You ever see the LCD's on gas pumps?  Are those big enough for you?  Did 
a quick search on Digikey.  They have one at 2.21" high (67-1507-ND), 
another at 2.99" high (67-1508-ND), and a third at 4.00" high 
(67-1509-ND).  Could maybe find better and/or cheaper elsewhere.

Martin McCormick wrote:

>Engineering Info writes:
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>>You mention "lighted display".  Are you wanting the big red LED's or are 
>>you talking an LCD with a light behind it?
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>	Probably the LED's would be the easiest to design around but
>they would also require the highest drive currents.
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>	A back-lit LCD would have virtually no segment drive current
>but would need a supply for whatever light source was used.  Do they
>make large LCD digits that one can mount in a row?  If so, this would
>be a good possibility.
>
>	Right now, I am just digging for possibilities and will choose
>one that appears to be optimal.
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