Do you mean the segment displays on digikey like the one here?
http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Lite-on/Web%20Data/LTD-2601B%20II.pdf
Yeah, they are all too thick.  And I could tell by the smiley face that you
were jocking with your first remark, but what about that?  Would it be very
difficult to repurpose a watch LCD?  As far as getting the right connector
and then sending the correct signals to it?

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: M. Adam Davis [mailto:adampic@UBASICS.COM]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 1:37 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [EE]: Wristwatch-sized Character LCDs? How do you get them?


Walmart has a pretty good selection, reasonably price at $5-$10 each.
Some disassembly required :-)

The problem with this type of part is that its made by the millions, but
only sold by the millions.  Further they are not designed for easy
prototyping, so selling them one at a time makes little sense.  Are the
small ones sold by digikey (with through hole pin mounting) too big?

I wonder if they still use zebra strips to make the contact between the
circuit board and the display, it's been years since I took one apart...

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