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Review on Raspberry Pi Compatible BIGTREETECH Upgrade PITFT50 V2.0 Graphic Smart Display with DSI Interface 5-inch LCD Touch Screen by Chakravarthi Ladner

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The screen is causing serious interference to the Wi-Fi antenna on the Pi!

I just received mine on Friday and found that the Wi-Fi has stopped working on my Pi 3B+. After a few days of troubleshooting I bought a new Pi 4 2GB thinking it was a defect in the Pi 3. but then after installing the screen and it was the same! in summary. I found that it was neither, it was actually the SCREEN that was the cause of the problem. The screen seems to create this field when it's on, and the field acts as a silencer, disabling Wi-Fi (and possibly Bluetooth, but I haven't tried that) entirely. Apparently the screen has a SERIOUS design flaw that causes problems if you have the Pi installed as shown in the listing. I sent mine back and I would not recommend anyone to receive this although the screen actually works perfectly.

Pros
  • 2) Adaptation to Raspberry-Pi DSI display interface controlled by DSI directly; with capacitive touch panel. Supports 5 point touch.
Cons
  • No power