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> The market is flooded Yes, I'd also like to note, the market is flooded with crap. Multiple devices I've owned with these "cheap" displays have been on crapp
by smaudet 2y ago
> The market is flooded
Yes, I'd also like to note, the market is flooded with crap. Multiple devices I've owned with these "cheap" displays have been on crappy, battery-intensive devices. The devices with simpler segment (or dot matrix) displays last longer and work better.
I get some of the points where extreme legibility trumps (nearly) all other concerns, however I'd propose the issue could have been solved more simply with more specialized segment displays.
- jeffbee 2y agoDot-matrix LED display panels seem bulletproof, but I just checked the catalog for the 5x7 display driver I know and use and it costs $30 per. I guess the people who have reliability and legibility concerns like those expressed in the article aren't worried about spending $15 per digit.
- Rhapso 2y agoI think the point would be, you don't need a driver, you need a decoder. Those are very cheap.