Yes, as bhtooefr commented, that's incredible progress considering that the Rev C2 board just became "widely" available at the end of March/beginning of April. That's the first thing I noticed, too: the Rev C2 board with the two new 20-pin expansion header areas for raw LCD control just below the big general purpose header that's always been there. HY mentions that the Beagle is unmodified except for populating those areas with headers to interface to the Sony LCD panel. Thank goodness he didn't try to convert DVI-D to drive the panel because that's a solution that wouldn't fly for most people even if it's "doable." It's like going to from New York to London via LA. It's unfortunate that earlier Beagle Board designs didn't directly provide the LCD signals (as they arguably should have) or HY would already have already shipped polished kits or assembled units. I wonder if those interface wires cause any problems with RF being picked up by the panel. Apparently not much, though the FCC might beg to differ. Well, sorry to focus on the LCD aspects. Good work, HY! Seeing it working should give more of us the confidence to consider moving from "spectator" to "player" for our own ideas. Meanwhile, a MID version might just hit the spot for others willing to venture out a bit for a walk on the wild side.
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Yes, as bhtooefr commented, that's incredible progress considering that the Rev C2 board just became "widely" available at the end of March/beginning of April. That's the first thing I noticed, too: the Rev C2 board with the two new 20-pin expansion header areas for raw LCD control just below the big general purpose header that's always been there. HY mentions that the Beagle is unmodified except for populating those areas with headers to interface to the Sony LCD panel. Thank goodness he didn't try to convert DVI-D to drive the panel because that's a solution that wouldn't fly for most people even if it's "doable." It's like going to from New York to London via LA. It's unfortunate that earlier Beagle Board designs didn't directly provide the LCD signals (as they arguably should have) or HY would already have already shipped polished kits or assembled units. I wonder if those interface wires cause any problems with RF being picked up by the panel. Apparently not much, though the FCC might beg to differ. Well, sorry to focus on the LCD aspects. Good work, HY! Seeing it working should give more of us the confidence to consider moving from "spectator" to "player" for our own ideas. Meanwhile, a MID version might just hit the spot for others willing to venture out a bit for a walk on the wild side.