LED matrix display with PC interface

Hi guys

I want to design a programmable LED matrix display which would be around 180cm x 50cm. It should be controlled by a normal motherboard, which would have a wi-fi card installed and connected to the internet. I want to use teamviewer or any other software to program it remotely.

As soon as I started with the project I was really surprised to see the cost of the LED matrix displays available in the market. The whole point of my project is to get it done as cheap as I can, if I end up soldering 2000 LEDs I don't mind, as long as they hold together and work I'll be a happy man.

If you have tried something similar please share your experience. I am a noob when it comes to LED, the brightness and current limiting factors are sensitive so I have no idea where to start from. Any reference on similar projects would be a great help. Thanks

Reading for start..........

HT1632 -- 32x8 & 24x16 LED Drive
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2416 Dot Matrix Display Information Board
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Driver library to support Holtek's HT1632 LED Driver IC on AVR micro controllers.
https://github.com/devdsp/HT1632-AVR

Arduino to 384 LED display module (MCU Interface)
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Driving Matrix LEDs Using the HT1632 to Display an Animated Figure
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LED Matrix Displays with the Prop
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Designing an LED-Based Video-Display Board
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48-Channel LED PWM Generator with 12-Bit Resolution and 50MHz Serial Interface
48-Channel LED PWM Generator with 12-Bit Resolution and 50MHz Serial Interface

"Peggy," A Light Emitting Pegboard Display
-How do you make it?
https://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/peggy

LED matrix Arduino IKEA Coffee table hack
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