The WaveShare 11.9" HDMI Touch Monitor Is Perfect For Cool DIY Projects! Pi4, WIndows

[@Kiyoshi_9606]

Yes yes yes yes! I've always wanted to use strange aspect ratios ----- maybe you should buy three of these and hook it up to a PC and have some ridiculous ultra wide gaming

[@mortysmith2192]

Maybe if he could hook them up to hinges and make a folding screen or something 🤣👍

[@nialltracey2599]

I want to see a 180 degree Doom build running on this.

[@9714]

Can this be connected to a PC without using raspberry pi ?

[@countguglymugly5581]

@@9714 via hdmi

[@FatherTimeRipVanWrinkle]

You know this is the real deal when the narrator has a serious soldering iron burn on one hand !! Good job with this video !! Now, we all have a good display for our next project !!

[@Nobe_Oddy]

this would be GREAT as a secondary display on an arcade cabinet!!! I would think it easily fits up top, but it would be better right underneath the main screen.... ESPECIALLY because it's touch screen! It would require a bit a of code to get it to work with retro pie or some other pure emulation OS, but it's totally do-able!!! My friend is currently building an arcade cabinet but he's using a pi3B so idk if the hardware would line up like it does for the pi4B. BUT I told him about it and I think if I helped him out with it, this would be something we'd end up doing.... THANK YOU!!! (once again lol) for these GREAT IDEAS!!! You're the BEST!! :D

[@_Gundy_]

If it was a little bigger, it would make a great marquee for a multicade cabinet!

[@baadrabbitplays]

Yeah I was thinking it may be really cool to use this as a secondary monitor for character move lists in some of the fighting games I have for the arcade machine I’m building.

[@karlmee1234]

I was just going to comment the same thing haha

[@CrazyKingJammy]

oh that would totally make for a fun secondary screen for an arcade!

[@jonbrumbaugh332]

It's been done quite a bit. Very good for it

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Mount this above your monitor and use it in driving games as a rear-view mirror. Any racing game that doesn't support it should go to prison.

[@sirbowserfelix9293]

I would Love to see this as a custom made media center for old cars, I think this aspect ratio might fit very well with some 70's to early 90's design, being modern and a bit retro, this could work very well. Another use I could think of is building a custom gage cluster or even a heads-up like display in some vehicles, this would be awesome. Definitely gonna look into those displays and try to think about a little car related project for it, or maybe something like a smart home 'brain' attached to the sofa or gaming desk, so messing with the house without leaving the sofa or pc would be very nice. (I know we can use the phone for it but the idea is to allow using it without the phone nearby).

[@themaddog9202]

took the ideas right out of my head

[@stbone6274]

I would really love to see this

[@SideQuestChannel]

I had the same idea, I actually planned it out to put as gauges for my 1988 Caprice running some Linux distribution and mated to high-end ECU to run, map, and monitor on the go. Of course, the car won't be running the original engine, it will get something much more recent.

[@themaddog9202]

@@SideQuestChannel I was going to do something similar to a 1970 voltswagen beetle as my first car, but the prices of a bug were too expensive for me

[@Tannerlegasse]

I'm currently in the process of building a digital dashboard for my '83 Volvo, it's running Tunerstudio so I can tune the engine from the driver's seat. I've done a v1 already, but v2 will incorporate a lot of lessons learned, and will be overall much nicer with a carbon fiber bezel.

[@Pete292323]

Streamers could use it, mounted vertically for chat.

[@MissingNumb]

Anybody into music production, this is epic for a diy digital touch mixing console for your DAWs. Or other productivity applications so long as you can detach your tool bar, you can have all those settings adjustable with a second hand while using the mouse to continue work. Not ideal for media but massive productivity potential!

[@mikeycurtis7861]

@@MissingNumb DOOD!!! YUS!!! I just posted a comment about doing this for a digital instrument cluster in my truck, but I LOVE UR IDEA! I also do audio engineering! U have 1 SICK idea there!

[@24hrMusic]

This would be perfect for a Pinball DMD screen in a Virtual Pinball Cabinet. You could also use one as a virtual Pinball Topper.

[@4h0w1e6]

I like it! If you could add haptics, you could pretty much make it a handheld pinball game.

[@blunderingfool]

7:02 "now let me repeat myself" Hehe, there's always one that slips through, huh?

[@VictorDiVello]

Came to the comments to see if anyone said anything. lol

[@miigs9499]

Would be super cool to see this with Home Assistant, could be a good all around home control panel

[@rich-nahra]

Yep. That’s what I’m thinking

[@DanielReigart]

I could see using this in a car stereo. I'm thinking to get a cheap single-din stereo, and install that on the bottom half, then install this panel on the top half. Use a pi for Android auto, and run the audio through the stereo. It'd be a fun little project!

