Hey,
I would like to do a comparison of active and passive matrix displays. Therefore I thought it would be good idea to hook up those displays to an Arduino and see how they compare.
Right now I am trying to find some suitable displays. I already have the LCD display that comes in the Arduino Starter Kit. Is that an active or passive matrix LCD?
And depending on what kind of display it is, can anyone recommend me a similar looking (16x2) LCD that uses an active/passive matrix?
Therefore I thought it would be good idea to hook up those displays to an Arduino and see how they compare.
Not a good idea. You have difficulty in driving matrix displays from an arduino at the best of times, most times it is only possible if the LCD has it's own driver because the arduino has very little memory to hold the bits to form a display.
Have you seen this?
Lot of displays here to look at & compare:
The more complex have a driver board behind them as GM indicates.
The simpler character LCDs may not.