Modding Noritake GU126x32F-K612A4 graphic VFD

Re: New Price for kit

Damn You! Damn You all To HELL

Why do you tempt me so much - I need one, but I've got nowhere to put it.... I can't justify another VFD (I've got two as it is!) after spending so much on my MO!!!

 

Havent gotten my response yet, and i hope the 96$ is the final price, cause i won't be able to afford much more..

 

My mail left 1 hour ago, so we'll see how it goes. As for the final price, I fear that "vadertje staat" will want his cut as with everything else . He'll probably add some additional taxes for good measure (e.g. recupel). I'm counting on something like €125.

I'm a bit apprehensive about the credit-card by mail though, hope they have a secure site.

 

I also mailed the head-office in germany but they quoted a price of €123.98 for the display only and don't offer the credit-card payment so I'm gonna give them a miss.

 

How do i order one exactly? Just email the uk email on page 4 asking for one (would i get an order no. then?)? or just send a chq with my address?

Also - how much is LCDC anyone or is there enough functionality to use it as freeware/shareware?

 

It costs $17.50, and it's worth every cent.

http://lcdc.planetdps.com/purchase.htm

You can the full functionality for 30 days without registering, but it has a nag screen on startup with a timer stopping you from hiting the ok button (and continuing the load) for 5 seconds.

I'm guessing it I'll stop working after the 30 days, but as I rgeistered my copy, I don't know. Best ask Mat.

 

to all your fellow belgium guys

Uhm , to all the fellow belgium guys


wouldnt it be cheaper if we would buy them toghether ?

I am not sure .. but I think they give discounts if you buy more then 1 ...

just a thought ...

and olso , just 1 time shipping cost .. 1 time paying costs ...

stuff like that ...


BELGIUM ROX lol , well ... not really .. just wanted to say that

 

To order a VFD email sales@noritake-itron.com and you should get an email back confirming reservation for 7 days.
Next you send them a cheque and a bit of paper with your name address for them to so they know where to send it to.

Quote Kit number: KGU126X32F-K612A4
Price: £66.68 including VAT and postage

Kane

 

Anybody got a mail back at this time?

cause i'm still waiting for mine

 

Guys... I'm reaaaaalllly sorry, I'm not trying to get you toasted by your beloved other halves and I promise I'll stop teasing you into buying one. Sooo don't look at the updated picture in the first post err and this, err don't download that (because it's a nice all in lcdc example, with a very flashy startup, winamp screen, stat screen, big temp screen and closing screen)

r.

p.s. wish I had a decent digicam to take a video of this running

 

TO answer some software questions...

LCDC is great and this display works well with it, though drawing a pretty screen can take a while. LCDC won't let you have 'lil animated icons (well not easily at any rate) nor a nice winamp visualisation - but they're about the only things that custom software for this dislay could do better. Personally atm I'm not overly bothered by either, though I might work on them LCDC lets you do sooo much, display so many different things - it's hard to imagine that someone who write custom software for this display that would be better in the long run, they'd have to spend a lot of time on it.

For a display like this (with so many features) LCDC is worth it's money but you could use the free lcd smartie. Scrolling would be a nono in smartie as you'd have to lie and say you had a 40 character length line and waste the first 19 formatting your screen... but I'm sure you could make the display look nice in lcd smartie is you were determined enough

Cheers,

r.

 

Have you got a poor digi cam you can use?

Kane

 

Nope, but they are in the us so there's at least a 7 hours time-difference.

 

And they are probably swamped with request for more info by all the non uk-folk here

 

hmmm.... I emailed to "Our email, address is sales@noritake-itron.com" I found in the post referring to the sale in the us. Now I'm not so sure it isn't the email address from the uk-branch...

 

I believe that the email is the same US and UK... You could give them a call if you are desperate but they are probably swamped with emails!

http://www.noritake-itron.com/SubPages/locationsuk.htm

Kane

 

Hehe just be patient, lots of people have had replies - I'm sure yours will be along soon It's worth any wait, trust me (I waited months for the new command set so I could do the review ).

Cheers,

r.

p.s. Yeah I have a bad video of it, it's very bad though - not worth your download time (and not my 28k upload time)

 

Re: to all your fellow belgium guys

Not sure how you would organize payment though. Just use one credit-card and banktransfers to the payer ? And then there is of course still the costs for "taxipost" because I wouldn't trust the regular postoffice (my uncle works there and I've seen how they handle packages, man )

 

This display has given me a good idea for my final year Computer Science programming project... any suggestions how I blag it so they actually let me use it?

Kane

 

blag ?

what does the work blag mean ?

I'm thinking it means , making up a story around it so they approve the use of it ?

well ...

explain that that the lcd is extension for your computer , just like a monitor ...