[@ChubiChan]

It would be super cool to see this integrated into a desktop/arcade emulation cabinet! A sort of "Always on" menu so someone could walk up, scroll various GUI menus of systems and games to play, and then playing the game on a 2nd attached screen, above it. Or, this could be a transforming Marquee that sits at the top of a emulation cabinet, that displays a Marquee of what game is being played, or shows the Score as a display mirroring function, at the top, so people wandering by in an arcade or at a party can see at a glance what someone's score or level progression is

[@theFrizzleFry]

Marquee was my first thought. I have seen full size Cabinets, that has LCD marquees, but from my understanding those are very expensive.

[@nialltracey2599]

I was really surprised there was no mention of a Barcade marquee, given the usual focus of the channel...!

[@grimslade0]

Wow.. I think you glitched out the Matrix with the sheer amount of "projects [you'd] like to do" there 👀 haha

[@AllenTheWanderer]

I think something like a game selector, or just to show which game is being played on an arcade machine would be awesome.

[@ETAPRIME]

That would be awesome for sure!

[@arcanescroll]

Looks like the same screen used for an android rear view mirror I bought recently for my car. Good to know they can be bought separately.

[@davidd3065]

Waveshare has a pile of odd shaped displays that I have to believe were developed for someone else as a info display of some sort, I don't know of they developed them or what, but at least they have made it some the displays can be used with PCs or Pi's fairly easier which is great because, yeah sometimes you just want a tiny display for temp or harddrive usage or just an IP number.

[@yorgle]

It would also work well as a display for a dynamic marquee for a MAME cabinet too.

[@zombee38]

Yes, also for displaying the scores of pinball games

[@jonathan__g]

That was my first thought too when I saw this. I was thinking of using one myself for a future cabinet I want to make.

[@yorgle]

@@zombee38 Yes! As a DMD! even for PinMame... 👍

[@kinghoju]

Would love to see you do a nice looking weather station! Maybe with some other useful info on the HUD (current time, date etc.)

[@mikepackham6544]

I would like to see that - maybe with Dakboard

[@MrColdcloud]

Would love to see weather station with custom case. Also would be cool to see a wall mounting solution for smart home controller.

[@ColdPhuzion]

Mount it in the back window of your vehicle to be a digital bumper sticker. Setup a remote to switch between "Back Off" and "I

[@scottcampbell96]

Yes, an electronic bumper sticker would be pretty cool.

[@ateam6543]

Or replace your back license plate with it and then be able to turn the license plate off when you go through red lights that have cams lmao

[@fing_az]

Would be great to have something like this just above my keyboard with a tab-switching view for a PC. If it could show 'live tiles' like windows does when you hover over an icon at the bottom, and support swipe-scrolling between open apps, that would be super-cool :)

[@michaelboyce3227]

So basically an Asus ZenBook Duo/ROG Zephyrus Duo 💻? 🤔😉

[@fing_az]

@@michaelboyce3227 I've never used one, but maybe. Looking at the marketing material I see it being used for application shortcuts, and for controls within creative apps, but not for application switching?

[@TheInfamousLegend27]

this to me seems like a really good primary/secondary display for a cyberdeck project it just looks really cool

[@DjadamGee]

Hook up some cameras and boom, an awesome rear view mirror

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

what would a touch functionality be used for in that case?

[@ernestgalvan9037]

@@tanmaypanadi1414 … uses for the ‘touch function’ Zoom Pan left/right Switch camera Start/stop recording Save recording I’m sure the InternetVerse can think of many more uses. 😎

[@robert_5974]

A custom gauge panel in the car would be my primary use but top of an arcade machine would work too. Lots of ideas can come to mind

[@sneakyrabid8828]

You've covered two of my main use case: Cyberdeck (for pentesting with RPI Zero 2) and a PC Health monitor. Also, it wil definitely pump up those DIY "magic mirrors" projects.

[@nissutobor9078]

speaking of pumping, these would be great for stock tickers.

[@jamesmacleod8388]

My first thought was a sub monitor under my main screen for touch quick launching programs or little notes, sort of like a customisable streamdeck or what the zephyrus Duo laptop has going on

[@sneakyrabid8828]

@@jamesmacleod8388 Probably there is other ways, but the one that came to mind is installing android on RPI4, then both Pitikapp android client app and server on PC. You'll have both; PC health monitor and some custom shorcuts to launch from the deck. Now, it's matter of configure Android to work with such arbitrary display resolution... after that, I think it might work.

