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This is cool, but definitely asks for a steep price. I can appreciate why it is as high as that, but for something that doesn't offer much practical value I per

by dom96 5y ago

This is cool, but definitely asks for a steep price. I can appreciate why it is as high as that, but for something that doesn't offer much practical value I personally wouldn't buy it. I'm actually currently working on replicating the TFL departure boards[1] and creating a generic LED Matrix display that can show departures as well as other things (BTC price, Deliveroo status, and whatever else anyone can imagine. I plan to offer an API). The price point that I will need to go for worries me, but when you're putting these things together by hand there is no way they can be sold for less than £100. 1 - https://i2-prod.mylondon.news/incoming/article17723571.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_Special-board-Joe-Morton.jpg https://i2-prod.mylondon.news/incoming/article17723571.ece/A...

budafish 5y ago
Something like Tidbyt? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tidbyt/retro-display https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tidbyt/retro-display
- dom96 5y ago
  Thanks for the link! Didn't see this one and indeed it looks like very much what I have in mind, my current prototype is very similar (even using wood for the enclosure). Will be tough to compete (since they have an actual team and manufacturing in Shenzhen), but hey, there are many different kinds of phones out there, there can be multiple retro displays too :)
  - rohansingh 5y ago
    Definitely can be! We're also starting to realize that competition to own the hardware might not be the best for anyone. There's definitely room for many different kinds of zero-interaction displays. Instead, I'm thinking about what it would look like for 3rd-party devices to run Tidbyt OS and be able to run our apps and connect to our services. We've done a lot of work to make it a great experience for users and it's silly for everyone to have to reinvent everything from scratch.
ldjb 5y ago
That sounds like an exciting idea – all the best with it! In case you're not aware, UKTroniX are selling something similar: https://uktronix.co.uk/product-category/px-boards%ef%bf%bc/ https://uktronix.co.uk/product-category/px-boards%ef%bf%bc/
- dom96 5y ago
  Yeah, I'm aware of these. I actually considered purchasing one but the high price is what got me to create my own :)

by dom96 5y ago

budafish 5y ago

Something like Tidbyt? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tidbyt/retro-display https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tidbyt/retro-display

dom96 5y ago
Thanks for the link! Didn't see this one and indeed it looks like very much what I have in mind, my current prototype is very similar (even using wood for the enclosure). Will be tough to compete (since they have an actual team and manufacturing in Shenzhen), but hey, there are many different kinds of phones out there, there can be multiple retro displays too :)
- rohansingh 5y ago
  Definitely can be! We're also starting to realize that competition to own the hardware might not be the best for anyone. There's definitely room for many different kinds of zero-interaction displays. Instead, I'm thinking about what it would look like for 3rd-party devices to run Tidbyt OS and be able to run our apps and connect to our services. We've done a lot of work to make it a great experience for users and it's silly for everyone to have to reinvent everything from scratch.

ldjb 5y ago

That sounds like an exciting idea – all the best with it! In case you're not aware, UKTroniX are selling something similar: https://uktronix.co.uk/product-category/px-boards%ef%bf%bc/ https://uktronix.co.uk/product-category/px-boards%ef%bf%bc/

dom96 5y ago
Yeah, I'm aware of these. I actually considered purchasing one but the high price is what got me to create my own :)