Help with old-school display

Might be my screen, but the colour just doesn't look "right" for a VFD. Anyway, an easy way to tell if it is or it isn't is whether or not it's glass-encapsulated, and has tiny little grid lines running across it. :slight_smile:

7 segment LEDs are a piece of cake to drive, and there are many options available and loads of different driver ICs for both common cathode/anode types. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, but don't mind the waiting time, chinese eBay sellers can probably sort you out once you know what you're looking for.

IF you find you've got a VFD, and it's not a chip-on-glass type (where the control circuitry is integrated into the device), I personally wouldn't bother with it as it's too much hassle for not that much reward.