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TFT Displays

Bright, Full-Color TFT Displays Engineered for Visual Precision and Control

Deliver vivid graphics, fast updates, and crisp detail with our full-color TFT LCDs. From standard TN to IPS and sunlight readable options, these displays come in a wide range of sizes, touch options, and interfaces — including HDMI, SPI, and LVDS — for effortless integration into any project.

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TFT Displays

How to Choose a TFT Display

Here are six decisions to help narrow our wide selection of displays to the TFT that's right for your product: size and resolution, interface, panel technology, brightness, touch, and mounting. Work through them in order, and you'll land on a short list of in-stock modules ready to incorporate into your design.

01 · DISPLAY SIZE

Size, Resolution, and Shape

How much screen does your interface need?

TFTs are measured diagonally, and our lineup runs from 1.5" to 10.1" with resolutions from 128×160 up to 1024×600. Size and resolution are separate choices: a 4.3" panel comes in both 480×272 and 800×480, and the higher pixel count renders sharper text and icons. Start with the most detailed screen your UI needs to show, then check the outline dimensions against your enclosure. Need something other than a rectangle? Square, round, and bar-type formats fit dials, gauges, and narrow panels.

Standard rectangular TFT display measured diagonally at 1.8 inches Standard
Sizes 1.8" - 10.1"
Resolutions 128×160 to 1024×600
Good For Menus
Dashboards
General-purpose HMIs
Square TFT display measured diagonally at 1.5 inches Square
Sizes 1.5" and 4.0"
Resolutions 240×240 or 480×480
Good For Compact control panels
Wall controls
Round TFT display measured diagonally at 2.1 inches Round
Sizes 2.1"
Resolutions 480×480
Good For Dials
Gauges
Rotary controls
Bar-type TFT display measured diagonally at 2.9 inches Bar-Type
Sizes 2.9", 3.9", and 6.8"
Resolutions 376×960, 480×128, or 480×1280
Good For Status bars
Instrument clusters
Narrow equipment panels

02 · PANEL TECHNOLOGY

IPS, MVA, and TN

Who's looking at the screen and from where?

Panel technology decides how the image holds up when viewed off-center. Standard TN is cost-effective and fast, but colors shift when viewed from the side, so it suits a single user looking straight on. Premium MVA widens the viewing angle and improves color accuracy. IPS keeps color and contrast consistent from almost any position, which is why most of our TFTs use it.

IPS viewing angle: viewers at every position see true color IPS

Full view

Color and contrast consistent from nearly any angle

Premium MVA viewing angle: wide angle with color shift only at the far edges Premium MVA

Wide viewing angle

Good off-axis color with improved accuracy

Standard TN viewing angle: narrow angle, viewers off-center see color shift Standard TN

Narrow viewing angle

Colors shift noticeably off-center

  • Viewing angle (top view)
  • TFT
  • Viewer sees true color
  • Viewer sees color shift

03 · TOUCHSCREEN

Capacitive vs. Resistive

How will users interact with the screen?

Pick capacitive for a more phone-like feel. It supports multi-touch gestures, sits behind durable cover glass, and keeps the image bright and clear. Choose resistive when users wear gloves, hold a stylus, or work around water, since it responds to pressure. Skip touch to keep cost and power lowest when buttons or knobs handle input. On HDMI modules, capacitive touch connects over USB as a standard HID device, so most operating systems recognize it without extra drivers.

Touch Type Input Multi-Touch Gloves / Stylus Water / Moisture Surface
Projected Capacitive Fingertip Yes Limited Can Trigger False Touches Cover glass
4-Wire Resistive Pressure No Yes Tolerant Flexible Film
Touch Type Projected Capacitive 4-Wire Resistive
Input Fingertip Pressure
Multi-Touch Yes No
Gloves / Stylus Limited Yes
Water / Moisture Can Trigger False Touches Tolerant
Surface Cover glass Flexible Film

04 · INTERFACE

TFT Display Interface

What's driving the display: a microcontroller, a processor, or a computer?

Your host makes this decision for you. SPI and parallel TFTs include a controller with built-in frame memory, so a microcontroller can update the screen without holding a full frame itself. EVE modules add a graphics engine that handles widgets, fonts, and touch over SPI, putting 800×480 screens within reach of a modest MCU. RGB, MIPI DSI, and LVDS stream pixels continuously and need a processor with a display controller. HDMI modules plug straight into a Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer.

