Mini Epson Monitors for TBCS! [Archive]

AJ@PR

07-30-2007, 12:18 PM

Hey guys,

I was at CompUSA earlier today... and right by the side of the first cashier, there are the "Sales Table".
So I looked, and I saw these small Epson monitors at 98 cents.

I have no use for them... but at 98 cents... I mean, c'mon!

So I bought all 4 of them.

I'm uploading pictures, so if any of our members needs/wants one, they're here.
All I have is these 4.
They're supposed to be used for certain Epson printers... they're like a "preview" monitor for the printers.
It's a tiny screen, but it's color.
Two pictures uploaded here... for the second one, I couldn't find quickly a ruler, so I included a memory RAM stick I have in my keychain... that should give you some idea as to how big they are.

All I ask is for people to pay the shipping.
No need to pay the one dollar of the monitor's cost.

If anybody wants/needs more information, let me know and I'd be happy to try and answer it.

w00t!
Box:::
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/45NN2121/EpsonMonitor1.jpg

Thingy:::
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/45NN2121/EpsonMonitor2.jpg

Bucko

07-30-2007, 12:23 PM

I'll take one, depending on shipping costs to Australia and how you would like the money.

Crazy Buddhist

07-30-2007, 12:25 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-EPSON-PREVIEW-MONITOR-FOR-825-925-CAMERAS_W0QQitemZ300135405333QQihZ020QQcategoryZ21 517QQcmdZViewItem

Bargain .. they seem to be $15 + on ebay

Product Features

* 1.6-inch LCD preview monitor
* For use with Epson Stylus Photo 825 and 925 cameras
* Full color display
* Adjustable brightness and tilt
* Ideal for previewing, editing, and layouts

Technical Details

* Size: 1.6 inches
* Projection Technology Active Matrix TFT
* Color: Yes
* Adjustable brightness: Yes
* Adjustable tilt: Tes

Computer-Geek

07-30-2007, 12:28 PM

I want one! How much would it be though? What cord does it come with?

AJ@PR

07-30-2007, 12:29 PM

Dibs!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok... 3 left.

I'll take one, depending on shipping costs to Australia and how you would like the money.

Roger!
2 left.

The only reason I'd like the shipping cost covered is because I have no idea how much it'll be.

How I'd like the money... I dunno.
If PayPal doesn't work Bucko, and it isn't too much, just send me Aussie bills!
That'd be cool... have Aussie bills over here.

Girl: Wow! Australian money! Where you get this?!
AJ: Ah... nothing... last time I was down under...
*AJ's nose grows*
Girl: OOouuchhh!!! Dude, you almost poked out my eye! WTF?!
AJ: Eermm...

AJ@PR

07-30-2007, 12:31 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-EPSON-PREVIEW-MONITOR-FOR-825-925-CAMERAS_W0QQitemZ300135405333QQihZ020QQcategoryZ21 517QQcmdZViewItem

Bargain .. they seem to be $15 + on ebay

Nice work on the feautures!
w00t! :up: :up: :D

I want one! How much would it be though?

I have no idea... where you at?
I'd guess what I need is your Zip code and/or country code... so I can go to the post office and find out. :bunny: :bunny:

Bucko

07-30-2007, 12:36 PM

How I'd like the money... I dunno.
If PayPal doesn't work Bucko, and it isn't too much, just send me Aussie bills!
That'd be cool... have Aussie bills over here.

Girl: Wow! Australian money! Where you get this?!
AJ: Ah... nothing... last time I was down under...
*AJ's nose grows*
Girl: OOouuchhh!!! Dude, you almost poked out my eye! WTF?!
AJ: Eermm...

My PayPal account only has Aussie dollars in it, I'm not sure if it converts to US dollars if I pay or what.

My State and Post Code is: New South Wales, 2304.

Let me know what shipping is worth and we'll go from there. I'm sure we could work something out if need be where I send you something from Australia.

Crazy Buddhist

07-30-2007, 12:37 PM

C12C860005
Out of Stock at the Epson Store
Our Price: $79.00*

cheers AJ and I'll second the "woot woot"

Crazy Buddhist

07-30-2007, 12:38 PM

My PayPal account only has Aussie dollars in it, I'm not sure if it converts to US dollars if I pay or what.

