ELECROW 5-Inch Resistive Touch Screen TFT LCD Display, 800x480 HD Resolution, Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5/4/3/2B/Zero, Banana Pi, Jetson Nano, Windows 11/10/8/7

This little screen is fantastic, and a pretty dang good deal, to boot! I wanted to make myself a little portable Pi-based machine to take with me on the go, and a 5-inch screen seemed just about the right size. There are plenty of choices here on Amazon, but I decided to give this one a shot since it could also be used as a regular HDMI monitor. As the instructions note, this will not work with your Pi right out of the box; it needs some drivers and configuration settings tweaked first, or it'll light up and look like it's broken at first. A helpful note card included with the display lists a couple websites - one is the company's wiki that lists step-by-step instructions on setting things up, and the second is a helpful youtube video that gives a full run-down as well. Following the instructions on the wiki was a snap - Just install the latest Raspbian, copy/paste some configuration settings, clone Elecrow's git repository, run the binary, and reboot. Voila, a bright, sharp, vibrant display, ready to go. I'm currently attempting to find a nice case to put it all in for safer transport, but even without that, I'd say this is a great choice if you just want a small touchscreen display for your Raspberry Pi.

When working with my Pi I found that I had a couple of choices -- plug a full blown monitor into it which didn't make it portable, or add code to it so I could remote into it from another computer. I wasn't ready for the latter, so I picked up this monitor. I found it easy to plug in, but relatively difficult to get to work with the Pi. Thankfully after combining instructions from multiple Amazon reviewers I was able to get it work. Here's what I did: In the file /boot/config.txt add the following text to the end of the file: #increase HDMI signal strength config_hdmi_boost=4 #remove black borders disable_overscan=1 #set specific CVT mode hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0 #set CVT as default hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=87 dtoverlay=ads7846,cs=1,penirq=25,penirq_pull=2,speed=50000,keep_vref_on=0,swapxy=0,pmax=255,xohms=150,xmin=200,xmax=3900,ymin=200,ymax=3900 dtoverlay=w1-gpio-pullup,gpiopin=4,extpullup=1 Save the config file and then do this: sudo apt -get install xinput-calibrator This took me a lot of trial and error to get working. After starting from scratch a few times, i started backing up my SD card after every successful step so that rolling back something I screwed up wouldn't be so costly because I would have to undo everything. In the end, this works pretty good. The monitor works well as a monitor but the touch screen part of it is a little touch and go - I don't think it's quite as precise as I would like it. However, for the money it's a pretty solid value.

This screen is a great little device. It is bright and crisp. The touchscreen works well. Installing it took me quite a few tries though, so I thought I would post my findings to help someone else. I have have only tested this on a Raspberry Pi 3 running Debian Jessie, but it may work on other versions and flavors. Strong recommendation: Do not bother downloading the so-called "driver" noted in various places. The version for Debian Jessie is really just a script that copies configuration files (that seem to have some errors) into your /etc/ directories that brick your device. Happily, there is no need to do this, you can easily modify the files yourself. Prior to connecting the new display, do the following: The only software you need is for the touchscreen. You can get this with "sudo apt-get install xinput-calibrator" Then edit /boot/config.txt to add the following lines: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=1 hdmi_mode=87 hdmi_cvt 800 400 60 6 0 0 0 dtparam=spi=on dtparam=i2c_arm=on dtoverlay=ads7846,cs=1,penirq=25,penirq_pull=2,speed=50000,keep_vref_on=0,swapxy=0,pmax=255,xohms=150,xmin=200,xmax=3900,ymin=200,ymax=3900 <======Note this is all on 1 line! dtoverlay=w1-gpio-pullup,gpiopin=4,extpullup=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shutdown the pi, and connect the display. When you power it back up, you should have a perfect display. You can now calibrate the touchscreen by running Menu-->Preferences-->Calibrate Touchscreen. Click each of the four targets when requested and then you will get a text window which explains what you should put into a calibration file. For the Pi, the filename should be /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf. And presto, you are done. I bricked my Pi 4 times getting this figured out...it is silly how easy it is once you know what needs to be done. Good luck!

This monitor works excellent. It comes with a small stylus to make it easier and more accurate to use as a touch screen. Given the price, I'm not going to knock it by any stars. However, the viewing angle is not that great, but at the proper angle, it's very bright and clear. I've used it with a Raspberry Pi 3 and 2 B. There are settings you need to make to /boot/config.txt, which are documented well within all of these reviews. Strangely, the monitor comes with no documentation. Just to repeat what's already been documented, the correct settings are below. Simply append these to your existing config.txt. Use sudo nano /boot/config.txt edit /boot/config.txt to add the following lines: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=1 hdmi_mode=87 hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0 dtparam=spi=on dtparam=i2c_arm=on dtoverlay=ads7846,cs=1,penirq=25,penirq_pull=2,speed=50000,keep_vref_on=0,swapxy=0,pmax=255,xohms=150,xmin=200,xmax=3900,ymin=200,ymax=3900 dtoverlay=w1-gpio-pullup,gpiopin=4,extpullup=1

Exactly what it says on the tin. One of the beauties of this screen is that, since it uses the HDMI connection, you can start using it WHILE you install the drivers. It won't take up all of the screen under raspbian (I can't speak to other distros) until you get the drivers installed, but it will work as a display, even in an X11 environment, until then. Draws its power from the GPIO pins of the pi, although you'll want to use the proper power supply if you're going that route-- it tends to get undervoltage occasionally otherwise. On a whim, I checked, and it works as a display under Windows 7 Pro and and Windows 10 home. No touchscreen functionality-- the microUSB port is apparently strictly for power.

