[mythtv-users] OT: mATX HTPC cases with LCD/VFD

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Wed Jan 21 20:04:39 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:44 PM, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Jeff <junk_inbox at verizon.net> wrote:
>> <sorry if this shows up twice - sent from the wrong acct the 1st time...>
>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 3:12 AM, jr <jraymyth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I went to the local computer store and got them to power up the Antec
>>> Veris Fusion 430.  I was impressed by everything about it, except for
>>> the VFD, which was one of those blue characters on a blue glow deals.
>>> It was unreadable (for me) at more than four or five feet. I would
>>> really like a display like the ones you find in standard components --
>>> green, blue or amber characters on a black background.  Maybe the
>>> Zalman HD160.
>>
>> That sounds like the "Fusion Black 430" -- which is a "Negative" LCD with
>> lots of icons, not a VFD.  It's actually a graphic LCD capable of displaying
>> about two lines of 20 characters (more could be supported with a
>> proportional font)
>>
>> The contrast can be adjusted with software contrast controls.  I don't
>> recall if you can dim the backlight (I haven't used mine in a few months
>> now.)  You can turn it on/off though.
>>
>> IMHO it's a nice display except for that.  (And the backlight stays ON
>> even when the machine is OFF).
>>
>> I haven't used that case in a while, but I just got a new motherboard to
>> put in that case - so I'll experiment with mine a little bit over the next
>> week or two.  Perhaps adding another polarizer will help some, maybe it will
>> make it worse -- but it won't hurt to experiment a little bit.  ;-)
>>
>> I recently bought a 20x2 OLED character display - and it looks stunning
>> compared to an LCD.  But Myth's current LCD support is via LCDPROC, which is
>> basically only text.   I'm hoping to expand it's capabilities to Graphic
>> LCDs for some really snazzy looking case LCDs.  ;-)
>>
>> J-e-f-f-A
>
>
> I just bought the same case and would love the links that you have Larry
> used to get things patched up.
>
> "And the backlight stays ON even when the machine is OFF"
>
> Also, with regard to the backlight issue I emailed Antec and was told you
> could the backlight off with software..
>
> From Antec:
>
> Description: VFD never powers off even when PC is powered down
> Comment: In the iMon manager settings, you can configure it to shut off
> after use.

not so in linux sadly, at least I have yet to find a way to change the
default message from what lcdproc uses to being blank so the vfd does
not display anything when the rest of the machine is powered down.

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Steve
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