hey there guys. i am planning on making up a new case for my xbox, and i thought while im at it, i may as well include an lcd screen.

what sort of screen is needed usually? (i.e. parallel or serial, lines, column's ect...)?

i know i have an alladin xt modchip in my xbox.....and i know that alladins can support lcd screens. so how do i figure out if my chip supports an lcd screen?

thanks in advance
cheers

Some alladins don't support LCD, some do. The XT 4064 does. I believe the standard is 4x20 lines, or 2x20.

ok then. is the number written on the chip somewhere?

I don't think so. I think what determines it is if there is a pot on the chip or not. Check google for a pic of what the 4064 looks like, vs. a 4032, to see which one you have.

ok, ill give google a whizz and see what i can dig up

thanks heaps
cheers

ok, so i have found these pics:

4064 pic
4032
these right?

so i have a 4032......what can i do so i can get lcd support?

1. New Chip
2. Addon Board
3. Hippad type install

I would personally go the new chip as the addon boards are expensive and I dunno if they sell them in Australia (I think Quantronics might). The hippad wont give the same effect as a character lcd so I would go the character and its cheaper.

Ya, you'll have to upgrade the chip to the 4064 or one of the bigger chips like smartxx or x3.

ok, thanks for all your help. me dads mate knows the bloke who imports the chips, so ill talk to him and see what i can arrage....(its grate being the son of a chip installer, who buys direct from the importer)

thanks all again, i really apprecite it

cheers

this is what i had, i just didnt feel like buying a new chip and redoing everything. if you get their lcd and connectors too it all just plugs into each other and makes the install easier.

http://www.gamefreax.com/x-addons/index.ph...&product=lcdmod

thanks for the link. ill talk to the guys, and see what i can get from them