Thanks for the information Darrel and manwolf. I have decided I need to start with making a few LCD displays work and then look at something like this. I have found a source for displays that has reasonable prices and good documentation. So I ordered 3 different displays to get some experience with. I decided that the fact that I even asked the question shows and need to get some more display experinece.

If I don't break stuff down into real small steps I usually run into problems.

I ordered a 1x8, 2x8, and a 120x32. Should be here Wednesday. I'll update on how it goes.

Thanks again for the help.