Of the two different elecrow 5 inch displays that are 800x480, this one is the cheeper option with less features, but functional for raspberry pi and other limited uses. As this was meant for the raspberry pi, the display can use the the function of the stylus for raspbian. However, when I hooked this device to my surface pro 2, the sound cut out and the 5" display would not respond to the stylus or touch. I then tested the set up using my bluetooth and aux line to my tablet and sound came out fine. So, either you will have to fiddle with you sound settings or hope whatever computer you use this with has an aux out port to get sound, because this device does not have the 3.5 audio port on it like the $50 model from elecrow. Is it worth buying the other? That depends on you. I use this for diagnostic work on video game systems to plug in and test if the device is working to the degree that I can see what I pay for. I also use this display to hook up to raspberry pi setups that are across my house as well as a plug and go display for experiments. The colors are off as brown does not show as well as it should. Some red comes out almost violet and Some grays have a tint of blue. I could go on, but honestly you do get what you pay for. I don't knock the product, but the fact is that this display has many functions that are best for the hobbist-maker rather than someone who wants a small display to hook up to his gamecube or extra camera display. I would go with the $50 model for that stuff as it does have an audio out and has more features. This device has plenty of potential, but there are limitations to this display that doesn't merit high praise. Rather, this 5 inch display is inexpensive, saves you money and if things go pop because of what you plugged it into, the monitor or display you were intending to use said device on won't destroy something more expensive. Consider this a good test display to aid your curiosity and introduce you to programing.

Great looking screen, however the touch area is a tad bit smaller than the display area. For the price, it is a fantastic value. The HDMI connector works well, and it comes with supports for adding it into an enclosure. The stylus it comes with is nothing to brag about, but it indeed works. Display is sharp enough to read most text on it. I hooked this up to my raspberry pi3, and it immediately displays thru the HDMI port. The power is also shared between the raspberry pi and the display itself, however I did get power warning indicators meaning that I ended up using two USB wires to power both the display and the raspberry pi module itself. Things to note: As others have indicated for these displays, when initially using this, it will not natively fill the screen all the way. Meaning that you will need to have the proper drivers, and also add the correct display parameters to take advantage of the full screen. The second thing that I noticed, is that you will be required to manipulate the drivers for the touch screen aspect of it. Luckily there are some guides around, and some calibrations that you will need to do to get it working properly. To have mine work properly what I needed to do, was to reduce the display size to match (as well as possible) where the touch screen could actually sense. No, it will not sense at the edges of the screen, so you will need to play around with the display area in order to be able to hit the menu bar. Version of os: Raspbian Jessie Changes to get it to display full screen: Open terminal and use the command: sudo nano /boot/config.txt Copy and paste this into the /boot/config.txt ___________________________________________________ hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=1 hdmi_mode=87 hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0 dtparam=spi=on dtparam=i2c_arm=on dtoverlay=ads7846,cs=1,penirq=25,penirq_pull=2,speed=50000,keep_vref_on=0,swapxy=0,pmax=255,xohms=150,xmin=200,xmax=3900,ymin=200,ymax=3900 dtoverlay=w1-gpio-pullup,gpiopin=4,extpullup=1 --------------- Within this file you will also need to adjust the borders to reduce the actual display size to correlate with where the touch screen would sense any 'touch'. But before you have any idea where the touchscreen will work or not, the tool I used is xinput-calibrator You calibrate the touchscreen, and then copy the information (believe it was within /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf) However it shows you two locations that can store this information. Be sure to watch the exact lines you edit, otherwise it will fail to boot properly and you will be forced to fix it thru the text prompts. Hope this helps, after playing around with it a bit, it is very useful once you get it working properly! Glad I purchased this, no regrets! Removed one star due to the touchscreen not sensing the entire display area, however for the price, it is acceptable.

Hardest part was figuring out how to mount it. It is very plug and play for a second monitor inside your pc case. I had to mount mine portrait for time being. Its perfect though for my weyland yutani pc theme. Just be sure to have a micro usb cable to a molex usb mobo connector for it or at very least have a usb mobo adapter with a 9 pin male molex plug in. Then get a micro usb to 9 pin female molex cable. Theyre like 5-7.00 prime on here. Get a short hdmi cable as well to run to your gpu. That should be all you need. If you want to mount it you do need to get a backing of some sort to bolt flush to the case inside. Only snag I hit but besides that its perfect.