Thanks all.
Feeling stupid about the smoke but it was a lesson learned (i hope).
This sort of screens will not work right? Because of the gpio pins?
(it has nice specs though)
http://www.dx.com/p/geekworm-3-5-high-s ... C14CvnhCUk

Ran it from 12 v but only got flickering.
Then found a different spot on the backside which said 3.3.v
Now it's broken. But on the plus side, I cracked the screen so even when it did work I had to buy a new one.

Alright. Which is the best so far?

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