[@zappa555]

definately magicmirror2. of course a preloved monitor in any size will be cheaper.. i tested a 24" 1080p wi Raspberry Pi which works great.. but if you want something small this is one way to to.. and dont forget.. touch with a magicmirror or anything signage is fantastic!! you prob dont get that with most old pc montitors.. i would like to test this with a RPi Zero 2 W for a really thin MM2.

[@rmcdudmk212]

See several people using similar monitors as replacements for the rearview mirror in older cars that have installed backup cameras.

[@DarkusObscurius]

This looks amazing for DIY markee arcade machine or virtual pinball scoreboard. Gladly they have the touchless version.

[@kitsunedude]

I could totally see using this for multiple occasions. Sensors triggering changes the text to say "I see you" for Halloween and more

[@sohampramanik5790]

Watching another piece of tech that's not available in my area. Maybe I just love watching ETA prime

[@Adam1llion]

Yes make a full video on using these screen as a PC tool!!! So freaking cool!

[@josteinkallevik]

Nice :) I vote for a weather station tutorial. collecting rss feeds and fun stuff would also be nice :) And one other idea is to try to setup a game kiosk for the mister , just an external monitor with nice pictures menus for the mister game library and boot the games from the touch screen.

[@ImCastorTroy45]

This would be great for a lcd marquee mod on a countercade or something.

[@shock4808]

A marquee was the first thing I thought of. This would be pretty good for a bartop, but it'd be great if Waveshare made a larger model for full sized cabinets as well.

[@HostileHST]

Could work as a 2-4 channel security camera monitor. Mount it above ur main monitor and always have eyes on things around ur place.

[@junioralexanderfal]

I think this would be great for eg. home signage, home automation, weather display, audio media centre. Projects where you don't necessarily need much screen real estate. Great review as usual. keep up the great work.

[@harryprescott8877]

I could see this being a nice marquee display for a mini arcade style machine. Bonus if shortcuts to commonly used features (exit, save states, rewind, run ahead, etc.) could be displayed by touching the marquee image.

[@CarlosPardo]

A standalone weather station would be amazing with this screenratio quand quality. Thanks for sharing

[@breakfree40]

I think this would make a nice media streamer paired with a RPI running Volumio

[@R3nHo3k]

That is perfect for the sim rig! Right above/behind the wheel

[@TheArtofRepair]

YAY! Now i can make a nice digital dash for my old camper van XD

[@daftpunk672]

that weather station panel would pretty cool to see!

[@noface24]

This could be used as a markee on a small arcade cabinet.

[@KeithOlson]

Personally, I would love to have one of those mounted above my keyboard, set up with chat/game keyboard layout/extra controls/etc.

[@greenprotag]

Somehow I missed this one. NICE! I got a cheap aliexpress 1920x480 panel a year or so ago and did a rainmeter sensor panel build paired with wallpaper engine for animated background. These little displays are GREAT for sensor panels.

[@donaldcarolus3594]

You’re the friggin man. Thanks for all your content.

[@MannyDer]

I'm seeing a dash for either a flight sim or a driving sim for sure

[@christopheraaron8299]

That would make a nice smart display/smart home control panel.

[@MrSlowestD16]

Yea that's a pretty cool project sorta display. Lots of tinkering projects you can do with that. Good for quick info like a stock ticker, weather, sub count, etc. Neat!

[@scotty3114]

Yes, I would like to see a weather station setup!

[@DrBeefy]

A little weather / family Calendar would be great.

[@levethix]

Looks great for a little weather station project!

[@scottcampbell96]

Would be cool to see an audio control panel built with one of these. Or maybe a dashboard display in a car.

[@adimw]

This could make an awesome rear-view-mirror for a dedicated racing rig.

[@Neslekkim]

cyberdeck setup, reminds me about the old trs-80 model 100, cool computer from 83

[@aricb3735]

This would make a cool dashboard with calendar and tasks.

[@Brocksqd]

I can see this as an alternate stream deck, hot key window below monitor like apples touch bar they had on laptops, or as a terminal window activated by hotkey; this is a fun screen

[@ArtemisKitty]

Haha, I've been waiting for these to finally show up on the Pi community too. It's perfect for a PC case side window without blocking the interior view, or a killer dashboard control panel + GPS screen.

[@GnatTheGnome]

I've had these on my watch list for a while as possible control screens for my 3d printers.

[@jepcozenith40]

I bet this would make a great little project panel.