Best For

Faster refresh on small TFTs when I/O pins are available

Main Consideration

Uses 8-16 data lines plus control signals

Best For

2.1" - 10.1" displays on processors with a display controller

Main Consideration

High pin count. Host refreshes the screen continuously from a frame buffer

Best For

Small screens (1.5" - 2.8") on pin-limited MCUs

Main Consideration

Lower bandwidth; best for static or slower-changing content

Best For

Touch HMIs from 3.5" to 7.0" driven by a simple MCU

Main Consideration

Firmware is built around the EVE command set and library

Best For

Compact, high-resolution designs on application processors

Main Consideration

Needs a DSI-capable processor and high-speed board routing

Best For

6.8" - 10.1" displays and for longer cable runs

Main Consideration

Needs an LVDS transmitter on the host side

Best For

3.5" - 10.1" displays and it plugs straight into Raspberry Pi or other SBC

Main Consideration

Runs on 5V (7.5V for 10.1") and has a larger footprint than a bare panel

  • Frame memory or graphics engine
  • Signal wire
  • Differential pair
  • MCU = Microcontroller
  • MPU = Processor
  • SBC = Single-board computer

05 · BRIGHTNESS

Standard vs. Sunlight Readable

Will your display face bright sunlight?

Brightness is measured in nits. Most indoor products need 250-400 nits, while daylight and high-glare settings call for 700 or more. Our sunlight readable TFTs use high-brightness LED backlights rated from about 700 to 1,200 nits while standard-brightness models typically run 200-480 nits and draw less power. A touch panel lowers brightness slightly (our 2.4" IPS goes from 1,200 to 1,020 nits with capacitive touch), so compare the exact variant you plan to use.

Brightness scale in nits: indoor settings need 250-400 nits, daylight and high glare need 700+. Standard brightness TFTs run 200-480 nits, sunlight readable TFTs about 700-1,200 nits

06 · MOUNTING

Mounting and Connection

Plug into a connector, solder to the board, or mount a complete module?

Most bare TFT panels connect by flex cable (FFC) to a ZIF connector on your board, which keeps rework easy. Hot-bar solder versions bond the flex directly to the PCB for a lower-profile, connector-free assembly in production. EVE and HDMI modules arrive on a PCB with mounting holes and standard headers or ports, the fastest path from bench to enclosure. Prototyping? Our breakout boards and controller boards turn a fine-pitch flex into pins you can wire.

TFT flex cable plugging into a ZIF connector with a latch on the PCB FFC to ZIF Connector
Attaches By Plugging into a Connector
Profile Adds Connector Height
Rework Easy: Unlatch and Swap
Best For Designs That Need Easy Service
TFT flex cable solder-bonded directly to the PCB with no connector Hot-Bar Solder
Attaches By Soldering the Flex to the Board
Profile Lowest: No Connector
Rework Difficult: Requires Desoldering
Best For Slim, High-Volume Production
TFT module assembled on a PCB with mounting holes EVE & HDMI Modules
Attaches By Mounting Holes, Headers, or Ports
Profile Thickest: Panel Assembled to PCB
Rework Easy: Unplug and Unscrew
Best For Fastest Bench to Enclosure

Frequently Asked Questions

IPS is a type of TFT. Every TFT uses thin-film transistors to control each pixel, while IPS (in-plane switching) describes how the liquid crystals move, which gives wider viewing angles and more consistent color than a standard TN panel. Most of our TFTs use IPS, with TN and Premium MVA options for cost- or application-specific designs.

It depends on the interface. SPI, parallel, and EVE TFTs include an on-board controller, so they connect directly to a microcontroller. RGB, MIPI DSI, and LVDS panels need a host processor with a built-in display controller or, for select sizes, one of our TFT controller boards. HDMI modules include their own decoder board and work with any HDMI source.

Yes. Small SPI and parallel TFTs and our EVE modules pair well with Arduino, and we offer an Arduino shield for FT81x EVE modules. HDMI TFTs plug directly into a Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer, and we offer a BeagleBone cape with a 7" capacitive IPS display. Our Support Center has example code, libraries, and datasheets to get you running on the bench.

Our standard TFTs are rated for -20°C to 70°C operating, which covers most indoor, industrial, and enclosed outdoor equipment. Storage ratings are listed on each product page. If your product will run colder, hotter, or in direct sun for long periods, talk to our engineers about your environment before you commit to a part number.

Yes. Common modifications include custom cover glass, optical bonding for outdoor readability, backlight brightness, cable length and connectors, and added capacitive or resistive touch. Our value-added services cover lighter changes such as pairing a TFT with a controller board, adding gaskets or EMI shielding, and tuning capacitive touch sensitivity. Start from the closest standard part and tell us what needs to change.

Order 1-2 pieces of any standard TFT directly from the product page, and most ship the same day. Once you've validated it on the bench, the same part number scales into volume pricing when you're ready for production.

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