Is there anything like this but... not as nice? (and not as expensive)
I wouldn't mind having something like this to mess around on but not for $180 USD
You can get displays or a bluetooth speaker from DiVoom with a display that can be controlled from a PC, too.
I have the speaker called Timebox Evo with a 16x16 display. They used to be around $35 or so, i think now they cost $50. Its sound quality is mediocre at best but the display is nice, the app is pretty slick and the builtin battery lasts long. The build quality is also good.
That looks like a stock LED panel, pretty cheap on Amazon/ebay and can be driven directly by a Pi (with a bit of wiring) or more simply via a Pimoroni RGB matrix driver. Search for 'HUB75' panel and you'll find plenty of stuff to play with.
If you don't mind a wired connection and a smaller screen you can use a USB-I2C bridge (such as https://www.adafruit.com/product/4471) with an I2C OLED screen and a couple lines in Python.
If you want it to be wireless you can build it around an ESP32 module or similar.
