The Pentagram HTPC

The Matrix Orbital Display

The GX display connects via USB and is a very cool piece of kit. It has the ability to change the background colour to any colour you like through a small application. You can adjust the red, green and blue channels to combine then in any way you want.

I'm going with green on this one to fit with the overall design.

First, I needed a hole in the front. So, I measured and marked it, and then after some drilling, cutting and filing, there it was!

I used a couple of mainboard spacers to get the display mounted the way I wanted it. You can see it better in the images below, so click to see them big. A picture really is worth a thousand words.



After that, I fabricated a centre piece for the front to make it look better. Just the black in the centre with the display looked awful, and left the GX totally unprotected - this is sitting in my living room, after all. Sometimes a round of Guitar Hero can get a little too wild and crazy. Once I added the centre piece, the front looked much more complete and the display was safe from my guitar-wielding wrath behind the 3mm acrylic.


I made a few fast screens for the display - nothing advanced, but I was just trying out the new LCD Studio. I'll probably make new and better screens later on, but for now these will do.


The display was finally mounted, which was the final task. All that's left to do is fire it up and take some pictures...