You can transfer some to your US$ balance to pay with.

Crazy Buddhist

07-30-2007, 01:39 PM

Paypal automatically converts the currency to the type used by the receipient. It is up to you, however, to do the conversion before hand, and pay in Aussie, what it will cost him in US$. (PR is US territory... so American $ is what he's working with) -Jeremy :)

Yeah .. or .. as I said above .. I have a Euro paypal balance, £UK paypal balance and US$ paypal balance in my account. I can move funds between them then pay in the currency I want or do it as you said.

The full list of currency balances you can maintain concurrently in one paypal account is:

Pound Sterling
Australian Dollar
Canadian Dollar
Czech Koruna
Danish Kroner
Euro
Hong Kong Dollar
Hungarian Forint
New Zealand Dollar
Norwegian Krone
Polish Zloty
Singapore Dollar
Swedish Krona
Swiss Franc
US Dollars
Yen

Lairy Fiquid

07-30-2007, 02:28 PM

Friend has an Epson DX3800, not sure if i could get one of these for him if its compatible? Not sure about the printer at all

AJ@PR

07-30-2007, 03:57 PM

Buddhist, MintZ0rz,
Thanks for the help. :)

Friend has an Epson DX3800, not sure if i could get one of these for him if its compatible? Not sure about the printer at all

Lairy Fiquid,
1st off, I like your name.
Nice play on letters/words. :)

2nd, if you want one, cool.
If you need it, better... if not, maybe we can let a moddin' member here come up with something for it.
Again, if you still want it, I have no qualms sending it over to you.

If Lairy Fiquid doesn't get it, there's still 1 camera left people.
Open to takers (depending on LF)!

Now:::
Minty, Bucko, and Computer-Geek,
I have your postal codes... I'm going to run up to the US Postal Service office, and check out the shipping charges to your places. :)

Will update soon.

PeaceE!

-AJ
/

Crazy Buddhist

07-30-2007, 04:17 PM

Mr. Buddhist. I swear..
I need to "tap" your brain, and then do a "keg-stand" on it!!
..Metaphorically speaking of course.. :D -Jeremy

woot woot .. I 'as been around .. I know some stuff lol (mostly how to use google rilly rilly well).

Friend has an Epson DX3800, not sure if i could get one of these for him if its compatible? Not sure about the printer at all

It's not compatible its only compatible with the 925 and 825 Epson photoprinters

I see this as crying out to be modded to display the multiplier on an AMD chip .. it's not big enough for anything else ... unless you get two (and make a pair of monitor-glasses) .. lol :D

AJ - Go on then .. I'll treat myself for my birthday .. if there is one left i'll take it and play. Postage to London. (UK :D)

D1337

07-30-2007, 04:21 PM

nvm. Spur of the moment i wanted it, then i realized it would be sitting on my desk for a month or two before using it

Lairy Fiquid

07-30-2007, 04:22 PM

AJ@PR thanks for the comments on my name and thanks crazy buddhist for telling me it isnt compatible
Ill let someone else take it :p

.Maleficus.

07-30-2007, 04:28 PM

Ohh man, looks like I'm too late... :(.

If anyone backs out or decides they don't want one, I'll gladly take one.

AJ@PR

07-30-2007, 04:50 PM

AJ - Go on then .. I'll treat myself for my birthday .. if there is one left i'll take it and play. Postage to London. (UK :D)
Cool man! :)

nvm. Spur of the moment i wanted it, then i realized it would be sitting on my desk for a month or two before using it
It's all good then! :)

AJ@PR thanks for the comments on my name and thanks crazy buddhist for telling me it isnt compatible
Ill let someone else take it :p
:up: :up:

Ohh man, looks like I'm too late... :(.

If anyone backs out or decides they don't want one, I'll gladly take one.
:(
Awww man... I bought all the ones I saw.
I have to go back to return an external hard disk I bought (stupid FireWire), so I'll check (tomorrow I go) to see if they put any more up on the table.

