Well, I was browsing the net a while ago... as you do... and I found these parallel graphic LCDs, so I thought i'd tell you what i've found, as it has been a while since ICE last showed you some LCD goodness.. They connect to your parallel port like the alphanumeric HD44780 modules that we know and love, but whereas your average alphanumeric might be 4x20 characters, these graphics come in sizes upto 320x240! However the one i'll be showing you is a 240x128 module.

These modules are relatively cheap as well, I got mine for 37UKP inc p&p from someone from the forums (there are some for sale on our forums at the moment the same as the one in this article, as well as some others, find them here).

There are many controller chips that you will see on parallel graphic LCDs, but the two most popular with the software authors are the T6963c and the SED1330/SED1335. Although some other controllers are currently being worked on by the creator of Liquid MP3 (i'll show you what that is later on) such as the KS0108B, aswell as a cool little USB2LCD device he has created himself to allow the LCD to run from a USB port. I am not going to show you how to wire one of these LCDs in this article, because there is little point to it, as they are not all wired the same, however if you would like help wiring one, post a thread in the forums, where there are several people who can advise you. OK, I think its time for some pics eh? ;)