{"id":10161,"date":"2014-06-26T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T10:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2014-06-26T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T10:59:44","slug":"raspberrypi-foundation-lcd-display-inches-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10161","title":{"rendered":"#RaspberryPi Foundation LCD display inches closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/raspi.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0579-1024x514.jpg?resize=560%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited LCD from the Foundation may be a bit closer now after Eben Upton revealed to PCR that, on the 23rd June, he had signed off on a purchase order for a prototype PCB. The screen, which is expected to include multi-touch and could be any size between 7&#8243; and 10&#8243; has been floating around\u00a0since last year and some of us\u00a0saw a prototype (see picture above) at the Raspberry Jamboree in March. At that time, <a href=\"http:\/\/raspi.tv\/2014\/raspberry-pi-official-7-inch-dsi-prototype-preview\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Eames from RasPi.tv was able to find out the following specs<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 point capacitive touch.<\/li>\n<li>7 inch LCD (which could be larger in the final version)<\/li>\n<li>800 x 480 pixel resolution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcr-online.biz\/news\/read\/raspberry-pi-to-release-touchscreen-lcd-display\/034267\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full piece from PCR here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited LCD from the Foundation may be a bit closer now after Eben Upton revealed to PCR that, on the 23rd June, he had signed off on a purchase order for a prototype PCB. 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