Damn Mal... :(

Updating regarding Shipping costs:::
1- Minty
Meng, your cost is like $5
So I put it up... and don't worry 'bout pay...
:) *cough* hdd *cough* *cough*
:p

2- Computer-Geek
Your cost is the same as Minty's. $5.00
That's USPS Priority... either you send it over PayPal... or I give you my address and you send the money (cash shouldn't be sent... but lord... a 5 dollar check)... or if you're in a crunch, just skip the shipping payment altogether. :)

3- Bucko
The cheapest way is under 9 dollars (US).
Priority is almost $13 (US) and USPS Express is almost $25.
Up to you how you want me to send it! :)

4- Crazy Buddhist
I need your postal code for the UK to check the shipping cost. :)

w00t w00t
Stuff getting mailed 'round the world!

I just knew fellow geeks in TBCS would snap them up.
Ooohh!! I hadn't seen this smiley --> :lick: :lick:

Talk to you soon guys!

-AJ
/

EDIT: Bucko, the shipping-waiver because of 'crunch' also applies to you.
Although I don't know why I'm really looking forward to Aussie paper money. :D

Bucko

07-30-2007, 05:42 PM

EDIT: Bucko, the shipping-waiver because of 'crunch' also applies to you.
Although I don't know why I'm really looking forward to Aussie paper money. :D

Send it using the cheapest $9 mail. I'm not in a rush. I'll either pay you via Pay Pal, or I'll send you some Aussie notes for you collection. It's up to you.

Our notes aren't paper either, they are plastic, which comes in handy when it goes through the washing machine...:redface:

modmansage

07-30-2007, 07:48 PM

if you find any more, I'll take one depending if shipping to Texas is under or around $10.
It might be a good thing to dust off my paypal account too...

calumc

07-30-2007, 08:56 PM

Our notes aren't paper either, they are plastic, which comes in handy when it goes through the washing machine...:redface:

WTF!?!? how do they fold properly?:think: :think:

Elenril

07-30-2007, 10:01 PM

WTF!?!? how do they fold properly?:think: :think:

That's the point, we don't fold them. We put them nicely in our wallets so they fit in the cash tills properly without cashiers having to fumble around with them for 5 minutes before giving you change, or so that you can pull it out of your wallet quickly.

Aussie money is awesome and colourful, and is a surefire way to get chicks. And as Bucko said, if it goes through the wash, you won't find yourself $50 poorer.

SgtM

07-30-2007, 10:03 PM

elenril and bucko...

:pics:

AJ: Let me know if you get any more man.

simon275

07-30-2007, 10:39 PM

Photos of our currency from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Due to the special nature of our currency it is very hard to counterfit apart from been made out of Polymer it has a number of UV reactive components. Many tiny details that can only be seen under a microscope such as whole famous Australian poems in microprint are present on some of the notes. The notes also feature a clear window in them. The printers that print onto the notes do the top and the bottom at the same time so the back and the front match up perfectly when the note is held up to the light.

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/
(Hit the above link for reverse sides I didn't want to clutter the page)

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/_Images/fed5_front.jpg

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/_Images/10_front.jpg

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/_Images/20_front.jpg

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/_Images/50_front.jpg

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/NotesInCirculation/_Images/100_front.jpg

ownaginatious

07-31-2007, 12:48 AM

No offence, but the way that the number value is written on the australian bills looks really freakin stupid. It's like someone accidently pressed "o" instead of "0" when designing the bills, which gives you a stupid "1o" instead of "10".

slytherock

07-31-2007, 12:53 AM

Crazy Buddhist

07-31-2007, 02:23 AM

@ AJ - give it to .maleficus. mate .. I think he'll have the chance to do something with it sooner than I.

Eclecticos

07-31-2007, 04:10 AM

Ya'lls money looks Kewl. .anyone aussie wanna swap 10 Bucks?

I want some Cowboy Money.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5959/300pxus10dollarbillnewtp8.jpg

Crazy Buddhist

07-31-2007, 04:46 AM

Aussie money is awesome and colourful, and is a surefire way to get chicks

Unfortunately that phenomena seems not to be limited to Aussie money. Not sure if it says more about men, money or women but the world over it's a rule.

