Hi guys,

I've seen these nifty little RGB LED arrays on Sparkfun's website...
   http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=3D683

Basically they're 3-inch square, 8x8 (64 spots), RGB LED panels. A bit =

on the expensive side (hey, this is Sparkfun we're talking about) but =

available cheaper through the "Internet's Tat Bazaar" (ebay) -- about =

=A375 for ten if you want round dots, or =A395 if you want square dots.

Thing is, they're a little big for my taste, not to mention expensive. I =

can live with "big", but I wanted to put together a 160x144 pixel RGB =

display for a project. That's a 20x18 array of these things, which comes =

out to =A32700 for the LEDs (360 arrays at =A375 each), and a total size of =

4ft by 3.5ft... which is "just a bit" big for my taste.

Does anyone know of a supplier of similar modules that are:
   A) cheaper
   B) smaller, or
   C) (ideally) both?

I'd rather like to get 5 or 10 to play around with to start with (I've =

got an Evil Plan that involves using Ethernet cable, LVDS signalling and =

a couple of Altera FPGAs to drive a panel of these displays in a way not =

dissimilar to that employed in low-res monochrome LCD panels).

Thanks,
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Phil.
piclist@philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/

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