In message <008101c5fb61$633da130$a402a8c0@personalrvuq8e> "microsoftwarecontrol" wrote: > 16*2 lcd module now is 1- 5 $/pcs. why bother even look > at this 12$ thing? > > the company still making such product, is out of the date. Two words: Power consumption. HD44780s (and clones) are notoriously inefficient. That and 16x2 LCMs are *huge*. I suspect the 4-digit displays could be made run off a small Lithium cell. Again, shame they cost about $12 each.. I've got some projects that got shelved because I couldn't find a small, low-power 8-digit numeric display :( Later. -- Phil. | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB 100baseT philpem@philpem.me.uk | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2 512MB+100GB http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -- Robert A. Heinlein -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist