Re: Heads up display

["Kelly Parker" <bigblockfw@hotmail.com>]

Well, OK in that case. As I recall some old CGA video cards have composite 
video out, Almost all of the REALLY old computers, coco 2, trs80, commodore, 
etc had composite out. The "adapter/converter" part is bound to be giveaway 
cheap.

On the other hand. Check this site out, it's possibly my favorite toy store. 
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-LCD-32.html?L+scstore+xswm1370ff682968+967024453

Kelly


>From: Dan Gentry <dang@seanet.com>
>Reply-To: gmecm@diy-efi.org
>To: gmecm@diy-efi.org
>Subject: Re: Heads up display
>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:47:51 -0700
>
>Kelly -
>     No no no!  All help is good help!
>
>     I've actually got a 4" LCD panel that I'm considering using for the 
>display,
>but it's primarily for video and not computer controlled.
>     Thanks for the suggestion!
>
>Dan
>
>
>Kelly Parker wrote:
>
> > This will probably be no help at all to you but......
> > I made a video projector once out of a pocket tv (with an active matrix
> > display) Take it apart, lay it on an overhead projector, voila.
> > When it's not on it looks like tinted glass. The other(non active 
>matrix) tv
> > won't work for a video projector but you can see through the display 
>when
> > they are powered on or off. It's not a great picture but it might be an
> > idea.
> > The displays can be had very cheaply. I got mine at a pawn shop for 
>about 50
> > bucks if I remember, it might be easier to adapt the circuitry in one of
> > these than to start from scratch, on the other hand you might keep an 
>eye
> > out for an XT laptop. You could probably find one for next to nothing$$.
> >
> > Probably no real help,
> > Kelly
>

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