Thread: capacitive touchscreen with controller

Thanks for your help Maddnezz and Truckinnines.
Ill be ordering mine soon!

Has anyone found an 8" widescreen version?

Originally Posted by Deric

Has anyone found an 8" widescreen version?

Don't know of one for sure but you can go here and input your screen's dimensions to find out.

Originally Posted by Maddnezz

I would guess that it is. If you read the install datasheet it states that the controller needs to be grounded and if I remember correctly it recommends grounding to the screen. I mounted mine to the side of the double DIN LCD kit and just ran a ground wire from the screw hole on the board to a ground point that was relatively close, I just do that out of habit with cards like this as the screw holes tend to be common ground.

Grounding it to the LCD panel/controller seemed to work great. The noise is more or less gone, and the calibration has improved significantly. Much improved overall. Way better than the resistive panels.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Deric

Has anyone found an 8" widescreen version?

i've searched and come up empty so far...

this would be a great mod.

@thanh510:
THANK YOU for the awesome pictures!!!!!!

This was all i needed to convince me to do this mod.

@antimatter
I am glad to see someone else has the 7" transflective lilliput from the mp3car store. You substituted the original resistive touchscreen for the capacitive? I have had this monitor in my car for about 4 months and I am not convinced it was the best solution as far as the clarity and resistive squishyness. The pictures are like night and day, plus i am so sick of the amount of force that is needed to make the resistive touchscreen react.

I already ordered the parts and they should be here in three days. I cant wait to do this modification.

I got mine from online components last week, it fit perfectly between the stock LCD mount screw holes in my 2006-ish EBY-701 bezel.
i will need to get longer screws, as the capacitive touchscreen is a little thicker, but the thing looks goregeous! VERY MUCH worth the $68 i spent.

Originally Posted by Z0rr0

I got mine from online components last week, it fit perfectly between the stock LCD mount screw holes in my 2006-ish EBY-701 bezel.
i will need to get longer screws, as the capacitive touchscreen is a little thicker, but the thing looks goregeous! VERY MUCH worth the $68 i spent.

Can you post pictures. Is this the 7"?

Has anyone done this to any transflective screens.... if so is it worth it?

Originally Posted by antimatter

Can you post pictures. Is this the 7"?

Has anyone done this to any transflective screens.... if so is it worth it?

sure.. i'll take some pictures tonight.. i just got my replacement LCD ribbon cable.. so i need to test it anyway.