using a Smartphone Display instead

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Fri May 13, 2016 1:54 am

Hi there,

does someone know if it is possible to use the display of a smart/mobile phone?
I've got a cheap 3.5" one laying around, so i wonder if it is possible to use this, too.

Camble · Post by **Camble** » Fri May 13, 2016 2:18 am

I doubt you'd be able to find a driver board for it. I've got a bare panel from an old SatNav, but no way of connecting it up to the Pi. It's exactly the right size which really sucks, but at least I can use it for test-fits until my display arrives.

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Fri May 13, 2016 2:35 am

Camble wrote:I doubt you'd be able to find a driver board for it. I've got a bare panel from an old SatNav, but no way of connecting it up to the Pi. It's exactly the right size which really sucks, but at least I can use it for test-fits until my display arrives.

Damn, I haven't thought of the driver board...
That would've been a cheap and good quality display. Well, back to searching.

Thanks!

Camble · Post by **Camble** » Fri May 13, 2016 4:19 am

You may have seen this already, and it's hardly a speedy delivery from China, but I've ordered one of these:

http://www.gearbest.com/development-boa ... 29447.html

I think it's the same as some of the monitors people are buying from Amazon, the one with the nice small driver board.

crispy_tofu · Post by **crispy_tofu** » Fri May 13, 2016 4:25 am

It may be possible, with a strong emphasis on may.

Link: http://hackaday.com/2014/11/02/using-ce ... interface/

Imagine a retina iPhone screen on the GBZ!!

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Fri May 13, 2016 5:33 am

Camble wrote:You may have seen this already, and it's hardly a speedy delivery from China, but I've ordered one of these:

http://www.gearbest.com/development-boa ... 29447.html

I think it's the same as some of the monitors people are buying from Amazon, the one with the nice small driver board.

I already have one, but i am not at all happy with the resolution on those.
That is why i asked. I can't believe there are no affordable 3,5" displays around, with a better resolution than 320x240...

crispy_tofu wrote:It may be possible, with a strong emphasis on may.
Link: http://hackaday.com/2014/11/02/using-ce ... interface/

Imagine a retina iPhone screen on the GBZ!!

Uhh... I am going to read this when i get home. Thanks!

Kurai Kitsune · Post by **Kurai Kitsune** » Fri May 13, 2016 12:23 pm

That is pretty cool! might need miniaturising a bit more to make it useful inside these small projects

Fox · Post by **Fox** » Fri May 13, 2016 1:13 pm

crispy_tofu wrote:It may be possible, with a strong emphasis on may.
Link: http://hackaday.com/2014/11/02/using-ce ... interface/

Imagine a retina iPhone screen on the GBZ!!

That would be awesome to use an iPhone 4 screen. The display would be beautiful.

I read about the component. Looks like it is not in mainstream production, but you can get it for $99 USD+s/h from here: http://creotech.pl/en/produkt/mipi-dsi- ... adapter-2/

Too pricey for me.

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