8.4" TFT XGA (800x600) Display?

**mbuna** · 02-14-2004, 07:18 PM

I'm looking for a 8.4" TFT with SVGA (800x600) resolution (XGA 1024x768 would also be acceptable) for a custom project I'm working on. It needs to have a VGA-style input to be hooked to a computer.

I've found a couple of these displays but none with control boards, and I'm not up to the challenge of making my own. Price is always a factor, but I know this screen with be more expensive than a 640x480 screen, and I'm okay with that.

I've googled, ebayed, checked my mouser catalog, etc, and except for one complete kit I found from flatvision.co.uk (who I can't get to answer my e-mails regarding if they sell directly to consumers or if they have a distributor I could order from), I haven't been able to find what I need.

Does anyone have any ideas where I could find such a beast?

TIA

**spyhunter** · 02-14-2004, 09:01 PM

i have one 12.1 vga that takes 12v input if ya want it. PM me for more info cheap!

**mbuna** · 02-14-2004, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by spyhunter

i have one 12.1 vga that takes 12v input if ya want it. PM me for more info cheap!

12.1" is too big for my application. I'ts gotta be around 8.4".

Thanks, though.

I just found exactly what I need from Apollo Displays for a mere 628.70 USD. It does do 1024x768, though. Still looking for something cheaper.

**spyhunter** · 02-15-2004, 12:42 AM

good luck i've done quite a bit of shopping and posted a lot of links here. search under my name it was a while ago maybe last summer. have you tried earthlcd.com?

**mbuna** · 02-15-2004, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by spyhunter

good luck i've done quite a bit of shopping and posted a lot of links here. search under my name it was a while ago maybe last summer. have you tried earthlcd.com?

Yeah, earthlcd's 8.4" kits are only 640x480, and that doesn't meet my (admittedly strange) requirements.

I tried searching before I posted anything, but I think the search might be broken (at least for me). No matter what I tried searching for, it came back instantly with no results found.

EDIT: I just did an advanced search with your name, and i seemed to work fine. I'll look though your posts soon. Perhaps "advanced search" means it will actually try a search here.

ObGeek: As a Solaris sysadmin, I'l like to commend whoever wrote the indexing code for the search engine. It's pretty snappy.