Matt Manning has done his usual sterling job producing a video that reviews the HDMIPi screen. The screen, which was developed jointly between Alex Eames of RasPi.TV and Cyntech, is an HD screen that comes with an acrylic case produced by Pimoroni. The review video is shown below and you can leave Matt a comment on the YouTube page:
My mini-review
I’ve got one of these screens myself and can confirm and agree with Matt’s opinion – it’s a great piece of kit that you should definitely get hold of if you want a portable, high definition screen. The ability to build a Pi into it as well as use it for an additional input make it incredibly flexible. The case keeps everything protected (although it’s quite a job to put together without trapping any dust inside it – great assembly video, though!) and the quality of the screen is exceptional. You can pre-order one here from £75. I picked up a cheap, foldable tablet stand for the screen on eBay.
How do you think the HDMIPi compares to the 1080Pi, which is currently on Kickstarter ( http://kck.st/1BH68iC )?
I prefer the HDMIPi personally. The HDMIPi case encloses the Pi and the driver board whereas the 1080pi one leaves both exposed. Plus 1080pi dont seem to have much enthusiasm for their own product – very little engagement with the community and hardly any marketing. 1080pi does have touch tho so if you need that then the choice is obvious