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by zimpenfish 100 days ago
> About a third of a cent per LED, not even counting the rest of the hardware!

At €20 per 32x8 module (2000/256), that's €0.078 per LED which is considerably more expensive than a third of a eurocent, I think? Even if it was €20 for all 6 panels, that's still over a eurocent per LED (2000/1536).

> I'm amazed at how cheap the LED matrix listed in the parts list is.

Cheaper now - AliExpress will sell you 6 32x8 boards for £59.21 (3.85p per LED or ¢5.16 if you're a colonial) saving you ~€52 over the original €120 price.
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benj111 100 days ago
Technically it would depend on the colony.

The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all ex colonies and all use the cent. I'm sure there are a few more, we did get around a bit.

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zimpenfish 99 days ago
> Technically it would depend on the colony.

Fair point. I keep forgetting how many people have weird currencies outside of Merkia.

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