Well as promised, here's what I've done with my $120. http://www.wisemangrafix.com/caffeine/images/caffeine_lcd_twofronts-web.jpg I may add a serial LCD soon too. But if you want to read more about this check out this thread at Virtual Hideout. http://www.vhforums.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard3/ikonboard.cg...

Ok, i see it, but it's like a blue writing on a gray screen. It just looks drab to me :smile: EDIT.... Well if this is what your referring to http://www.lcdforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=158&forum=4&1 then it really does look cool. I'd use that pic instead of the one you've got on the...

Thank you Henry for the reply. I suppose I could justify spending the dough if you made a blue backlit 20x2 with a negative mode so the light shows through the characters. But until then I'll just have to live with my 4" tft-lcd in the front of my case which i use as a second monitor (dualhead)...

I understand your point about it being easily communicated with, and i agree that they have good customer support. That does not change the fact that you can buy a television or vcr for $100, and they contain parts like a crt, motors, lcds, buttons, remote, the list goes on. I simply state that $100...

LOL, my bad, i meant $80. I swear i checked that. :smile: Also, i'm not really saying anything negative about them, i'm simply saying that if a company can make something like a hardrive for around $100, with way more technology in it, why do these cost so much? :smile: <font size=-1>[ This Message ...

does this mean that removing the filter will allow permanent damage from sunlight? or just affect the way it looks under sunlight?
Also, if I take the filter off, will it go back on easily?

thanks.

I'm really intrigued by the idea of running an lcd off winamp or to show system stats, etc... But don't you think it's a little on the pricey side for what you're actually getting? I mean for $40-$180 for a serial controller chip, an lcd or vfd, a few misc parts, and maybe a mounting kit; it just se...