http://www.addall.com/New/compare.cg...itle=&state=AK
that book is cheaper if you look around
it is still expensive though since it is used as a textbook.
Here is a schematic for interfacing an atmel to an lcd dsiplay. As you can see it is really easy and a old cut up computer ide drive cable can be used for it. It is really trivial to set up the lcd and button interface so whatever we pick it should be able to make it through v2 and beyond. The pot on the lcd is used for adjusting the contrast.
