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Cheap source for 4x40 LCDs with 44780 and no serial?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-05-08 21:47 in General Discussion
Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap (preferably surplus) 4x40 LCD
Display, with a backlight would be nice, too.

Also, speaking of surplus, I meant to post this a long time ago but forgot,
one of our local surplus store has about 6 or 7 486 based SBC's with built
in ethernet for $59. The place is called HSC Electronic Supply and the
phone number is (707) 792-2277 in case anyone is interested. They also have
some panel PCs with built in LCD display's, some of which are touchscreen
and they range from 386 to Pentium.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-06 00:59
    In response to the welcome remarks of Levi Ruiz at 02:48 PM 5/5/00 -0700:
    >Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap (preferably surplus) 4x40 LCD
    http://www.bgmicro.com/lmad.htm has them for $14, with no backlight.

    >one of our local surplus store has about 6 or 7 486 based SBC's with built
    >in ethernet for $59. The place is called HSC Electronic Supply and the
    >phone number is (707) 792-2277 in case anyone is interested. They also have
    >some panel PCs with built in LCD display's, some of which are touchscreen
    >and they range from 386 to Pentium.
    The 486 sounds like the Epson computers that Halted has been selling for
    a couple of years. It is a cute little machine and it is what I use to
    program my Basic Stamp. My only complaint was that I could never find a
    floppy drive for it. I hook up a parallel port Zip drive whenever I want
    to transfer data. Epson made these to control cash registers.
    The panel PC are from http://www.advantech.com/ but I don't know anything
    about them.
    Good day,
    Ralph Green, Jr.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-06 03:32
    Did you try allelectronics.com they don't have a 4 x 40 but there are some
    bigger and smaller at a surplus price.Page 5 in there catalog. Hope I'm not
    telling you something you already know. D.McDonough
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-06 03:35
    Did you try allelectronics.com they don't have a 4 x 40 but there are some
    bigger and smaller at a surplus price.Page 5 in there catalog. Hope I'm not
    telling you something you already know. D.McDonough
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-06 07:27
    At 02:48 PM 5/5/00 -0700, you wrote:

    >Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap (preferably surplus) 4x40 LCD
    >Display, with a backlight would be nice, too.

    EIO has one for $20, BL too :

    http://www.eio.com/lcdprodt.htm

    The 4x40 displays are driven differently than other 44780 LCDs. They have
    two controllers, each with its own enable line...

    Duncan
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-06 18:50
    http://www.mpja.com/
    Marlin P. Jones has a 4X40 Hitachi 44780 for $7.95

    Allan

    orthner@s... wrote:

    > At 02:48 PM 5/5/00 -0700, you wrote:
    >
    > >Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap (preferably surplus) 4x40 LCD
    > >Display, with a backlight would be nice, too.
    >
    > EIO has one for $20, BL too :
    >
    > http://www.eio.com/lcdprodt.htm
    >
    > The 4x40 displays are driven differently than other 44780 LCDs. They have
    > two controllers, each with its own enable line...
    >
    > Duncan
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-08 21:47
    How cheap is cheap?

    TimeLine (http://www.digisys.net/timeline/lcd.html) shows 4x40 for
    $20.00.
    EIO (http://www.eio.com/lcdprodt.htm) shows 4x40 for $20.00 also.
    Marlin P Jones (http://www.mpja.com/product.asp?product=12295+OP)
    shows 4x40 for $7.95

    These are the ones I found that have 4x40 nonserial.

    Carlos Qualls
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