woolsey Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) While looking for parts for my MB-6852 I stumbled upon Smithy's wiki page: http://www.midibox.o...u.php?id=Smithy where he lists sources for his control surface parts. He noted that divineo.com had cheap LCDs (the link on the wiki pointed to a discontinued SKU, however) and I was blown away to find this: http://www.divineo.com/magento/big-lcd-green.html 20x4 STN Gray. Positive. Transflective. Green Array LED Backlight. $0.94 ea from Crystalfontz CFAH2004A-GGB-JP Shipping to USA (well, at least California) was $6.99 for up to 2, $9.99 for up to 5. So for $14.69 you could get five 20x4 LCDs. Now, from the looks of these, and since Crystalfontz has since discontinued them, I would guess they are not the highest quality. Probably wouldn't necessarily want to use it for a finished project, but good for backups and or debugging purposes. Or, if you are on a super tight budget. Edited March 2, 2011 by woolsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks for the tip! Note that discontinued doesn't mean they're not good quality... LCD manufacturers will often discontinue a model and replace it with an exactly identical model with perhaps a newer controller or different backlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolsey Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Note that discontinued doesn't mean they're not good quality... LCD manufacturers will often discontinue a model and replace it with an exactly identical model with perhaps a newer controller or different backlight. Good to know. I just ordered a pair of these. Once I get them and can fire them up I'll update with my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) The Optrex displays from the bulk order a few years ago were excellent. They were only blowing them out because they weren't lead-free. Edited March 2, 2011 by nebula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomiboy99 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks for the tip woolsey, 5 displays for £16.22 ($25.69 US) shipped to the UK is an absolute bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I hate it when MIDIboxers miss out on deals like this, so I put it in my status (so it will appear on the main forum page). Good find, woolsey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
consumer Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great tip, thank you woolsey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Ordered 6 pcs on Mar. 2. Received in Ontario, Canada (near Toronto) today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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