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BIG 7-segment display

Over at Sparkfun they're selling a relatively massive 7-segment LED display, measuring a highly legible 6"x3.3". Finally, I can see what MIDI channel I'm using from down the hall!
Has anyone put one of these to work in a µcontroller project yet? We'd love to see it in action!

7-Segment RED 6.5" Display @ SparkFun -Link

Of course, you could always make your own.

Related:

Seven-segment big LED display -Link

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Posted by: computerwiz_222 on February 4, 2008 at 4:35 PM

I picked up an old deli sign counter and chopped one of those out of it.

That was an awesome find lol

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Posted by: rwo on February 4, 2008 at 5:53 PM

Finally I could have a clock I could see without my glasses on!

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Posted by: helena on February 4, 2008 at 9:41 PM

these pale in comparison to an eight FOOT high seven segment display done by one of my colleagues, robert twomey, for his MFA thesis...

http://roberttwomey.com/sevensegment/index.html

~helena

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