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Review on Raspberry Pi 4 Touchscreen Display Case with 7-Inch Monitor: NeeGo by Rodney Mendoza

Revainrating 2 out of 5

It works. But it's poorly designed and very expensive

If you just want something to tidy up and protect the Pi 4/Pi "official screen" combination then do this. However, remember that you are buying nothing more than a piece of plastic and four screws. The design also makes it unsuitable as a base case. As others have pointed out, the holes in the case don't quite line up with the holes in the circuit board on the back of the screen. There are also no openings for USB-C and HDMI ports. The lower part of the body is slightly inclined. I believe that in theory there should be "someone" looking at the screen at a useful angle. It's hopelessly too vertical for me to view without deliberately leaning in my chair. And unlike some other screens on the market, it's absolutely impossible to adjust the angle. There is also no option to use a VESA mount. It is advertised as giving access to all ports and I see the logic in the statement but there is no way to connect to the GPIO pins without removing the back cover and leaving it out. In this case, too, there is no added value. There's no room on the Pi board for multiple stacks of "hats" as well as extra space for a battery, real time clock, power button, etc. I suppose with a lot of skill a user can *may* change the micro SD -Cards without dismantling. , although this is partly due to the placement of the Pi-DSI connector. There's a mounting slot on the top that says "Pi Camera," but again, there's no way to connect the ribbon cable for the camera without permanently removing the back cover, or the user added a dedicated slot. If that piece of plastic cost like $10 I could shrug and say. Okay, this is a normal case and I can put it on my back to look at the screen. But $25 (down from $30!) is a very low price. Obviously some manufacturers have the ability to do a better job. at a reasonable price!

Pros
  • Like everything before
Cons
  • Definitely a bad product