Hi I was wondering if anyone knew if and where i could get round lcd screens manufactured or possibly the price range if i could get someone to manufacture it for me. I've been doing some research and all the manufacturers seem to only build rectangular ones, but yet i've seen at certain shows / awards that they sometimes use lcd/plasma screens that are of a strange shape. I am looking for screens with a radius of 15 inches. Thanx
A round shaped LCD screen
Apr 19, 2005
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Taku,
E-mail me directly with some particulars and I'll check with some of the suppliers I use regularly.
Quantity? Technology: black and white/color, character/bitmap, etc.
I don't think they make them round but I'll ask the experts.
John Musselman
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What use they'd be is anyone's guess.
What if you were to use a rectangular one with a mask that only show a round part of it? Then your driving circuit only "draws" to the visible part and you're sorted. That shouldn't be too hard to do, I would think.
15 inch Radius ? 30 inches diameter ? Thats pretty big ! AFAIK screens that size get hand made at almost infinite cost.
What is the application ? What is your target price ? Is a larger pixel size acceptable (say 1.5mm instead of 0.3mm) ?
For a one of, consider back projection
regards, Dave
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15 inch Radius ? 30 inches diameter ? Thats pretty big ! AFAIK screens that size get hand made at almost infinite cost.
What is the application ? What is your target price ? Is a larger pixel size acceptable (say 1.5mm instead of 0.3mm) ?
For a one of, consider back projection
regards, Dave
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JW said
Might be great for testing the upcoming beta version of Microsoft Portholes XP ....
Casey
Portholes or potholes?
Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
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I think this explains the primary use:
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They're made rectangular (a) to make efficient use of the expensive optically flat glass (b) 'cos glass doesn't break into circles.
Graham.
When you click on the details - you get the expected answer. I was looking for the date on the page itself - they really ought to have put it there in small text at the bottom.
Graham
Glass breaks perfectly into circles. How do you think portholes are made?
Meindert
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Raytheon made them on this side of the pond.
I used to throw the dead ones over the side of the hill to avoid debris... BOOM... several seconds later... CLANG ;-)
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Actually, 3" round LCDs would be a great innovation.
Aircraft instruments are 3" round, and it is impossible to find them to make compatible instruments that fit in those holes. The ones that are available usually are square, and require the panel be modified.
....and the early days of oscilloscopes!
There used to be round monitors in the early days of TV.
Former professional electron wrangler.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
I read in sci.electronics.design that Michael A. Terrell wrote (in ) about 'A round shaped LCD screen', on Wed, 20 Apr 2005:
English Electric 16 inch round tubes, with metal flares, all at 16 kV or so! They even put some in up-market receivers.
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
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'What is a Moebius strip?'
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I though perhaps the OP was thinking of an LCD with polar co-ordinates.
For something like a sonar scanner for boats.
Interesting technical challenge...
Oh yeah, the aviation market is booming.
Not.
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