Re: Need programmable LCD touchpad

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

If you've decided not to go with a touchscreen, you should also look at...

     http://www.crystalfontz.com

I prefer them to Matrix Orbital.

"Richard S. Smith" <rss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks for the replies.
>
>I took a look at ezlcd and earthlcd and also found this:
>
>http://www.matrixorbital.com/product_info.php?pName=lk20225e
>
>...which is not touchscreen but still looks pretty spiffy.  And if I
>can do it with an LCD + keypad for cheap (less than $100 per unit)
>then that's close to a total win.  Also the Matrix Orbital site seems
>to have a pretty good community of people who are into this sort of
>customization.
>
>The other side of this is that my house is from the 60s and has a
>3-wire Nutone intercom.  What I want is to build a homebrew contoller
>that I can fit into the same wall cutouts as the Nutone units, assuming
>I can run CAT5 cable without it getting too hairy.
>
>I'll post again if I find the "right" solution that I'm looking for.
>
>Again, thanks.