Yamaha QX1 / QX3 Custom PMVA LED Display !
PASSIVE MATRIX VERTICAL ALIGNMENT
(Super Enhanced Black)
Amber, White and Blue Available !
Plug N Play in every Yamaha QX1 and QX3.
Amazing Custom PMVA Super Black Display !
Designed and built specifically for the QX1 / QX3.
This display was designed from scratch to perfectly compliment the Yamaha with ZERO design compromises. In keeping with my shop philosophy, I wanted to design a custom 'LUX' upgrade, not only operationally correct, but also visually beautiful. A perfect match for the Roland front panels. This display has a number of unique design features.
Technical specs are as follows.
1. PMVA ( Super Enhanced Black ) LCD Panel !
The performance of this Passive Matrix Vertical Alignment display, completely blows away any standard Twisted Nematic type display.
Contrast ratio is an amazing 1000:1
Response time is super fast with NO ghosting !
PMVA is visually indistinguishable from OLED !
2. Custom Unique Triple Interface !
This special custom display has been designed with 3 seperate interface to Plug N Play in a range of different instruments. Not only are the interface different in dimensions, the pin assignments are also different. NO other display in the world has this type of interface flexibility. This work was done to accomodate mainly, old Yamaha keyboards and Roland sound modules which have 2mm connectors but also weird pin assignments. By designing the display with multiple interface in this way, costs could be kept to an absolute minimum. This is why the display can be listed at a low price of £85 instead of the higher price, normal for a custom design 'specifically' produced for one instrument.
(see pictures) for a full list of every instrument the display was designed for.
3. Custom Optimised Metal Bezel !
Bezel width and height have been specified to match the display viewing area precisely. The metal bezel is exactly 0.5mm the whole way around. This leaves a perfect black border framing the 40x2 characters. Combined with the superb PMVA black background / contrast performance, the display looks stunning !
4. Optimised Desktop 6 o'clock Viewing angle !
Correct 6 o'clock viewing angle required for desktop use. The viewing angle has been set during manufacture, optimised precisely for the way these QX units are used. Sat on a table /desk, display viewed from slightly below. When the display is adjusted and set up perfectly, its contrast and viewing angles behave in a very precise way.
5. Fully Adjustable Contrast Control !
The display will ship complete with a panel mount Alps potentiometer/knob attached. (see pictures)
This can be fitted somewhere suitable on the QX1. (8mm hole required) Contrast adjustment is then possible instantly. The QX1 shipped from the factory with NO contrast adjustment so this feature is necessary to allow adjustment on the PMVA display. After the display is installed and switched on, the contrast is quickly adjusted without any menu diving. If required, the contrast can be set up, then potentiometer tucked inside out of the way.
With the QX3, display contrast is controlled in the normal way from the back panel.
6. Custom LED Backlight design !
Designing a long, thin LED backlight with an even distribution of light, no dead spots / light spots, required a NEW backlight design. A standard 40x2 display has LED's mounted at each end, resulting in uneven light, LED lightspot at each end, and a dead area in the middle. This special PMVA display has a special backlight design. Multiple LED's are spaced around the bezel creating a perfectly even backlight. The majority of work designing this display was spent perfecting the backlight design. The end result is a display with perfect even light side to side with no deadspots or lightspots. Each character 1-40 has identical brightness.The PMVA panel is completely black corner to corner, OLED like in appearance.
The look of the display is completely flawless !
There are ZERO visual imperfections !
7. Amber, White or Blue LED Backlight !
There are 3 choices of backlight. Each one uses specific LED's that colour. There are NO colour filters or trickery of any kind. The LED's in the backlight are actual Amber, White or Blue LED's. The performance of all 3 displays is spectacular due to the special PMVA panel and custom backlight. The look, response, performance of each display is equally exceptional, therefore, colour choice should be based only on what 'you' think looks best.
8. Fully Adjustable Backlight Brightness !
To suit every possible studio environment, I build and ship each display fully adjustable to control backlight brightness. This is used to set the display up perfectly for the light conditions in your studio. If you use the display in a brightly lit room, the backlight can be set slightly higher, if your studio is dark, it can be dialed in lower for a better look. Shipping the display adjustable is essential. Once the brightness is set up, the potentiometer is tucked inside.
Its meant to be set once. Then forgotten.
The performance of this display is spectacular !
Once installed and set up properly, it looks Amazing !
PMVA is visually indistinguishable from OLED, but without the initialization problems associated with OLED. Response is instant with ZERO ghosting.
NO tech skills are required !
NO Soldering is required !
NO Expensive Service Centre Fees !
The installation process to fit this display is completely straightforward. The display has been carefully designed to bolt in and connect the exact same way as the old LCD. The contrast is adjustable via attached potentiometer (QX1) from the back panel control (QX3) When it's bolted in and switched on, its completely integrated in the Yamaha. This display is NOT an adapted off the shelf LCD, it is NOT a modification. Its a custom designed LED replacement for the old standard LCD found inside both units.
**Hi-Res pics / video of each colour and viewing angle, mounted in various instruments can be viewed using the link below. These pics / video can be used as a colour / response time reference**
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1qWvL-x99pfbzhXN9IkHL4fjj6zJRm98U
**This listing is for one (1) Custom PMVA LED Display. The QX1 / QX3 pictured are NOT included**