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Subject: Re: [motm] More on th MOTM-650/Schedule

From: Larry David <ldavid@...>
Date: 2002-10-18

> c) Q: would you be willing to pay $20 more for a 2 line x 16char LCD display
> (with backlight)
> over a 4 char. LED one? Maybe like the Yamaha displays, where the characters
> are "reverse video"
> so you see yellow dots on a black background (I always thought that was
> clever).

Well if it's really only $5 as stated in a later message, then coitanly. I
prefer easier readablility - like "MIDI ch 1" as oppossed to some cryptic
code - over color scheme and uniformity; i.e. red-on-black LEDs and matching
with other modules with displays.


> d) Are there objection to using pcb mounted 1/4" jacks like on the
> Expressionist? This could make
> the assembly labor shorter. Personally, I've not had any problems with the
> jacks on my
> Expressionist. There isn't a raw "cost" difference, but the labor is quite a
> bit longer soldering
> discrete wires. I would also like to use this style on the Pulse Divider.

Like others, as long as they are up to "MOTM robustness standards" I
wouldn't mind (even if the threaded part is black).


Larry