nexusone1984 32 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Head up after getting my free display kit from Noritake found out they are giving other displays away. I first found out about the give-away Nut's and Volt's magazine, here is the link for the current display give-away a GU160X80E-7900B unit. You have to enter their website via this link to see the correct page. http://itron.tv/NV0212 Good luck! nuetron, cubeberg and bluehash 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 US only. Not even Canada! :roll: I went to the Noritake website and followed the instructions for non-USAians. I just got back a personal email from a Branch Manager in Illinois asking me what application I have in mind for the VFD. At least they care about their customers! For the record, I'd probably make a UI for a Reflow Oven with the graphical VFD. That would look cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockets4kids 204 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 The fine print: At the conclusion of the Giveaway Period, Sponsor will select up to name of thirty (30) winners in a random drawing of all eligible entries received during each Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Uhm... I guess I am a whiner. Ooops. Winner. I sent them an email claiming that it wasn't fair to exclude Canada. They agreed and sent me a dev kit. 8-) As you can see, it's a monster! Kudos to Noritake for being so kind and generous! :clap: VFDs for Everyone! RobG and cubeberg 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Ferdek 8 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Argh, mother of Europe, can't get it here even if I build miracles of technology out of this :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I just requested a sample of one of their 3900 displays (256x128) and they sent me some of their Gel samples too. I'll have to come up with a good use for the screen, but I'm working on a serial library for the unit currently. BTW - the retail on these things seems a little high to me. The one they sent me was priced on digikey at over $200 USD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pfactorial 7 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 How did you request a sample? At the giveaway place it just tells you to post a comment with your email...and they will accept 30 winners? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 How did you request a sample? At the giveaway place it just tells you to post a comment with your email...and they will accept 30 winners? I used the contact form on their website, separate from the contest. Expect follow-up emails though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SugarAddict 227 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Lucky dawgs... So when is that contest up? Jan 18... it's already March 28th and I don't see any winner posted... kinda long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Post a comment. What have you got to lose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I apparently won one - did anybody else get a notification? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobG 1,892 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I just got UPS shipping notice, nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I just got UPS shipping notice, nice. Yep - just got my notification as well. Since it's a dev kit - I'll hopefully be able to use it with the other VFD they sent me as a sample. I'm considering sending the smaller of the two to BH for the next POTM though. One only needs so many LCD/VFD's. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 There is one coming up next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chibiace 46 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 hey these look pretty nice, anyone got a picture of one running? doubt i can get one in nz. nice though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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