Am 28.11.2011 um 22:47 schrieb EdorFaus: > Just out of curiosity... > > If we ignore power supply and backlight for the moment, do you think it would > be feasible to connect an LVDS (technically FPD-Link I guess) LCD panel to > the GTA04, without a lot of extra hardware?
There is a beagleboard project how to interface the OMAP processor: http://bb-lvds.blogspot.com/ using this chip: http://www.ti.com/product/sn75lvds83b > > If so, that could be a neat mod for those of us with broken laptops lying > around... Though it would be more pad than big phone I guess. > > -Frode > > On 11/28/2011 02:30 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: >> Am 28.11.2011 um 14:17 schrieb Xavier Cremaschi: >>> Le 28/11/2011 08:02, Philip Rhoades a écrit : >>>> Don't we need a larger form factor? Like a 4.5" screen? Has there been >>>> any discussion along these lines? > >> For a GTA04++ there is no need to change the video system. >> It is capable of driving>75 MHz pixel clock and HDTV resolution. >> >> And, a larger display area does not necessarily increase the >> pixel density. They just become bigger (unless we want to >> increase the resolution as well). >> >> What may need to be changed is the power supply and it may >> need level shifters. But this is the simplest part in solving the equation. >> If we get documentation. >> >>> - finding a new screen >> >> This is also quite tough. Either, they are not available through >> distribution. >> Or if they are, a VGA display with touch and 3,5 - 4,5 inch usually costs >> ~ 100 USD (e.g. Avnet Express, Mouser, ...). >> >> I think we all want to have a display with superior-resolution (like iPad) >> but cheap as water. And available from steady production. And with decent >> documentation. The last one rules out choosing replacement iPhone 4S >> displays... > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community