![]() In comparison, partially similar displays cost a little less, but almost all of them have no capacitive touch. On the other hand, this has probably also been sacrificed to the price – the Raspberry Pi Foundation manufactures devices that are as affordable as possible, sometimes compromising (such as the Raspberry Pi Zero). Now that I have tested the display for some time (and possibly got used to the resolution), I find it is not as annoying as initially assumed. Since 720p and partially FullHD videos are playable on the Pi, I would have expected more here, but in practice, this had less impact than I suspected. I was also amazed with, in my opinion, low resolution of 800×480 pixels. At first, I was sceptical because no calibration was needed, but as it turned out, touch detection is amazingly accurate, even more accurate than my resistive touchscreen with calibration. What I liked very much is that everything has worked without complicated driver loading and initialization. ![]() With its 7 inches, the display is in a good range – big enough to handle GUI applications, but still power-efficient (350-390mA at 5V). The display comes with all that is necessary (adapter board, DSI cable, etc.) and is very well packed so that nothing can go wrong during shipping. ![]() Specifications Touchscreen Type: Capacitive touch (10 fingers multitouch) Dimensions (Display): 7 inches, 155mm x 86mm (with edges: 194mm x 110mm x 20mm) Port: DSI-Port (Display Serial Interface) Power Supply: 5V MicroUSB or via the GPIOs Resolution: 800 x 480px Accessories included: 7″ touchscreen display, an adapter board, DSI ribbon cable, 4 x fastening screws and screws, 4 x jumper cable Price: from approximately 70$ (including shipping and taxes) There is an official 7-inch touchscreen module for the Raspberry Pi: After testing it under different applications for some time and also putting together a FAQ thread, in this article I summarized my impressions and the advantages and disadvantages of the display.
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