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# Waveshare 3.5inch HDMI Touch LCD IPS 640x480 (E)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** WS-21915 · **Brand:** [Waveshare](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/waveshare-in-australia)
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Crisp 640×480 IPS touch in a 3.5-inch footprint, driven over plain HDMI - no GPIO pins used, and it works with any Pi, Jetson or PC.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $73.61 (inc GST) — $66.92 AUD, exc GST

## Availability & dispatch

- Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Sep 21 and Sep 28.

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## Description

A 640×480 IPS panel at 3.5 inches puts roughly 229 pixels into every inch — dense enough that text stays legible on a panel small enough to hold in one hand. It runs over standard HDMI, so the host just sees a monitor.

SPI displays are the usual small-screen answer on a Raspberry Pi, and they come with real costs: a sluggish refresh rate, a hard dependency on the Pi's 40-pin GPIO header, and driver overlays that break on system updates. This takes the HDMI route instead, which leaves the GPIO header completely free for the HAT, sensors or wiring your project actually needs.

Touch arrives over USB-C and is driver-free — plug it in and five-point capacitive touch simply works on Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Kali, WIN10 IoT, Retropie, Windows and Jetson's Ubuntu. An I2C touch path is also broken out for builds where a spare USB port is scarce, though that one needs a config-file entry. An on-screen menu handles brightness and contrast without any software on the host.

### Features

- Leaves the Raspberry Pi 40-pin GPIO header entirely free — HDMI carries video, USB-C carries touch, so your HAT stack is untouched
- Driver-free 5-point capacitive touch across Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu, Kali, Retropie, Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 and Jetson Ubuntu
- IPS panel with a 170° viewing angle — colour and contrast hold up when the screen is mounted off-axis in a panel or enclosure
- 6H toughened glass touch surface resists the scratches an exposed panel picks up on a bench or in a kiosk
- Alternative I2C touch path for builds where USB ports are in short supply (config file required)
- Audio out on both a 3.5mm jack and a 4-pin header, so the display can drive a speaker directly
- On-screen display menu for brightness and contrast — adjustable without host-side software
- HDMI Certified
- Works with every Raspberry Pi model, Jetson (via a DP-to-HDMI adapter on Orin) and mini PCs
 
### Specifications

 | Property | Specification |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 3.5 inch |
| Resolution | 640 × 480 |
| Display interface | HDMI |
| Panel type | IPS |
| Viewing angle | 170° |
| Touch type | Capacitive, 5-point |
| Touch interface | USB-C (driver-free) or I2C |
| Touch surface | Toughened glass, 6H hardness |
| OSD menu | Brightness / contrast |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack and 4-pin header |
| Weight | 195 g |

### Resources

- [Waveshare Wiki - 3.5inch HDMI LCD (E)](https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/3.5inch_HDMI_LCD_(E))
 
### What's Included

- 1x 3.5inch HDMI LCD (E)
- 1x HDMI cable
- 1x HDMI adapter (B)
- 1x HDMI adapter (C)
- 1x USB-A to USB-C cable
- 1x Screws pack

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/W/S/WS-21915_ecommerce_1788147826024.jpg)