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A Retina iPad display is cheaper, takes DisplayPort in, and is significantly higher resolution. I don't think anybody has reverse engineered the digitizer but I
by steckerbrett 11y ago
A Retina iPad display is cheaper, takes DisplayPort in, and is significantly higher resolution. I don't think anybody has reverse engineered the digitizer but I doubt that matters for a lot of applications.
- bildung 11y agoAnd likely not available anymore a year from now.
- steckerbrett 11y agoI can still source original 2007 iPhone parts, I think it'll be safe for the foreseeable future, even if it is just salvage.
- bildung 11y agoFor a personal project, I would absolutely go your route. But as a business, the foundation has to hedge against non-availability of the panel, because switching to another panel would go along with additional development costs.
- steckerbrett 11y agoSure, but this is surely pitched to people building things rather than companies. I don't think anybody in their right mind would integrate something so expensive into their product, and a Raspberry Pi while cute is really not useful inside something commercial.