Just for the record this is a list of pros and cons of the following screen:
Makibes 7 inch Capacitive Touch Screen LCD(C) 1024×600
as there seems to be mixture of reviews for other panels here.
Pros:
- bright and crispy screen
- good viewing angles of the screen (both horizontally and vertically)
- Rpi & Rpi2 SD card images are provided, so you don't have to install drivers, just
write the image to your 4GB (and bigger) micro SD card and plug it into your Rpi.
- screen video refresh seems to be responsive (no lag)
- the screen stand provides 2 viewing angles depending on which end of the stand is used
- it's small, so it fits to a space where regular monitor doesn't.
Cons:
- no assembly instructions, not very intuitive how to assembly
- the screen back-ligtht is bleeding on 2 places around the edge of the screen which is very unpleasant.
I had to use black electrical tape to cover the LCD back-light.
- touch screen has slow response and is not very precise - I usually clicked 1/4 of an inch away from
where my finger touched the screen. Then I gave up.
- touch screen doesn't work without reconnecting the USB cable to Rpi. Yes, that's right, after the boot
you have to unplug and plug back the USB cable to get touch input working. There is a switch on the
back of the screen that turns the screen on and off, but it does not have an effect on the touch screen.
- the touch screen doesn't work with some (I could not test all) stylus pens (I tried to use a stylus that came with my tablet, but it doesn't work).
- provided HDMI cable is very stiff so can not be bent around the screen and sticks out. I ordered a replacement thin HDMI cable
and right angle HDMI connectors to fix that (extra expenses).
- the screen stand is very fiddly and is not affixed to the screen
- although the screen has a HDMI socket it doesn't work with general consumer electronics - I tried to connect my PS3 via HDMI and it
doesn't work.
I'm slightly unimpressed with the overall product. Poorly functional touch screen means a mouse or track-pad
has to be used, and the aesthetics is not great because of the sticking-out cables and the bleeding back-light.
On the other hand it works and was not expensive.
| Brand | Makibes |
|---|---|
| Package Dimensions | 21.8 x 15.6 x 5.4 cm; 459.99 Grams |
| Item model number | 198293 |
| Manufacturer | Weiputek |
| Standing screen display size | 7 Inches |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 600 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Voltage | 100 Volts |
| Wattage | 2300.00 |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 460 g |
