[sdiy] Using digital photoframes as a source of cheap graphic LCD screens

[Tom Wiltshire]

This is synth-diy, but only just, so my apologies if this seems  
rather off-topic.

I've bought a few LCD character displays for use in my synth projects  
(and the first one to use one is now nearing completion) but I've  
also wondered about using graphic LCD displays. The problem with  
these is the cost.

However, digital photo frames are now commonplace and cheap. 7"  
frames go on eBay for £20 - try buying a 7" graphic LCD for that much  
money!

So my question is; Does anyone know of any sites (hackaday or  
instructables or such like) that have opened one of these up and  
worked out how to interface to it, or does anyone know a good reason  
why this isn't a good idea?

If it's possible, I think we should all have big shiny full-colour  
screens on our next wave of synths! Beats poking around in a 16x2 LCD  
window anyway...

Thanks,
Tom