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Review on 5 5Inch HDMI AMOLED Protection Resolution by Alex Tilden

Revainrating 4 out of 5

5.5 WORKS WITH Raspberry Pi, just not out of the box

Edit 2: I really liked Waveshare for their hardware, but now I like them for their response to queries and problems. I'll give you another star. Their time zone is different from mine, but they came back to me every night with updates and suggestions. Edit 1: I'm updating my review because I screwed up. This screen comes in a cardboard box with foam cut outs for shipping. I didn't realize there was a small piece of styrofoam stuck in the HDMI output jack. I was able to very gently pull the foam out with tweezers and bingo! It works out. I still have some screen issues. This is the most beautiful compact panel I have ever seen. The problem lies in the documentation. They really don't exist. The wiki has a doc on how to fix basic issues like splash screen, touch rotation, etc. Unfortunately, it doesn't say anything about contacts. Also, this document was not affiliated with Amazon and you cannot get this panel to work on the Pi without modifying the config.txt in /boot/ with the text from this document. This is frustrating because I know there should be pins for power, ground, and maybe even audio out for speakers. However, nothing is labeled and there is no documentation for pins, so I can only use the headphone jack for audio and am forced to be powered via micro-USB. This really limits creating a wearable design. However, this is a great ad. This is the best panel I've ever bought and I've probably bought a dozen by now.

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Minor things