At 10:59 AM 10/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Spehro Pefhany <speff@INTERLOG.COM>
>
>> While my knowledge of electronics sources in Finland is next to nil, don't
>> expect to get such VFD displays for anything like the price of an LCD
>display.
>> They cost 10-20 times as much,
>
>Still expensive but I have seen more like 2-4 times as much from what i have
>seen by poking around.

Well, Digikey charges about 5 * as much for LCD displays as some sources,
so I think we agree. ;-)  I have yet to find a 2 x 16 display for a cheap
price (like $10 or $20 in 100's), I'd love to though.

Best regards,
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