Hi All,
Good Evening. I am Prabhakaran from India. Now I have grown up to the level where I can connect and program esp32 dev boards connecting to the PC and solve my small gadget requirements. Last week, I made an WiFi extender and it's working fine so far. I admit I still don't know how to solder two components together. So far, I have been making the gadgets whichever has an wifi or bluetooth interface. Anyways, let's come to the current issue. I am looking displays (screens) for my projects. Here in my city electronics market they have only displays either we have to solder or costly displays of mobiles and other higher electronics devices. I need small and the same time cheap screens. Today a thought occured to me: Why not smartwatch displays. It's both advanced, smaller and cheaper too. But when I tried in the internet there is huge scarcity of these in the internet. Why such so? Another thought also occured to me of buying cheap smartwatches and procure it's display. How feasible it is? There is a buy 1 get 1 offer for a watch costing only 125 indian rupee. Advices needed. Thank for reading hope you reply. Thanks.

With Hope,
Prabhakaran

 

Another thought also occured to me of buying cheap smartwatches and procure it's display. How feasible it is?

If you aren't expert at soldering connections to tiny electrodes, how do you propose to connect such a display to its controlling circuitry?

 

If you aren't expert at soldering connections to tiny electrodes, how do you propose to connect such a display to its controlling circuitry?

Breadboards! (Haven't done any but hoping for something to plug and play) Thanks for your reply.

 

Breadboards! (Haven't done any but hoping for something to plug and play) Thanks for your reply.

You plan to buy a watch, tear it apart, and then use a breadboard to interface to it?

You seem to be operating in clueless mode.

Here is a typical smart watch display connector:


As best I can tell, the pins on that connector are on 0.5 mm pitch. You say you can't yet solder two wires together, yet you think you can connect to those pins?

There are hobbyist-oriented display modules intended for Arduino and the like. Those may be an option for you. As to whether or not you can get them where you are, I have no idea.

 

Hi,
It's time to get a soldering and start practicing.
It will open up so many opportunities for you.
Good luck........