"cheap" screens

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"cheap" screens

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I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on either one of these screens...

I know I've seen this screen here before: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14781

and I found this one just now too: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20415

comments? Are they probably just junk?
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neverused wrote:I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on either one of these screens...

I know I've seen this screen here before: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14781

and I found this one just now too: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20415

comments? Are they probably just junk?
Actually, they aren't junk, but they are pretty...expensive. You can usually get a psone screen for that price.
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chainfire95 wrote:220V I believe
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eurddrue wrote:Actually, they aren't junk, but they are pretty...expensive. You can usually get a psone screen for that price.
Unless you want a smaller screen, in which case those are great prices.
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eurddrue wrote:You can usually get a psone screen for that price.
Where? I've never seen them come under $60. Remember, DX has free shipping worldwide.
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XCVG wrote:
eurddrue wrote:You can usually get a psone screen for that price.
Where? I've never seen them come under $60. Remember, DX has free shipping worldwide.
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chainfire95 wrote:220V I believe
I think we should check to see if you can withstand 220 volts
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neverused wrote:and I found this one just now too: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20415
According to that link, that screen only consumes under 3W, which is at most 250mA @ 12v. It also mentions it takes from 9v-16v DC, but I doubt those are reliable statistics.

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neverused wrote:I know I've seen this screen here before: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14781
A comment on that page says that it only consumes under 0.5W, which is only 42mA @ 12v. If it could take 6v, that would mean 84mA. Unless this screen is LED-backlit, I'd have to guess the commenter is completely wrong. :P
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I found this in http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php ... &start=105
schmellyfart wrote:Ok I have some good news on this 3.5" deal extreme screen
It looks pretty good in my opinion.

+Draws 300ma under a load. (240ma standby)
+Should run on anything between 5v and 12v. I have confirmed that it runs on 7.2v and 5v though.
+LED backlit!
+PCB is the same size as the LCD

One thing i noticed is when I played a Dvd (after playing mk64 and GH :lol:), the letters at the menu screen were a little fuzzy on the edges.
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I have seen something like this in a car before and the quality isn't that great but that was just with a back-up camera so I am not sure.
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320x240 is better than the native output resolution of a NES isn't it?
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