3.5 Inches TFT LCD Touch Screen Shield Display Module 480x320 SPI Serial ILI9488 with Touch Pen Compatible with Arduino R3/Mega2560 Development Board

I ordered this to compare the programming of the TFT Display to the CYD displays. The link to the website provided interesting but incomplete information. I was able to learn the most about the displays from the Random Nerd Tutorials.I am very satisfied with the product and would purchase them again in the future.

If you wire it up correctly, this thing flies. It handled my specific need with ease. The touch functions work well. Fair notice, you need an Arduino Due in order to get enough speed from your micro controller to drive this high color unit. I like the fact that we can wire directly to the pins and we don’t have to use a shield. That makes it perfect for my application.

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Why did you pick this product vs others?:It has been working well for me, just like the other users, but I hate the SD Card implementation. 1) It requires a larger SD card, instead of using micro SD. 2) The card pops out a little more than 1/2" past the body of the display.I use 1" screens, and they have spring loaded microSD readers and they don't protrude from the display, so I know it's possible on screens 1/4th the size.E.g. If I want to design a case, I have to make it 25% wider for this display.

This smaller 320x240 display has a nicer dot pitch than the larger versions. This is my first try with a TFT and it's been an easy experience. No bad surprises and it had been easy to program.

These can work with 5V Arduinos, but require 3.3V signals. I've had other 3.3V stuff work with 5V Arduinos, so I initially tried the 2.4 inch version with NO voltage conversion. This did NOT work. I then tried using resistors to form a voltage divider to get approximately 3.3V and this did not work either. Not sure if due to an error on my part or not. Having all those resistors on a breadboard is asking for a short so there may have been one.I ended up getting the 3.5 inch version and used the level shifters listed below. This worked well. I was not sure if the 2.4 inch screen was OK or if I fried it with 5V. I tried it by swapping it directly out with the (working) 3.5 inch setup and it worked as well. It seems that while it will not work with 5V, it is not guaranteed to kill it either.I have NOT tested the SD or Touch interfaces yet.Level shifters:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F7W91LC?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

The instructions and code are all on the website. However, I decided to use it with the adafruit library and it worked perfectly fine! Pretty good build quality and would buy again for the price.

Product came looking like someone had several of them in a bag and shook em up.As far as the actual functionality is concerned, mine came bricked; reset function didn't work whatsoever. Returning it sadly. I should have trusted the reviews lol