The Pertelian display's about the cheapest I've found. There's also
the PicoLCD graphic display
which is pretty cheap, but it is not an external.
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Nathan Broadbent <nat...@gm...> wrote:
> Sorry, I posted the wrong link for the Pertelian X2040. I was talking about
> this one: http://www.crazypc.com/products/9070.html
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan Broadbent
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Nathan Broadbent <nat...@gm...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Dear mailing list,
>>
>> I have a small project that I am developing. Its a Last.FM internet radio
>> player, that can be controlled over a network (wirelessly). I also would
>> like it to have a simple LCD interface that will display the artist and
>> track data, and allow the user to change stations/playlists via a mini usb
>> keyboard. I am using the board from a Compaq Evo T20 thin client, and have
>> flashed the firmware with tinycore linux to run shell.fm. I am currently
>> coding some extra features into shell.fm, and would love to code an
>> LCD4Linux plugin.
>>
>> I would just like to ask for some help with choosing an appropriate LCD
>> display. I found the Pertelian X2040 here:
>> (http://usb.brando.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00666), and it looks good and
>> reasonably cheap to me. I'm planning to scrap the plastic case and embed the
>> LCD itself in the box I'm making. Can anyone recommend a cheaper/better USB
>> LCD that I can buy online? (Ideally with 4 lines.)
>> I don't really want to get into making my own and programming
>> microcontrollers or anything, I'm just keen to find something that is proven
>> and easy to get working with LCD4Linux.
>>
>> Finally, I would love to hear from anyone who has already done a similar
>> kind of project with LCD4Linux, whether its for shell.fm or MPD.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nathan Broadbent
>>
>> (P.S. I know I could buy a squeezebox relatively cheaply, but whats the
>> fun in that! And it doesn't give me the control that I'm looking for..)
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval
> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs
> proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance.
> See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev
> _______________________________________________
> Lcd4linux-users mailing list
> Lcd...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lcd4linux-users
>
>
|
