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Questions tagged [display]

Display relates to the use and output of display systems for the Rasberry Pi. The built-in video connectors are HDMI, RCA composite (yellow plug), and a 4-pole 3.5 mm jack.

The video output options change slightly based on which version of the Raspberry Pi is in question.

  • Raspberry Pi 1: HDMI and RCA (composite video)
  • Raspberry Pi 2: HDMI and 4-pole 3.5 mm jack (stereo audio and composite video)
  • Raspberry Pi Zero: Mini-HDMI and composite video (header is unpopulated on board, soldering is required)
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How do I prevent the screen from going blank?

I am running the Debian wheezy beta and using my Pi to display my geckoboard dashboards using midori, as a result I want to prevent the screen from going blank, which it does after 10 minutes (though it doesn't seem to turn off the backlight). I…
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Can a simple cable convert HDMI output to VGA?

One may buy a simple HDMI-to-VGA cable, or an HDMI-to-DVI cable. Example: on Amazon. However, my vague knowledge is that these cables only work for video cards that have special support for this function. Does the Raspberry Pi support such…
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How can I determine if a given touchscreen is compatible?

I want to attach a touchscreen to my Raspberry Pi. While doing some internet search about this, I found out that this is not trivial, because not all touchscreens are compatible. How do I find out, whether a touchscreen is compatible to the…
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What kind of HDMI cable do I need?

What kind of HDMI cable do I need if I want to connect my Raspberry PI to a full HD ( 1920 x 1080 ) TV (which has HDMI input)? According to the Wikipedia, there are 5 types of HDMI connectors: A, B, C, D, E, and several types of cables: Standard,…
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Which small displays have been confirmed to work?

Which small (7-10") displays have been confirmed to work with the Raspberry Pi? Also, what should I consider when looking to buy one of these displays or trying to integrate one with my Raspberry Pi?
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What type of television or monitor can I connect to?

What sort of input socket does my television or computer monitor need to have to be able to use it as a screen for my RP? Will old televisions work with some sort of converter?
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Is there a way increase text size in Raspbian?

Abandoned post by Unregistered user. I am currently running a Raspberry Pi on a television and the text size is too small to read. So I was wondering if there is a way to resize the text.
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Larger Touch Screen Displays

I was hoping to find a larger touchscreen display that will work with my Raspberry Pi. I wanted to make a "kitchen use" kiosk for looking up recipes, watching cooking shows etc. I was hoping to find a touch screen display that was 14" or larger…
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Adjusting the Brightness of the Official Touchscreen Display

Is there a way to adjust the brightness of the official touchscreen display? I couldn't find a definite answer. I'm running the latest release of Raspbian Jessie.
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How to permanently hide mouse pointer or cursor on Raspberry PI?

I am running Raspbian Jessie on Raspberry PI 2 Model B along with a touchscreen. I just noticed that whenever I use the touchscreen display, mouse pointer also follows my finger tips. I don't want that. I want to be able to permanently hide the…
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Stopping Raspberry Pi display sleep

I'm using my raspberry pi displayed on a tv through HDMI. It boots up into the terminal and is fine, however, when I leave it for a few minutes, the display goes to sleep. I'm using an application called conspy to control the console from another…
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Screen Flashing

The screen flashes/blanks randomly, when It flashes, It goes blank and stays in blank for like 2 seconds and screen comes back again. But again after having 1 second of screen, it goes blank again. Sometimes it might take up to 10 minutes for it to…
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Keep HDMI off on boot

I have a battery-powered RPi Zero W that is going to be hooked into a mobile laser projector. This is an experiential setup, so I need to be able to turn it off and on between uses. My goal here is to have the RPi startup but not display anything…
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Multiple Display Screens

I want to build a mini multimedia system based on the raspberry pi B+, which has 2 display screens: The main screen (like a 42" LED TV), which plays the main video in Full HD. HDMI RCA/AV/Composite The control touch screen (like a 3~8"…
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Is it possible to use multiple monitors or displays?

If it's possible to use multiple monitors with the device, how can this be set up and configured?
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