Hello there! Recently I just thought of a tiny project for reading TXT-files from 2Gb MicroSD card. For my practice I just want to create something similar to an electronic book, but I don't know what display is a simpler and better choice for doing that in the terms of using Arduino. Would you, please, give me some advice on the following:
With what display on the market it would be better to process text?
Are there any limitations in the terms of using Arduino?
What libraries may be of any help?
What file extensions can I use except for *.txt, if any?
How would it be better to scroll through the pages? Using buttons? Potentiometer? Anything else?
What displays have you looked at? Please include links to their technical data.
Which boards have you investigated? What downsides have you encountered?
Which libraries have you looked at? Again, please include links.
What extensions do you require? Have you considered that a different extension usually implies a different file format? What decoders have you investigated?
What scrolling methods have you considered? What were the results of your testing?
van_der_decken, thank you for your reply. I haven't done all that yet and I am an ultimate novice about displays, really. I used only LCD1602 and LCD2004 with Arduino. That's why I asked this question here. I don't really know where to start, so, maybe, I will look though all those topics on my own. I just hoped that someone here had already had some similar experience and could give me a piece of advice.