Heads up display

[Dan Gentry]

That looks fairly cool - thanks for the reference!

Dan

Kelly Parker wrote:

> Well, OK in that case. As I recall some old CGA video cards have composite
> video out, Almost all of the REALLY old computers, coco 2, trs80, commodore,
> etc had composite out. The "adapter/converter" part is bound to be giveaway
> cheap.
>
> On the other hand. Check this site out, it's possibly my favorite toy store.
> http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-LCD-32.html?L+scstore+xswm1370ff682968+967024453
>
> Kelly
>
> >From: Dan Gentry <dang at seanet.com>
> >Reply-To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> >To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> >Subject: Re: Heads up display
> >Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:47:51 -0700
> >
> >Kelly -
> >     No no no!  All help is good help!
> >
> >     I've actually got a 4" LCD panel that I'm considering using for the
> >display,
> >but it's primarily for video and not computer controlled.
> >     Thanks for the suggestion!
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
> >Kelly Parker wrote:
> >
> > > This will probably be no help at all to you but......
> > > I made a video projector once out of a pocket tv (with an active matrix
> > > display) Take it apart, lay it on an overhead projector, voila.
> > > When it's not on it looks like tinted glass. The other(non active
> >matrix) tv
> > > won't work for a video projector but you can see through the display
> >when
> > > they are powered on or off. It's not a great picture but it might be an
> > > idea.
> > > The displays can be had very cheaply. I got mine at a pawn shop for
> >about 50
> > > bucks if I remember, it might be easier to adapt the circuitry in one of
> > > these than to start from scratch, on the other hand you might keep an
> >eye
> > > out for an XT laptop. You could probably find one for next to nothing$$.
> > >
> > > Probably no real help,
> > > Kelly
> >
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