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Need help identifying LCD and options
The 7-inch widescreen (16:9) LCD I ordered came in today so I did what any good geek would do - I took it apart. Here is the link to the product:
http://www.lik-sang.com/catalog/prod...ducts_id=1374&
Note the resolution (1440 x 234).
I also took a bunch of pics of the various pieces which can be found here:
http://www.geocities.com/laxrox/redant
Now, what I am interested in is the possability of using an LCD controller to get the VGA resolution mentioned above instead of what the composite video converter supplies (me and everyone else here. And yes, I did buy the whole thing just for the LCD portion, it was only $199 (plus shipping). And if you have never been to the Lik-sang site before, check it out, it's pretty cool.
Unfortunately, Redant took the time to file off all the model numbers on the major ships and I doubt they would be forthing comming with any technical information - like, say, the pinout. Luckily, under the plate on the back of the LCD Sharp didn't pull the same trick (see lcd-chip.jpg).
Anyway, it's it only lead I have so please look at the pics. I appreciate any help you can offer. I think the most exciting thing about this screen is that it fits PERFECTLY into a double DIN opening!
Oh yeah, there is also a model number etched into the PCB of the LCD (see lcd-silkscreen.jpg). The first line reads K2534TP and the second is N1S1CKA-A 3.
I have a hunch this might also be the same screen Sharp uses in their portable DVD player (model DV-L70U), but it's just a hunch. I don't have one to take apart
Thanks again.
Morgan
[ 11-06-2001: Message edited by: laxrox ]
How does the image from a PC come out on it? can you take pics? If possible post it on a diff. hosting site... geocities has this quota which sucks!! yahoo photos is a good place.
04 Acura TL w/ core2duo 2ghz laptop w/ 1gb RAM on a docking station.
Fast car, fast PC. ;)
http://www.arcdesigns.net/carpc/
My TL CarPC ver2
FSR Flash Skin w/ moving weather maps
moahdib-
I assume you are asking how the PC looks through the composite? Not good, not bad. When I get things hooked back up, I'll take some pics and post them here for you.
I noticed that quota thing an Yahoo. That kind of sucks. I was going to move my picks to the photos section last night, but I couldn't see a quick and easy way to move them from my webspace. Maybe I'll try and get some mp3car.com webspace. Either way, I'll implement a solution by the end of the day.
Update: I moved the picture to a Yahoo! photo album:
http://photos.yahoo.com/laxrox
Look in the redant album/folder.
[ 11-07-2001: Message edited by: laxrox ]
When you say the res is "not bad - not good", can you read text OK, or is video/imaging that much better than text?
How did you find their service/delivery/etc?
Does it have a 12VDC input jack?
Where, on their website, does it say it has VGA capability?
Sorry for all the questions...
Thanks
~m
PII 266, 512 MB RAM, 10 Gig, 36x CD-ROM, 16x DVD, DeLorme GPS, 5.6" LCD Screen, Dschmidt power controller, Keypower ATX DC-DC Supply, PowerAmp Macro controller, Dauphin mini-Kbd.
Sony Head Unit, Sony Unilink input selector, rear deck Kenwood 6x9's, stock door spkrs... All in my '96 Civic, of course :}
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Well, when I hooked up my Dreamcast using the RCA the init logo was very blocky, especially when compared to the VGA output using the VGA box and the monitor. I am still planning on posting some pics after I get the thing put back together tonight and hook it up to my computer.
I think lik-sang is has great service and delivery. Here is a copy of the tracking:
UPS tracking data
Date Time Country City Status
Nov 06, 2001 08:19:00 US DELIVERED
Nov 06, 2001 07:03:56 US PROVO OUT FOR DELIVERY
Nov 06, 2001 07:03:00 US PROVO ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 06:12:00 US SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 04:33:33 US SALT LAKE AIR SORT LOCATION SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 04:18:57 US SALT LAKE AIR SORT OUT FOR DELIVERY
Nov 06, 2001 04:15:00 US SALT LAKE CITY ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 01:51:00 US ONTARIO INTL DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 00:55:28 US ONTARIO HUB LOCATION SCAN
Nov 06, 2001 00:43:30 US ONTARIO IMPORT SORT IMPORT SCAN
Nov 03, 2001 20:20:54 HK HONG KONG EXPORT SCAN
Nov 03, 2001 20:19:54 HK HONG KONG ORIGIN SCAN
Nov 03, 2001 17:38:03 HK HK - KBCC 1 PICKUP SCAN
Nov 03, 2001 00:21:37 HK BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Three days from Hong to Provo is not bad! It arrived by 8:30am the 3rd day.
The AC/DC convert supplies 9V DC at 1.1 amps. I'll even include a picture of that tonight with the others.
No where on the site does it state VGA compatability. I am hoping to get lucky and hook it to a LCD adaptor without too much difficulty.
No need to apologize for the questions - I think they're great and that's what message boards are for!
Morgan
Dude! Finaly Somebody else from Utah! I'm planning on getting that same LCD for my BMW! If I can help in any way give me a buzz!
Trav
1983 BMW 733i
Cyrix 166 32MB with MPXPLAY And no display. Player sits on the back seat with a keypad in front. Someday I'll mount this thing for good...
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Gathering parts for carplayer v2.0!
Well, it's a day late, but I added some pictures of this thing in action. Since my computer died last night, I couldn't hook the screen to the secondary display of my Matrox G400 card using the VGA->RCA cable. Instead I hook it up to my Dreamcast and the ran linux on the dream cast. I even started up X11 and took a pic of that also.
http://photos.yahoo.com/laxrox
Look in the redant album.
Off topic: I just recieved my CompactFlash to IDE adapter and am starting to build a kernel and root filesystem for it. I'll post to a more apropriate topic when I get something up and running. Also, I recived my irman yesterday and can only say "Wow". This thing is cool!
It took a while because Sharp changed where they had LCD datasheets on the web (I still haven't found their pdf datasheet repository) but here is the spec sheet on a screen that might be similar to the one in the Redant.
Sharp LCD info
This one shows TV-scan RGB in only, and will not support other VGA resolutions. However if you could pull that NTSC-decoder daughter board and connect to the RGB connections to the screen, the picture will look a lot better.
Still workin' on it.
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