jbudd wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:01 pm

If cost is an issue (that screen is $40 on Amazon) you could consider an old smart phone or tablet to display a web page (served by the Pi) as a display. It could even use wifi. It would have some sort of speaker too.

That’s an interesting idea, but I don’t have a spare smartphone or tablet!

Hello! I also want to make a sunrise alarm clock / dawn simulator with a Raspberry Pi, having no experience with the Pi (I know Linux though) and very little electronics baggage. djheinz, have you progressed on your project? My current plan is to use a 5" GeeekPi HDMI/USB resistive touch screen for ...