4.3 incher screen?! $30?!

[zeturi]

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-4-3-TFT-LCD-Car ... 35ab19c880

I don't have the funds to purchase and try it out, but this would be perfect for some of our needs, if the quality is similar to the 3.5 inchers we've been using.

 

[Mako321]

I've looked at those, they look nice. But widescreen.

 

[zeturi]

Pretty meh, Useful for a tiny Wii portable. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[XCVG]

Widescreen is suckage. Even among last gen consoles the only one that can properly display widescreen is the XBOX.

The alibaba "Good Display" LCDs are available in 4" or so. However, they'll cost you. VGA and very possibly RGB, however. As PSone screens get rarer, more expensive and hard to find, they may become the only real option in 5".

 

[zeturi]

Yeah. Hopefully the Modretro Store opens soon so we can get that nice 4 incher that Palmer was talking about.

 

[samjc3]

Yeah. Hopefully the Modretro Store opens soon so we can get that nice 4 incher that Palmer was talking about.

....tomorrow.

 

[Mario]

7 inches for $40 (widescreen, of course):
http://cgi.ebay.com/7-TFT-LCD-Color-Car ... 563e56b0fd

You might be able to look up the chip datasheet and figure out how to switch it to 4, if it supports it.

 

[hidiosoman]

I actually bought one of these a few weeks ago... Still waiting on shipping, though... (the 4.3 incher)

 

[zeturi]

Please comment about the quality once you get it. It'd be even better if you can get some good pics of it.

 

[hidiosoman]

I got two pictures.

My multimeter was 8 dollars and it only reads two decimal places when I measure amps... the screen kept switching between 0.19 to 0.20 amps at 8.4 volts.

Pics:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1249/2 ... 175602.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9263/2 ... 175531.jpg

The pinout here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4001 Does NOTHING when I short the pins on this one, but some 4.3" screens have buttons that can change brightness and such.

 

[zeturi]

Looks okay when in the GC menu. If I could just ask one last thing, could you please show anything with some text in it? Or anything that's sort of detailed? Just want to get an idea of how the contrast is on this thing.

 

[Ampersand]

Yeah. Hopefully the Modretro Store opens soon so we can get that nice 4 incher that Palmer was talking about.

....tomorrow.

No, seriously, when will the store be open? It's be nice to have.

 

[hidiosoman]

I'll have better pictures this weekend. Lots of tests this week and applying for colleges...

 

[zeturi]

No problem man, I can relate. Whenever you get time!

 

[hidiosoman]

bassmasta reminded me to get the pics. Last time I was about to I hurried and wired up my n64p to it and accidentally switched the 12v and 3.3v lines and forgot about this screen...

So I connected it to my iPod Touch and took some pics. If you need more pics, will do, but it looks great and exactly how it would on my Touch's screen.

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8958 ... 175412.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6131 ... 175425.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3848 ... 175441.jpg

 

[bassmasta]

That's with a widescreen source, right? Can you take picture with a 4 ratio?

I want to see how bad the stretch is.

 

[hidiosoman]

Didn't even think about that... Lemme find a PS2 real quick....
EDIT:
Found a PS1 in the basement... here are some pics:

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1398/2 ... 221204.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5981 ... 221215.jpg

http://img574.imageshack.us/img574/4682 ... 221244.jpg

Also, picture quality is way better in person

 

[bassmasta]

It doesn't look too bad. I think I'll have to see it myself, though.

Thanks.

 

[hidiosoman]

Oh, also, as I stated before, I couldn't get mine to change brightness (which I NEED!!!)

Because of this, I will buy a new one. This one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

I remember that the one with the lady with the mesh shirt are the right ones to buy. (Has brightness control)