There's some little buttons on the front that let you enter a menu system for adjusting
brightness, color and contrast. It auto-detects which input you have and switches to that one or
you can 'select' from the menu which to display. It comes with a basic stand (shown) and there
are four 'mounting thread' holes in the back in a 75mmx75mm square and you can use M4
screws to attach it to an enclosure. There's also a "Camera Mount" 1/4-20 hole in the bottom so
you can attach it to a camera-ready mount.
To demonstrate it, we took some photos with the display connected to a Raspberry Pi, but it will
also work connected to any device with HDMI, VGA or NTSC/PAL output. It will not work with a
device that only outputs DVI (without a DVI to HDMI adapter) or SECAM.
There's also a slot in the side for a USB stick. In theory if you put some MP3's , pictures or
videos on the stick and plug it in you can use the display as a viewer (but we haven't tried it).
There'a also an audio line-in 3.5mm jack, so if you want to use VGA you can pipe in audio from
an external source. It
doesn't
work with NTSC input though! The + and - buttons on the front
allow you to quickly change the speaker volume. Its not a HiFi but its fairly loud and good for
movies & games.
Works great with a Raspberry Pi or a BeagleBone Black, as well as our XBox, Windows desktop
and Macbook (with an HDMI adapter cable). Some OS's such as Windows may require you to
set the audio output to the external display but with the XBox & RasPi it immediately used the
speakers without any poking or prodding.
A power adapter is not included. Any 9 to 12VDC adapter will work nicely: we prefer 9V DC.
Video will work with 5-12V but the audio amplifier requires 9-12V so if you want the speakers to
work, 9V is best. Check the technical tabs for current draw at various voltages.
7" Display 1280x800 (720p) IPS + Speakers - HDMI/VGA/NTSC/PAL (34:03)
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Please note that there might be a 'rattle' when shaking this display, due a small piece of non-
conductive plastic that gets pushed into the enclosure during assembly
Power with 9-12VDC
700mA power draw at 12V
16:10 display ratio
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Visible area: 150mm x 95mm 16:10
Brightness: 400cd/m2
Contrast: 800:1
We opened up one of the displays and found an HSD070PWW1 inside, we expect that all
of TVs have this display or something similar
Not HDCP compatible - it cannot be used with 'secured' HDMI sources
Max Dimensions of Display Casing: 175mm x 127mm x 32mm (7" x 5" x 1.25")
Display Weight: 305g
Stand Weight: 66g
For more information on this HDMI display, including a suggested config.txt, check out our
HDMI Display ÜBERGUIDE!