Active Led display

[Robbiedog]

Wow, just wow...

active Led marqueeRobbiedog2020-01-25 22:06:30

 

[GadgetFreak]

I came across an ebay listing before xmas for a Mame machine which has an ultra-wide LCD for the marquee. The listing has finished now and it hasn't been reposted but here is the link:
Link

 

[Robbiedog]

I've seen the lcd displays and always wanted one, but despite being an avid arduino fan (the relevance is half of arduino projects involved leds) I had never thought of this.
Here's the instructables if it's of interest to anyone
instructable

 

[minwah]

That's pretty cool. It would be good just for a sign in a games room. Quite pricey though.

 

[Robbiedog]

£90 for two panels alone, definitely worth the extra to buy his kit.

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/rgb-led-matrix-panel?variant=42312764298

 

[prof5]

Ali Express is about £16 a panel,
I just built a RPI2DMD for about £90 all in including 2 panels, pie 3, psu, and interface cardprof52020-01-28 14:30:43