Camcorder LCD

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:07 am

Stuff like the FF button and REW button and REC button ext.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:09 am

They dont take up much room though

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:13 am

Not individually but all together they save room.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:14 am

I dont get it they wont save much room he should just get a different screen

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:42 am

Well It's up to him if he wants to try...

Post by **gannon** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:12 pm

That was kinda a pointless argument....

Anyways, Odds are that the controller board is actually split between many different boards. It seems that the thing you think is the controller board is actually only part of it, and the wires going into it are coming from other parts of the controller.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:25 pm

See i told you

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:11 pm

Over all this is almost like trying to run composite video signal into a computer monitor. Its cheaper and less painful to buy a cheap psone screen.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:16 pm

I know say it brother.

Post by **Gamelver** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:58 pm

well, in makuraken's case, he'd probably want a pocket tv or hip gear screen, because of the size. psone screens are great, but sometimes you'll have to sacrifice screen size for space.

makuraken · Post by **makuraken** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:05 am

After doing research and tracing individual lines from chips on the board to other chips, I have come up with the conclusion that there are about five parts on four different boards that control the LCD screen. I am assuming it is this way for image overlay (the date/time stuff and other such stuff). Since that is the case, I would have to put the entire camera in my portable system which would then not make it as portable and wasting even more battery power just to have the other useless stuff on the same boards running. Therefore, I will not use the LCD screen (unless I can see if a 15-pin D-sub monitor connection works then I know how to make a video signal go to a computer monitor (which a 15-pin D-sub is most common monitor connections). I assume 15 pin because there are two sets of 14. Either way, for a super famicom portable, its not that worth the trouble. So I think I may just go on to make my own PSP (or eventually buy the official one when it comes out here Dec 14).
Well thanks everyone, and lets keep this topic open for any advancements in our independent research and such. So if someone by chance happens to fnd a solution or a troubleshoot, post it up.
One more thing, if you honestly want a Famicom or Super famicom or anything like that here. You can try to arrange it with me at:
john_master_of_@hotmail.com
So maybe a wave of Japanese portables will be shown soon here.

makuraken · Post by **makuraken** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:33 pm

I was thinking. What if I bypassed the controller and input RGB directly into the LCD with a constant voltage and stuff. I would have to put the LCD and LED backlight on a different circuit...
But if i regulared power going into the LCD and found what leads are RGB from the ribbon cable that goes into the LCD itself is that possible? If my specs are correct, the only missing would be a brightness and contrast control (which if I do this right, brightness will be regulated as a constant).
Is this not possible, because I am fairly certain that the LCD will take in RGB, I just have to find the leads on the ribbon cable.
Please thought and such. Until then, I will be searching the web for a more complex spec sheet than I have in my head.

Post by **gannon** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:40 pm

It is not possible, even if the lcd accepted rgb, the rgb signal still needs to conditioned for use by the lcd controller

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:48 pm

Edit: hmmmmm never mind what I said.....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:12 pm

Crap... Oh well thanks anyway, I am looking for a companies that make LCDs now. If you go with the right one, they will give you specs and a built in controller. Just depends on your usage (TV-ish or PC monitor).
Thanks again.