AJ@PR

07-31-2007, 07:59 AM

Aussie money is awesome and colourful, and is a surefire way to get chicks. And as Bucko said, if it goes through the wash, you won't find yourself $50 poorer.
:up: :up:
Will update on Field Tests people.

AJ: Let me know if you get any more man.
Sure thing bro!
I'm going to swing by CompUSA again today, and maybe go by another one of their stores. If I see any, I'll pick them all up again. :)

Photos of our currency from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Nice! Thanks for the pics...
Are they different sizes? (not the pics... the physical bills)

No offence, but the way that the number value is written on the australian bills looks really freakin stupid. It's like someone accidently pressed "o" instead of "0" when designing the bills, which gives you a stupid "1o" instead of "10".
Dude, their bills are 1337.

@ AJ - give it to .maleficus. mate .. I think he'll have the chance to do something with it sooner than I.
Damn!
A True Buddhist at work!
Well, if you posted, I'm guessing you're sure... so, ok!
Mal! You heard it... you have one coming your way!

cBuddhist, I'll keep my eyes peeled for yours and SgtM's pieces! :)

I want some Cowboy Money.
LoL
After all this talk, me too! LoL

Unfortunately that phenomena seems not to be limited to Aussie money. Not sure if it says more about men, money or women but the world over it's a rule.
I'm thinking it says more about... men and women.
:think: :think:

Ok, I've got Mintz0rzZ's address, and Computer-Geek sent me his.
Now I'm missing Bucko's and Mal's.
When you have a chance gentlemen, please PM them to me... I'll get these shipped today. :D

w00t w00t!

Elenril

07-31-2007, 08:17 AM

Eclecticos: Sure, I'll swap you 10 bucks, especially when the exhange rate means I'll get a profit of about $3.

AJ: Yes, the notes are different sizes, they get bigger as they go up, so 5 is the smallest and 100 is the largest. Is that the same for US money?

And yes, our notes are totally 1337er than yours. They're also cooler because they're NOTES, not bills. A bill is something you get in the post asking you to pay copious amounts of money for electricity you didn't even use because your suburb was in blackout for most of the month.

The tiny writing is really entertaining too, I've sat for many a long hour waiting for my mum to pick me up from school as a small child, reading 'The Man from Snowy River' (a famous Australian poem) on the $10 note. There's something for you to do if you're ever bored.

AJ@PR

07-31-2007, 08:30 AM

AJ: Yes, the notes are different sizes, they get bigger as they go up, so 5 is the smallest and 100 is the largest. Is that the same for US money?
Nope. Not the same.
I read not long ago that the currency of the USA will change slightly, probably, because it's unconstitutional for the blind people... as they can't differentiate amounts by touch.

The tiny writing is really entertaining too, I've sat for many a long hour waiting for my mum to pick me up from school as a small child, reading 'The Man from Snowy River' (a famous Australian poem) on the $10 note. There's something for you to do if you're ever bored.
My god... what a good freaking way to educate a population.
How many here have read the entire back of a cereal box?
What about the side?
What about the other side?
And yes, the front?

History in those places... ok, /rant

PeacEE El
-AJ
/

Elenril

07-31-2007, 08:36 AM

How many here have read the entire back of a cereal box?
What about the side?
What about the other side?
And yes, the front?
/

I do that with every cereal box I get, it provides me with about 2 minutes of entertainment.
Take your typical Milo cereal box for example-
Back: Eat milo cereal, grab a bike and get active! Then eat more milo cereal!
Side: How much milk to add to milo cereal to get a great taste! But it tastes great anyway!
Other side: Milo cereal is healthy for you! It gives you energy and rots your teeth! Eat milo cereal!
Front: Read the back of the milo cereal box for 'cool ways to get active with milo cereal!'

I only eat it because it tastes good.

I just realised how off-topic this has become, sorry about that.

.Maleficus.

07-31-2007, 09:02 AM

@ AJ - give it to .maleficus. mate .. I think he'll have the chance to do something with it sooner than I.
Woah! Thanks man! I really appreciate it!

