“I would normally give a 5 star review on a quality item such as this but the "leg" of the stand blocks 2 of the PI's USB ports and that is a problem for me: wired mouse, keyboard and a bitscope did not fit”
“I bought the Flotilla version of the stand, and it looks really really pretty! The screen itself is okay quality - it's built solidly, and even though the panel is plastic, it feels durable, however, it's not the highest resolution, and the viewing angles are a bit shoddy, really. However, none of this takes away from what it is - a compact, cool touchscreen for your Raspberry Pi. Highly recommended.”
“Great display, it’s bright and sharp. I rotated the screen as per instructions and installed Florence on screen keyboard. You will need a good PSU minimum 2A, I got the official 2.5A and there’s plenty of power to run hats as well. It all works great and is ideal for a quick look around the web and watching movies. I have installed TBOPlayer which works like a dream and I can create playlists of films and audio tracks and send them to the HDMI port leaving the controls on the touch screen.
I read in the specs somewhere that the pixels are not square but slightly rectangular. That can be seen if you’re looking for it but this isn’t noticed in normal operation and I’m sure nobody will be using this display for graphic design!
Two of the pieces for the stand were broken when it arrived but I contacted Pimoroni and they were replaced without fuss.”
“This screen arrived in perfect condition and much earlier than I expected. Looks great but I struggled a bit with the assembly. All in all, I am satisfied with the overall service, with the item, and I will recommend it!”
“I bought the screen and Noir stand separately in an order from Adafruit along with some other components, and I must say I'm impressed. It's a nice little display, and the touchscreen is as accurate as your fingers will let it be. The stand is beautiful and had I known about the blue stand, I might've bought it from here instead.
I'm running Ubuntu MATE on my Pi, and it works almost seamlessly. I'm not sure if it's a GPU issue, an intentional design, or is just a bug, but I get a tiny little square that is rainbow coloured. When you start up the screen you'll get the same thing covering the whole screen, which I'd assume was like a startup image for the screen. It's not intrusive, but with me being a bit OCD it's really annoying.
You can make use of only one power cable for the Pi, just make sure it's connected to the DISPLAY, then have a USB A to Micro B cable connect from the USB A port on the driver board to the power supply for the Pi. If you're not using a HAT, you can just use the jumper wires provided, which connect to GPIO.
The little ribbon cable doesn't completely fit into the sockets (i.e. the metal contacts hang out a bit), so make sure the little clips which secure it are fully loose, and that you can't push the cable in any further. It'll be a secure connection.
If I have a need to buy another, I definitely will.”
