Inexpensive 8" 1024x768 Monitor

[edbean]

Just obtained and configured the Eyoyo 8"Inch TFT LCD HD Monitor from Amazon.com for $69.99 USD. Connectivity options and image quality are much better than expected for this price. Instructions are marginally informative and poorly written but I was able to discern how to navigate the On Screen Menu with the front buttons through trial and error.

I could find no information on how to configure the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B for this monitor, so perhaps this will help you, fellow traveller, and augment my karma.

The /boot/config.txt settings that worked for my Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev. 1.1 are:

#Enable HDMI DMT Mode (Computer vs. Television resolutions)
hdmi_group=2
#Enable 1024x768 60Hz (Maximum Resolution of this monitor)
hdmi_mode=16
#Force HDMI (rather than DVI) mode to send sound along with image data
hdmi_drive=2
#Adjust overscan. Out of the box, the computer image bleeds off the edges of the monitor, cutting things off.
overscan_left=34
overscan_right=34
overscan_top=24
overscan_bottom=24

Image quality is quite good. I adjusted Brightness=96, Contrast=70 and Saturation=94 and after initial concerns about text readability, am quite happy with the setup.

[mattmiller]

mm- thanks for this
They are £50 this side of the pond (so pretty much the same as you paid) and look like the cheapest HDMI monitor with usable resolution that I've seen advertised

Should be able to finally make up a lightweight, transportable Pi setup for <£100 at last

Monitor £50
Pi3 £34
SD card £5
Kbd and mouse £7
HDMI Lead £1

Total £97

[k-pi]

Pleasantly surprised with my 11.5" from the same company, good to know they can be trusted.

As for instructions, they're not worth the paper they're written on, like you, trial & error got it working on my Pi3.

[Ronaldlees]

Thanks for the post. Finding built-in speakers on such a small monitor is unusual.

The only downside I see is that it's not an LED backlight, so it's pretty power hungry at 12 watts. Might be good choice for mains power tho.

[runboy93]

Sunfounder also has one good monitor for RPi, 7-inch but it has even lower power consumption (6W!)


Official AliExpress store:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/produc ... 04716.html

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Sunfounder-1024x ... B012ZRYDYY

[mattmiller]

600 vertical resolution isn't usually sufficient for GUI use. (Spent a lot of time using them on orig EE701s)

A lot of dialog boxes don't fit and you can't see OK/Cancel type buttons at the bottom of the boxes

(This is universal problem to may GUIs inc Windows - its not at all unique to Raspbian)

[jventerprises]

I also just got one of these monitors, however I cannot get the audio to work through the Raspian Desktop, although I can here stuff just fine with omxplayer.

have you gotten sound to work via HDMI and this monitor?