Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi 
I recently replaced the LCD in my Roland D50 with a noritake VFD successfully, the only drawback ( apart from it being very bright) is that the contrast control does not work from the pot control, as this pin on the VFD module is a reset pin now, not a contrast control pin. The contrast on these modules is sent via a software control code over the 8 bit interface.
The Akai display is a 640 x 240 pixel ( 1/2 VGA size?) graphic and it wouldn't surprise me if there is a similar issue with software control over the brighness etc. If noritake do a simliar sized/pixel display, then maybe just an interface board is needed to buffer the info from the akai processor into a format that the VFD's can use.
regards 
Carl 

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "jynjaninja" <xlbrit@...> wrote:
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> So, having replaced both the contrast pot and backlight on my S1000KB the display is still dull blue after an initial flash of white when the unit is switched on. I'm hearing that the inverter is the next thing to try, and that's where I'm heading next.
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> Has anyone successfully replaced the LCD with a VFD display like these http://www.noritake-elec.com/whyVFD/default.htm in an S1000 or S1000kb? if so, which model number works and are any other mods required?
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