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Australia
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Review on πŸ–₯️ Raspberry Pi 3B+ 3.5" TFT Touch Screen Kit with Case, Stylus, Heat Sink - 320x480 Resolution LCD Display for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, Pi 2 Model B & Pi Model B by Travis Chavis

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Outdated drivers, can't control backlight

The screen was packaged well and fitted with no problems. There's no support on one corner of the screen, but that's not the biggest issue. The attached instructions contain a link to an outdated driver repository. It took me a while to figure out why I couldn't get the screen to work. It turns out that the supplied repository for the driver is no longer compatible with the current kernel. I finally figured this out, just to get to the main reason I reset the stars. Inability to control the backlight. When screen blanking is enabled, the screen goes black, but the backlight stays on and continues to emit light from the screen. When you turn off the Pi, the screen goes bright white, so it has to be turned off to turn off the screen in order to turn it off. I was planning to use it as a small home automation controller and don't want the backlight to be on 24/7. For this reason alone it is being returned. As an aside, I wasn't able to get the screen and HDMI out to work at the same time as the listing describes, but I don't really need that functionality for my application.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Some issues