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Got one of these from the goodwill and loved seeing the hack for the KipKay hack for making a night vision headset.

The part number for the viewfinder is VF-04U.
Here are some pics of the device itself and the board.
http://yfrog.com/5epicture037kuj" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false ...

I didnt have anything that could input video to the unit, not to mention that before I got the photos in a friend of mine thought hooking up a large 8volt battery to the terminals would make it work.... and I could smell a fried circuit for sure.

I am not too confident of this screen working since I did get this unit from a goodwill.
I am going to try and find a working unit in the future though with a decent screen.

When I do, I will bring it up on the forum and post up pictures of its workings.
As of now, I cant afford another screen for ...

Well I have the screen connected up to a 5volt power source on the 5vlt and ground, but I do not have any light from the screen, I can feel some warmth from the main chip, but I have no light from it.

Sorry about the late reply, had other obligations.

Now, I apologize for having a shaky hand in taking these photos, but I home what I have will give a general idea of what is inside this guy.
Here are some licks to the full sized pic's. If you need others, Ill gladly take some more.

http://yfrog ...

Acquired one of these from the goodwill today!

http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/PRD~164464/Digital+Labs+8in+Portable+DVD+Player.jsp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Now I'm just liking to know if there is anyone out there that would know the pin out on the lcd itself.
I could get ...