[mythtv-users] Re: Homebrew PVR Multi-Circuit

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Steven White wrote:

>>
>>
>> Any chance of a non-keypad variant?  Lots of folks use cases that 
>> don't have exposed drive bays, or have openings designed for VFD 
>> (like the ahanix line for example).
>>
>
> Those displays look like the industry standard 2x20 character LCD size 
> that I'm using.  I don't know the exact measurements, but it sure 
> looks close.  If those are HD44780 compatible (I've seen alot that 
> are), you could attach one to this board.  I'll make the bare board 
> available without all of the extras for applications where displays 
> are already mounted or there isn't room for the drive bay insert.  
> Would you want a drive bay insert with just a graphical overlay to 
> make it look nice and no keypad?


Personaly if I were to use them they'd be behind the smoked plastic 
section of my D.Vine 5 cases.  The D.Vine does have ANY exposed bays, 
and only has enough exposure for the tray of the DVD (with a special 
tray cover on it).