Electronic components - where to buy?

[TnT]

I'm looking to put together a serial port receiver (lirc) and the only local place that has parts is Radio Shack, and they didn't have half the things I need. So does anyone know of an online store that doesn't require bulk orders?

Thanks,
Thien

[gt40]

Digikey
I can order by 7pm and I've got the parts the next day by 11 am - and they have to be shipped across a border to Canada!

You can order online or over the phone. shipping is about $8 cndn.

If you want to play with other infrared projusts have a look at some of the projects at www.avrfreaks.net . I've just started playing with the atmel avr microcontroller - it is an amazing piece of electronics.

[Fluff]

What's the US equivalent of RS Components or Farnell? In the UK they have pretty much everything.

[Sethos]

This place has EVERYTHING under the sun here it seems, the one little problem is that everything is also a bit expensive (but then what isn't???) anyway here it is.

http://www.jdr.com/interact/default.asp

on the left hand side you have basic computer parts towards the top and things like resistors and alike towad the bottom of the list. Closest thing to RS that I've found (and probably better as far as selection goes too..)

~Sethos