20 is hard to beat: http://cgi.ebay.com/LCD-Module-PC4002LRU-BSO-B-Y8Q-40x2-w-Backlight-Qty-3_W0QQitemZ370221534134QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5632ec4bb6&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116- I normally use CrystalFontz displays since I've had good luck with them but they are pricey. If we did a buy of 10 of these they would be $20 each (so $60 + shipping for 3). http://www.crystalfontz.com/product/CFAH4002A-YYH-JT- Optrex makes a display I rather like (http://www.optrex.com/products/partdetail.asp?PartNumber=C-51850NFQJ-LG-ACN). This is the green-on-black version of the white-on-black display posted earlier. They are bloody expensive though, $40 for one (!) or $32 each for 10 at Mouser. It wasn't clear to me that they use the industry standard interface, but it sounds like others have had success w/ the white-on-black version. Can anyone confirm this? I might give it a go w/ 1 for the MB FM (next on my list) and hope for cheaper options or a large group buy for the MB SEQ since that's still a ways off.I'm really partial to the "negative" displays like the Optrex I mentioned. I wish CrystalFontz did one in 40x2 format... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 how about those?http://cgi.ebay.com/10-DATA-IMAGE-CM4020-40-CHARACTER-X-2-LINE-LCD-DISPLAYS_W0QQitemZ230348376132QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a1d54844&_trksid=p3286.c0.m1410 pcs for $63.67 including shipping... if one could expect quality ??? for that price...LCD Type : STN YellowBacklight : LEDBacklight Color : Yellow greenWhite Others ???Controller / Driver : HD44780maybe simply try it and share the risk of buying crap?or go for decent quality with crystalfontz? i think it should be possible to find even more than 10 people with the same need (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 - Optrex makes a display I rather like (http://www.optrex.com/products/partdetail.asp?PartNumber=C-51850NFQJ-LG-ACN). This is the green-on-black version of the white-on-black display posted earlier. They are bloody expensive though, $40 for one (!) or $32 each for 10 at Mouser.http://www.optrex.com/products/sale.asp?category_id=3Optrex are selling them directly for $23 each if you buy a carton. That means you probably would need to buy multiples of 16 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strophlex Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 It would be really nice with red negative, but it seems imposible to find if you don't make a special order of many displays. Green on black would be nice too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 It would be really nice with red negative, but it seems imposible to find if you don't make a special order of many displays. Green on black would be nice too...yes red on black looks very good and would make our devices quite unique, i believe it's just very difficult if not impossible to find that many people who all share exactly the same imagination about their LCD.so the minimum order quantity for the green on black (which really look great in MB-SEQ) should be easier to achieve......but on the other hand having the displays of all your midibox builts in the same color (like red on black, which matches MB6582 very good) would surely be great, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 ok, i have news from optrex:Thank you for your interest in our C-51850NFQJ-LG-ACN. We do have 1220pcs currently in stock. To meet the $23/pc price you will need to purchase in multiples of 80pcs which is full box quantity.and it can't be paid via PayPal so someone more Native American than me would be required to do it... ...in case we'd ever be able to reach the 80 :(& of course there will be shipping cost in addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssp Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DV24200-Character-LCD-Module-40-Chac-x-2-Line-New_W0QQitemZ180396389774possibly they can source more than the quantity they have?also these offer discountshttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LMB402CBC-Character-LCD-Module-40-Chac-x-2-Line-New_W0QQitemZ230113025838 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DV24200-Character-LCD-Module-40-Chac-x-2-Line-New_W0QQitemZ180396389774 apart from the auction title the description as well as the pdf say it has 2x24 characters instead of 2x40 ???btw is KS-0066U the processor we need? there's just KS0066 mentioned in DokuWiki: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=lcd&s....AND has anyone made some experience with those data image LCDs in the ebay auction i mentioned a few messages above? as they have the right controller (HD44780) they should at least be compatible, but does anybody know about the quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 ok, i have news from optrex:and it can't be paid via PayPal so someone more Native American than me would be required to do it... ...in case we'd ever be able to reach the 80 :(& of course there will be shipping cost in addition.Thanks for checking into it. 80 pcs sounds like quite a lot to me. I'm in the US so I could run an order for such a thing, but I would think it would be difficult to get up to 80 pcs. I found a thread a few weeks ago that indicated this display will work with MB projects (I'll have to find the link). Apparently the Optrex displays are a bit wider than the "standard" (i.e. CrystalFontz) but they will still *barely* fit in the mount holes on PCBs (like Wilba's MB-SEQ, etc.) without modification.So...anyone interested in these displays? Green text on a black background - http://www.optrex.com/products/partdetail.asp?PartNumber=C-51850NFQJ-LG-ACN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 i have some trouble with the computer atm...ok if we can achieve the $23 price i'm in with 3but it appears quite unlikely, somehow :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 SmashTV just sent me my MB-FM boards so I'll probably order one of the green on black displays from Mouser to try one out. If it looks great and works well then I can see about doing a bulk order. With Wilba's MB-SEQ coming up there might be enough interest to get to the magic 80 pcs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 i think i'll just buy me a B/W CRYSTALFONTZ for the MBFM,but when it comes to the SEQ i hope there'll be more interest for the green on black optrex (ultra's pics say it all!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strophlex Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 i have some trouble with the computer atm...ok if we can achieve the $23 price i'm in with 3but it appears quite unlikely, somehow :(same for me. I'd be in for three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsunier Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 I could be interested in buying about 10 pcs of C-51850NFQJ-LG-ACN. Please send me a PM if that becomes a reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 fussylizard 2 (?) strophlex 3 nsunier ~10 rosch 3 ---------------------- ~18 summary for possible interest in the optrex LCD (in case they go for $23),just for better overview :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussylizard Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Wow, about 1/4 of the way there without a real thread for this. Maybe there is interest enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsunier Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Maybe it could worth to create a new dedicated topic with a well documented post with pictures, specs, ... in order to interest more people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssp Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 i would def be interested in two of these , maybe four if need be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtxdude Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 you can count me in for two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosch Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 fussylizard 2 (?) strophlex 3 nsunier ~10 rosch 3 ssp 2 (maybe 4) gtxdude 2 ---------------------- ~22 if interested, feel free to add yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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