Re: [emulatorII-list] Re: Crystal Fontz LCD in EII
2010-11-18 by James Ulibarri
Hex,<br><br>you're right. My tune has changed a little as being Mr. helpful to this list by being constantly blasted in the other forum. Which isn't fair really to this list but I am still talking to Crystal Fontz for a solution. I think the gibberish characters is out of their control, but I will call right now and find out. <br>
<br>I still have the label thing I am working on too (thanks to Elm for the high quality scan) and should be done next week or at least the prototype. Forat finished the black LCD 1200 and I guess it's pretty cool. I'll have pics on Monday of that. It was a white on black 80x36 and will fit the EII also. Just re-chip the EII and remove the inverter. Or I will ask Bruce his solution how he removese the gibberish. But I think he jumps like crazy to get his LCD's to work. I'm not sure, but I will ask. <br>
<br>Ok, update....<br><br>I talked to Tim at Crystal Fontz today. The run of 84x44's can probably be made with the holes in the right place. He wants drawings or possibly the drilled LCD back to him so he will know exactly where they need to drill. Regarding the gibberish he said they can put in a Frame Ground (JFG) on the LCD's to suppress the noise. Does that make sense to anyone? Apparently these new LCD's pick up more noise than the older ones. <br>
<br>I think it's a six to one half dozen of another situation. My money is on the 80x36 right now. No wait time, a dab of glue, chip swap, and you're sorted. <br><br>I'll post pics when I get them. <br><br>
James<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:16 AM, hexafuzz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gclip@..." target="_blank">gclip@...</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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--- In <a href="mailto:emulatorII-list%40yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com</a>, James Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@...> wrote:<br>
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> So at this point. I would say someone else should take over the group buy if<br>
> you still want them. There is no point I feel to go after an 84x44 that<br>
> doesn't even line up without drilling new holes. It's not really worth<br>
> getting them made and waiting two months.<br>
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Agreed. However CrystalFontz is the one with a pre-existing relationship and dialog with the manufacturers in China. If we were to do a group buy the question was; would they be able to make a drilled correctly batch of ten to -our- specs for a gibberish free drop-in replacement. *That* is what was worth having them made and waiting two months. Did you happen to touch upon this in your conversations with them? If this was truly the case, I might even consider buying a few extras to stock for our members.<div>
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> Now the vintage purists<br>
> will probably just want to get a new old stock EII display. But that's not<br>
> important to me. I want something that that I can see. Plus having an<br>
> original display with things coming down the pike such as the HxCs doesn't<br>
> make much sense to me. If a person gets that mod it won't really be<br>
> "original" anymore will it?<br>
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FWIW: The point to me here (at least as a group moderator) was not to cater to purists or keep the E-II original. It was to obtain a genuine replacement part that anyone here could order and install themselves with a minimum of hassle and tech knowledge. ;)<br>
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At any rate, thanks again for all your work/time on this James!<br>
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-Hex<br>
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