Is there a 5 inch computer screen?

Jonasa · 2nd November 2006, 03:23 PM

I've a small PC mainboard and I want to build a music player.
I've already made a hole for a 5 inch PC display in the frontpanel but I can't find such a small PC display on the market.

Can someone help me

Jonasa · 2nd November 2006, 03:32 PM

A 5 inch touch screen is also OK

barryblue · 2nd November 2006, 08:11 PM

Hi,

If you are looking for a 640*480 LCD then 6.X" is probably the nearest standard size. Look at NEC (great LCDs but costly) and LG/Philips for these.

Alternatively look at 1/4 (quarter) VGA (320*240) and then you can find few smaller displays.

Remember there are a variety of interfaces as well as the standard VGA analogue.

Good luck

cliff · 2nd November 2006, 08:37 PM

I have had similar quests:

The small screen market is dominated by cash register, tills or whatever you call them.

Do a quick tour of all the local shop check-outs in your area and see who is supplying and MAINTAINING the tills.

seoman · 2nd November 2006, 10:10 PM

try www.conrad.com
They have several smal grafical diplays.
But they don't have a vga adapter.
Mayby a 4x20 character display will do the trick for you aswell

There are even plugins for winamp to display the song titles etc

jackinnj · 2nd November 2006, 11:03 PM

Of course -- this was the neatest thing in the late 1970's -- Hewlett Packard's entry into the PC market --

dangus · 2nd November 2006, 11:40 PM

There's little RGB LCD screens around that size; a friend got me some from a market stall in Japan where they were very cheap. And I think some of the Playstation LCD displays are RGB. You'd need to mess with Powerstrip to drive them from a regular VGA card though, and possibly create a monitor ID EEPROM.

Some of the portable DVD players have screens around 5"; they're cheap enough, IF the screen can be driven from something "normal" like RGB or composite video.

Check out the display threads and FAQs at http://www.mp3car.com ... just about everything has been discussed there at one point or another. And also check out the DIY video projector threads here on diyAudio; those guys are messing with all kinds of LCD displays of all sizes.

Jonasa · 3rd November 2006, 06:48 PM

Thanks for the replies,

I've found some at:

http://www.epn-online.com/page/37202...on-5--tft.html

2nd November 2006, 03:23 PM	#1
Jonasa diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	Is there a 5 inch computer screen? I've a small PC mainboard and I want to build a music player. I've already made a hole for a 5 inch PC display in the frontpanel but I can't find such a small PC display on the market. Can someone help me

2nd November 2006, 08:11 PM	#3
barryblue diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: uk	PC LCD Hi, If you are looking for a 640480 LCD then 6.X" is probably the nearest standard size. Look at NEC (great LCDs but costly) and LG/Philips for these. Alternatively look at 1/4 (quarter) VGA (320240) and then you can find few smaller displays. Remember there are a variety of interfaces as well as the standard VGA analogue. Good luck __________________ Barry _____________________________

2nd November 2006, 11:03 PM	#6
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	Of course -- this was the neatest thing in the late 1970's -- Hewlett Packard's entry into the PC market -- __________________ TinTin -- banned in Brooklyn

New To Site?	Need Help?
Register to Participate Search Contact Us	Frequently Asked Questions Did you forget your password? Mark Forums Read


<a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.diyaudio.com/openx/www/delivery/ck.php?n=aa5cb2e9&cb=123118' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.diyaudio.com/openx/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=3&cb=123118&n=aa5cb2e9' border='0' alt='' /></a>	We're saving for a new server - help us to serve you by Donating Today and become a friend with benefits! Ads on/off / Custom Title / 2009 Tshirt / More PMs / Bigger Images / Advanced printing

2nd November 2006, 03:32 PM	#2
Jonasa diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	A 5 inch touch screen is also OK

2nd November 2006, 08:37 PM	#4
cliff diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK	I have had similar quests: The small screen market is dominated by cash register, tills or whatever you call them. Do a quick tour of all the local shop check-outs in your area and see who is supplying and MAINTAINING the tills.

2nd November 2006, 10:10 PM	#5
seoman diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nijmegen	try www.conrad.com They have several smal grafical diplays. But they don't have a vga adapter. Mayby a 4x20 character display will do the trick for you aswell There are even plugins for winamp to display the song titles etc

2nd November 2006, 11:40 PM	#7
dangus diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver Island	There's little RGB LCD screens around that size; a friend got me some from a market stall in Japan where they were very cheap. And I think some of the Playstation LCD displays are RGB. You'd need to mess with Powerstrip to drive them from a regular VGA card though, and possibly create a monitor ID EEPROM. Some of the portable DVD players have screens around 5"; they're cheap enough, IF the screen can be driven from something "normal" like RGB or composite video. Check out the display threads and FAQs at http://www.mp3car.com ... just about everything has been discussed there at one point or another. And also check out the DIY video projector threads here on diyAudio; those guys are messing with all kinds of LCD displays of all sizes.

3rd November 2006, 06:48 PM	#8
Jonasa diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	Thanks for the replies, I've found some at: http://www.epn-online.com/page/37202...on-5--tft.html

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)