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Where did you get your screen? Any details on it would be great

grahf:

thanks for the info, based on what you had said before i had given up on the casio screen. i am going to look elsewhere. ill keep this thread updated as i look for a screen.

duo_r:
thanks for the info on the switch. i have the help of a friend who happens to be an electrical engineer, so he ...

just a little update on my project. i'll probably start a full thread once this project gets under way.

pulled the old turbo express out of the attic, it was in pieces.

i got the back side with the battery compartment wired back to the main board as well as connected the controller board which ...

if anyone has some thoughts on a good 3" LCD for this mod, please let me know.

i wonder if anyone has the info/pinout for the original screen. it seems to be the best bet would be to find something that was very similar and just plunk it in place...

Yeah u are in good shape, Grahf used a Casio unit for the screen. I would probably go for it if I were u. If you are going to gut and replace with something else let me know because I might be interested in the TE guts and do something with that. Keep us all posted on your project, TE stuff on this ...

No progress. I decided to NOT mess with a TE that is in good condition. I will pickup a "broken" one and then mod the hell out of it. Grahf did get back to me and said the mod makes the unit more top heavy (and heavier over all). And I think maybe even more power usage too!

did you ever make any ...

Kyo wrote:how big is the nomad's screen? Probably not 3", eh? 'Cause that would work.

my other idea is to completely just strip the innards from the busted one, and put something else in the case with a bigger screen (GP2X, PSP) that could run tons of stuff.

did you ever make any progress on this?

i have my original turbo express from the christmas they launched with a hosed screen (been broken for a while now...years)...

i bought a pristine one from TZD before they ran out. so now i am trying to come up with something to do w/ the old one. i'd love ...