Man... We've got some nice people here :)

Crazy Buddhist

07-31-2007, 10:19 AM

yw Mal :)

There is no spoon

AJ@PR

08-01-2007, 11:50 AM

Other side: Milo cereal is healthy for you! It gives you energy and rots your teeth! Eat milo cereal!
Bahaha hAaa...
I'm going to make that my new sig as soon as the present 'nike' one expires.

I've never seen it, but now I'm in the need of some of that "Milo cereal"!
LoL

I've always liked Cheerios... Lucky Charms are tasty... but they stick to your teeth too furiously... Trix are good! :bunny:

I just realised how off-topic this has become, sorry about that.
It's all good. :)

Man... We've got some nice people here :)
Damn straight we do! LoL
This place kicks butt!

There is no spoon
There is no spoon... there is no spoon...

If someone is dying to use it in a mod, then let me know please.
Man, if you can part with one... I'd like it!
How much do you think shipping will be to me?

wait a sec...

calumc

08-01-2007, 01:51 PM

I've always liked Cheerios...
you just made me remember something from family guy:

Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

.Maleficus.

08-03-2007, 05:10 PM

Woot woot! Received my monitor today! Thanks again man! +rep! But you gotta let me send you something! Let me know if you need something!

I'm going to look into getting these to work on a PC. I'll post back later with my findings.

Edit: This is almost perfect. (http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=55360) Since I don't need a screen on my server anymore, I'm going to poke around with this and the VGA port. If I blow up, I'll have my mom post it on here letting you guys know.

Crazy Buddhist

08-04-2007, 07:53 AM

I'm going to look into getting these to work on a PC. I'll post back later with my findings. Edit: This is almost perfect. (http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=55360) Since I don't need a screen on my server anymore, I'm going to poke around with this and the VGA port. If I blow up, I'll have my mom post it on here letting you guys know.

Mal it is perfect but if you read the thread carefully plugging it into yr vga port isn't a good idea. It looks like the LCD controller circuit is in the printer and you need to buy a controller circuit to do anything useful with this.

Let us know if thats not the case !

CrazyB

ps Glad you got it and its put a smile on yr face :)

Computer-Geek

08-04-2007, 09:12 AM

I can't wait for the mail to come today then :) Let us know what you find out!

.Maleficus.

08-04-2007, 09:27 AM

Mal it is perfect but if you read the thread carefully plugging it into yr vga port isn't a good idea. It looks like the LCD controller circuit is in the printer and you need to buy a controller circuit to do anything useful with this.
Did you read the last post? It says that is not the case ;).

Anyways, damn, this one is tough. It least since I know the pinouts for VGA it'll be a little easier... but still. I think I may have to resort to plugging random wires into random holes :p (just kidding)

Computer-Geek

08-04-2007, 02:35 PM

Yay I got mines today! It is smaller than i expected lol. I hope someone can figure out a way we can actually use it.

Crazy Buddhist

08-04-2007, 03:09 PM

Did you read the last post? It says that is not the case ;).

I did but I took a view that was one of the least researched posts in the thread ... like I said .. let us know if you discover different but I thought this more relevant and better researched:

"Now, what you'd need to know additionally to make this work, is to find within the PRINTER the LCD controller chip that runs the LCD. Since Epson has a Semi-Conductor division that produces LCD controllers (ie. the SED13xx line of LCD controllers), you can be probabaly assured it's gonna be an Epson chip inside that printer.

Note: the serial data stream that this display is using is definately NOT electrically compatable with your serial port, and more than likely not a standard 8n1 signalling scheme that could be used with your generic UART serial port. It is likely you will need to use a SED13xx series controller in serial mode to run this display. You can verify this by pulling apart the printer and looking for any of the Epson SED series LCD controller chips somewhere on the Printer's main or sub-assembly circuit boards."

CrazyB

Bucko

08-10-2007, 06:16 AM

The screen turned up today! That was actually quite a bit quicker than I thought it would come.

+rep!

AJ@PR

08-10-2007, 07:06 AM

Yay I got mines today! It is smaller than i expected lol. I hope someone can figure out a way we can actually use it.

The screen turned up today! That was actually quite a bit quicker than I thought it would come.

w00t w00t!!!
:santa: :banana: :bunny:

Happy to hear that guys!
And Bucko, definitely faster than what we thought. :up: :up: