Aliexpress... good luck, here today, gone tomorrow.
Buydisplay.com (eastrising) is good, however they were out of stock of a=20
display (128x64 OLED) I needed 400 of for a 2nd small production run,=20
and told me an 8-month leadtime for more.  So I went to alibaba, found 2=20
other suppliers, got samples, decided on one of them, and they had a 25%=20
failure rate within a year.  China, sigh ... a crapshoot sometimes...

Good luck.
J

Neil wrote:
> How is AliExpress for long-term availability?  I've always been
> concerned that they're somewhat like ebay... having items available only
> for a certain time.  Do you have any experience to support the contrary?
>
> So far I've used smaller TFT LCDs with controllers/parallel interface
> (ILI8341, ST7789, etc), but for this larger display I'll be using a
> PIC32 so finding a supported controller or perhaps going controllerless
> with LCC is my preferred direction.
> I yet have to research the differences between drive methods (parallel
> RGB, vs. VGA, HDMI, or even SPI).  I have a perception that SPI would
> not be fast enough to show quick changes (say 20-30 frames per sec at
> VGA resolution), but that's just a perception until I try it.  For now,
> I'm ordering a 7" SPI LCD to tinker with.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
>
>
> On 11/17/2016 5:54 PM, Isaac M. Bavaresco wrote:
>> I suggest AliExpress.
>>
>> The price depends on the type of interface you want.
>>
>> Smaler LCDs (up to 3.5") are available with COB controllers and have
>> parallel MCU interfaces and internal frame buffer (RAM).
>>
>> The larger ones usually are just the display panels without a controller
>> and need an RGB digital video source. Your board need to supply a
>> continuous video signal.
>> There are some larger models with a controller board attached. Some of
>> them accept analog (VGA, composite) or digital (HDMI) signals. Those
>> need also a steady video signal. Others have internal frame buffer and
>> offer a parallel bus interface.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Isaac
>>
>>
>> Em 17/11/2016 19:33, Neil escreveu:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Any good sources for TFT LCD's around 5"-6"?  Hoping to find something
>>> lower cost than what Mouser/Digikey has them for, but will avoid
>>> one-off/surplus Ebay items.  I just need a handful, so preferably a
>>> retail source.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Neil
>>>
>>
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