USB touchscreen monitor on the cheap?

[DefectX11]

What would be the best option? I'm specifically using USB video for a reason, same deal with the touchscreen. The ones I'm seeing on eBay are $120+ and are 7" and larger. What would best suit my project would be a 5" screen, and under $80.

If anyone's got some info, just let me know. If you've got one to sell, even better- PM me.

Thanks!

 

[vskid3]

What would be the best option? I'm specifically using USB video for a reason, same deal with the touchscreen. The ones I'm seeing on eBay are $120+ and are 7" and larger. What would best suit my project would be a 5" screen, and under $80.

If anyone's got some info, just let me know. If you've got one to sell, even better- PM me.

Thanks!

I have looked at USB monitors, and the smallest I remember seeing is 7".

This wouldn't happen to be for a Raspberry Pi, would it? I'm guessing drivers for it would give you a huge headache.

 

[DefectX11]

Ah, you got me.

I'm on the mailing list. I presume they come out tomorrow, and I'm ordering the higher end model. Possibly two, because we have a tenant. She'll "buy" one too

Drivers are going to be a pain, yes. I'll have to figure them out. But running emulators on this? Oh yes.

 

[Mako321]

Ah, you got me.

I'm on the mailing list. I presume they come out tomorrow, and I'm ordering the higher end model. Possibly two, because we have a tenant. She'll "buy" one too

Drivers are going to be a pain, yes. I'll have to figure them out. But running emulators on this? Oh yes.

Hah, good luck.
They're not available to most people outside the UK, and one of the two reseller sites won't allow people to buy. :/

 

[DefectX11]

So I've seen. I missed the firesale this morning, mistakenly thinking it would be at 10AM PST. Nope, it was earlier.

I'm going to look for one, and quite frankly I'm not going to care if I have to pay $50 for one. Or more, for that matter. I just REALLY don't want to wait a couple months for one of these- I've got a project, and I'd like to get it done.

Also- I'm getting a screen with composite input. It'll be the best, and cheapest option.

 

[TheChemist]

Drivers are going to be a pain, yes. I'll have to figure them out. But running emulators on this? Oh yes.

As long as you get a DisplayLink USB monitor (I think they make touchscreen models as well), there's been a pretty ok driver in the mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.38. The name of the module is udlfb. If you really wanted to feel like an OMG1337HAXOR you could bypass X entirely and use libdlo, which has been capable of calling DisplayLink screens since 3.0.0, if I remember correctly.

 

[DefectX11]

How come you keep on posting on all my dead threads?

 

[Mako321]

How come you keep on posting on all my dead threads?

Not really that dead, only 2 weeks since the last post.

 

[DefectX11]

Still, there's not much to be said.
No hate, I'm just saying.

 

[Zero]

Leave him alone. Not only is he not even necroposting, but he actually posted something helpful.

Let the moderators do the moderating.

 

[superben51]

You could build your own out of some IR leds, IR recivers and an acrylic sheet.
http://jwepman.hubpages.com/hub/How-to- ... reen-table