[@sciencediver]

A weather station would be nice on that panel

[@n0tlance314]

This would make a great datalogger or instrument panel in a car, I may buy one and a raspberry pi for my 99 tacoma in the future

[@SlowPCGaming1]

Controller for media playback - music, movies, etc. Controller for choosing what games you want to play from a home brew Multicade machine. Could make a cool rear view Smart Mirror for your car. Could be used with smart home security system to access different feeds, sensors, remote latches/locks, etc. Glare seems to be the biggest drawback to the panel. You could embed it in a desk to help launch Macros to all sorts of X10 components in your home or other types of computer controlled things. It could be used as a conversation piece to play odd resolution videos or even as part of a digital wall sconce.

[@islandboy7271]

Its the new iPhone 17GxL Pro Max Ultimate Edition!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@matzmx]

I can see this being useful for displaying social feeds and comment sections in portrait view.

[@sidmagos]

Origin of the Cyberdeck is the Sprawl trilogy of William Gibson. In the stories it is a special computer to connect and hack the Cyberspace. Great Books!

[@AndyMelton]

I think projects like this are awesome. So many possibilities! The problem I have is there's always a lack of a case. Most of these displays and/or boards are meant for manufacturers to design their own custom case. I am not a case designer!

[@joachimdeussen]

Looks like a modern eCar dashboard lcd

[@hardsleaz3954]

perfect DIY car dash for old cars

[@seanmcdonald656]

Love to see a full video. I would love to see an in-depth video on it

[@BrookZerihun]

yes please, would love to install full display, who needs to see the inside of a PC

[@jasongooden917]

7:01 There is a glitch in the Matrix right here

[@1delta10tango9]

I could see this being a great display for a carputer!

[@DoomRater]

I 100% want this to be a display unit for my Windows computer, something I can touch to make it do stuff or change settings really fast.

[@Skrewstoned]

perfect for rear view mirror backup camera for vehicles that do not have a screen in the dash.

[@Musicman27XX]

I have always wanted to build a portable Winamp music player with one of those screens and a Raspberry Pi!

[@13gta]

when you start holding it in a portrait mode 5:53 it looks like the "iphone 5 a taller change" concept from like 2010

[@zsombor_99]

I like the unusual aspect ratio of this thing! 👍 😏

[@SumCanadianGuy]

Would be neat if it could be used as a rear view mirror for a racing sim rig

[@CelicaAutocrosser]

This would be AWESOME as a marquee on a custom arcade cabinet.

[@gingersnaps7186]

Perfect dash for sim racing 🏁

[@smashimone]

Perfect panel for use with Home Assistant

[@jackdanulsprime2077]

This would be perfect for a virtual pinball cabinet. It would make a great DMD or Topper screen.

[@karlstringer2338]

I like the idea of using this as a marque on a mini gaming cabinet. It could be overkill on a build but I think the end result could look pretty cool

[@nandigamvolodyachowdary6b16]

I like your videos eta prime

[@thundeguyk]

This might just be what I was looking for! Thank you mate!

[@espaciovirtual6699]

This would be really cool to attach to the keyboard and run stream pi on to have a cool and huge stream deck essentially

[@jordanbertran5793]

Awesome. You should set it up for an ultra wide edition of Pong.

[@Henchman1977]

I haven't even watched the video yet BUT I NEED ONE OF THESE IN MY LIFE!

[@psychosin13]

A little bit bigger and this would be good for a dynamic cabinet marquee.

[@DanielBreitschaft]

This is great to use as a DMD Dysplay in a Virtual Pinball Cabinet !!

[@jfftck]

This would make a great Stream Deck like device.

[@eurofritz4617]

Would love to see this in a race sim setup, gauges, button "box", combo of the two, above the monitor as a rear view mirror etc

[@norndev]

This would be super cool in a pc case mod

[@theoriginalrecycler]

Nice, combined with Elgato app or touch portal, great little Addon

[@AdrianLamb]

This would be awesome if it could be used as a Stream Deck alternative. I get a lot of usage out of my Stream Deck for shortcuts but I wish there was a secondary monitor for time/weather/system stats/notifications to make it a little more useful. This would make an awesome replacement. Next version, please support USB-C! Single cable would make it a lot cleaner to use in a setup.

[@hazonku]

William Gibson came up with the cyberdeck in his cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy back in the 80's, specifically, Neuromancer in 1984. Remember kids, no cyberdeck is truly complete without an Ono Sindai sticker somewhere on it.

[@snafu21]

Pi 4 dual monitor. This would make a cool dash for a car

[@sporadiceel6246]

Project car? If you don't mind, I'd like an ETA Prime car video!

[@IraQNid]

This will make a nice GUI control panel for loading games, music, movies, videos, fractal animations...

[@66davin99]

Add camera for a vans rear view mirror.

[@EuMestre]

These are perfect has a touch keyboard panel, for short cut keys, like video editing with virtual dials

[@riccardobrandolini2545]

sooo a big useful Touch Bar that we used to have in MacBooks