Does anybody have any experiences to share concerning this LCD display? I found it for anywhere between $12-$30. It supposedly has an SPI interface, and would be perfect for my PIC projects.
Could you give a link to what you're describing? No LCD I know of has a SPI- SPI's not efficient for a whole lot of bidirectional data.
All cell phone LCDs, and the stuff you find in almost all consumer electronics has no controller on board so it's basically impractical to hack it even if you knew how.
I was mistaken. It wasn't the Nokia 3586i, but rather the Nokia 3310, and it's only 84x48. Here's a link... **broken link removed**
It seems however that I can only get it from the UK. I can't seem to find a single place in the USA that sells them.
How did you connect the screen to your circuit? Seems like it would be a headache to solder. Is there any type of adapter available to connect it to a standard pcb, or would you have to construct one yourself?