Re: LCD panel from scratch?

JemHH wrote:
> Does anyone know if it is feasible to make
> your own small, low-resolution, custom segment LCD?

It's not really feasible at low quantities. Above quantities of 3 or 5k
it start to makes sense (but not necessarily for the humongously big
panel you're looking for!). All the LCD houses are in the far east now
and turnaround times for prototypes are typically several weeks with
costs for a (much smaller 2 or 3 aq in) prototype in the $10K range.

It is rather reasonable to make LED or incadescent-illuminated panels
of this size in small quantity. 3M sells light-diffusing stuff like
used in signs, and combined with masking made with transparency
material on a laserprinter or a negative you take to have litho'd at a
local graphics art house you can do really professional looking stuff
in small quantities).

Tim.

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