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I will check out the sources you mentioned.  Size is a little factor 
bacause the display will be at arm's length away.

Good contrast and visibility in bright surroundings is really 
important.

I will check out the PLED's

-Tony

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Hilton <ralph@r...> wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 14:38:03 +0100 you wrote:
> 
> >
> >Tony: 
> >> I am looking for a source for a large character LCD display.  
At least
> >> 16 x 2 characters.  20 x 4 might be OK too (vertical space 
might be an
> >> issue).
> >> 
> >> I'd like the characters to be 9mm high or slightly more.  Needs 
a back
> >> light.  I know they are around, but I can not find a definite 
source.
> >Farnell have some of the blue LCDs from Everbouquet, including 
this 
> >one:  http://www.everbouquet.com.tw/MC1602J.htm (farnell 5005231) 
> >with a 9.66mm character.  We've got some 16X1 units at work and 
> >they're really sexy displays :-)
> 
> I got one of the 16x2 blue displays from Farnell. They do look 
good.
> 
> If the point of having a large display is visibility then you 
might also look at
> PLED displays. They aren't as big as you stated but I find the 
visibility better
> than larger LCDs. http://www.onestopdisplays.net/main.php
> 
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