Real 5.25" Bay LCD Screen?

[Synomenon]

Anyone know if there are any real LCD screens / monitors that are made to fit in a standard 5.25" drive bay?

I'm looking for something similar to this car stereo's screen, but that fits in a 5.25" drive bay and can be used as an extra monitor:

 

[szvwxcszxc]

You could make one...

 

[KingFatty]

Hmm, for making one, there may be a possibility of buying one of those gigantic status displays, like what you use for monitoring/controlling fan speeds. They have big displays like you are thinking, but I don't think they are full color displays? Then, get a standard display and swap it out?

let us know how your research comes along

 

[Synomenon]

Hehe, was looking for a drop in and go type of install. Not looking to go through all the trouble (and modding) to get one.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

You're thinking maybe something like this?

http://casemodgod.com/ModGuides/LCD1BayMod/lcdbaymod.htm

I thought there was a commercial version of it... hmm... lessee...

Aha.

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product.aspx?c=1257&id=1481

But it only works in the 7" bay on some Thermaltake cases.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Oh, hey, does anybody read japanese?

http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/monitor/lcmt042a.html

 

[Synomenon]

Thanks. I've seen that Thermaltake unit, but it's not what I'm looking for. I just want a LCD screen (similar to the head unit I linked to above) that will fit in a 5.25" drive bay.

 

[szvwxcszxc]

Oh, hey, does anybody read japanese?

http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/monitor/lcmt042a.html

Google Translate.

 

[Synomenon]

Closest thing I can find is the tri-color Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon:
http://www.matrixorbital.com/GX-Series-GX-Typhoon/c40_17/p629/GX24064-TCI-BBI/product_info.html

Nowhere close to an actual LCD screen, but this is all I can find. Screen backlight and text colors are customizable and you can get plugins for iTunes, Aida64, etc..

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Anyone old enough to remember the BGMicro VFD?

I recently recommissioned mine for use at the office :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LJlLGiy0A

 

[Zap]

Oh, hey, does anybody read japanese?

http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/monitor/lcmt042a.html

No need.

ミニD-Sub 15ピン

It takes VGA.

But, not quite what the OP was looking for.

Anyone old enough to remember the BGMicro VFD?

I recently recommissioned mine for use at the office :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LJlLGiy0A

:thumbsup: That's pretty cool!

 

[Luciel]

Hi Guys, OP, did you find a suitable screen? I´ve also been looking but no luck

 

[EliteRetard]

A standard 5.25" optical drive bay is ~5.75" x 1.65"

At a 16:9 resolution the largest screen you could reasonably fit in a drive bay would be 3" diagonal at 2.66" x 1.5"

Look for a product with a 3" 16:9 screen

If you could use 2 bays, that would allow for a 5.7" screen at ~5" x 2.8"

I did a quick look for 3" LCDs and found a few products you may scavenge from as well as separate LCD options from Sharp.

http://www.amazon.com/Naxa-NCA-691-D.../dp/B002ULK5CK

http://www.amazon.com/Player-Bluetoo.../dp/B00AFTX2WY

http://www.sharpledlcd.com/3-inch_Displays.html

And found this from one of the distributors listed on the Sharp webpage:

http://www.futureelectronics.com/en...-displays/Pages/9000427-LQ030B7UB02.aspx?IM=0

I'm certain there are more options out there, hopefully this gives you an idea where to start/look. It does appear that you will need to do some fabrication of your own though.

 

[Eureka]

What are you trying to do with this screen?

 

[PBat51]

What are you trying to do with this screen?

You know it has to be pron. :whiste: