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Very cool, and interesting. I thought it might be cool to try it out myself, perhaps make a cool toy for the kids, but a quick search on ebay for 'plasma displ
by jacknews 4y ago
Very cool, and interesting.
I thought it might be cool to try it out myself, perhaps make a cool toy for the kids, but a quick search on ebay for 'plasma display panel' shows it's not for the casual hacker. One item is listed at $2400+, sold "as is"!.
- nwiswell 4y agoWhen a video like this goes up, prices probably spike. Tiny inventory, and suddenly a ton of interest. I've seen this effect with other obscure nerd toys (e.g., Xeon Phi hits the reddit frontpage). Maybe set a reminder to check again in 6 or 12 months after people have time to discover some more dusty crap in their garages or wherever this stuff comes from.
- Waterluvian 4y agoAnd I believe a ton of the shops on eBay use bots to automatically adjust prices.
- palmetieri2000 4y agoI wonder how open to manipulation this is...
- usrn 4y agoSounds pretty easy, just buy up some of the inventory and then publish some advanced physical research on it...
- tyingq 4y agoMaybe search for some old luggables and laptops that used gas plasma displays. Like a Toshiba T3100, IBM PS/2 P70, Compaq 2670, etc. Still not cheap, but there should be some for $200-$300 or so.
- rbanffy 4y agoThis seems to be a used part of a discarded medical monitor. I’d look for similar panels in scrap sellers.
- ghostly_s 4y agoso this is something different from the screen in a "plasma" TV?
- rbanffy 4y agoApart from being monochrome, I don’t think so. Lower resolution, perhaps.