got them from ebay; I dont recall exactly where, but TchnclFl found them, maybe he knows, they cost like 12 bucks for 10 with in states shipping by barebones mail
they are cool as tiny 8x8 panels, they have the same dot pitch as a usual size 5x7 which is nice
As far as smoke, well ... the first time I had the entire display on at once was a good smoke test, and I stood by with expectations and a razor saw to cut a bad chip out, but no it took it, for quite a few evenings, no dobut it could take it for quite a while longer, then die, it would have died eventually
Oh also future plans are an entirely different subject for a future date, I have to clean code, optimise and start testing the next layer of ideas and repeat, then I should have a clearer idea
[edit]i have a nes controller, I should slap pong on it at least heh[/edit]