# Cheap Yellow Display ESP32

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Cheap Yellow Display ESP32 and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Cheap ESP32 board with a small display, WiFi and Bluetooth, freely programmable for embedded projects. Caveat: clone-based variants vary, and the screen has poor viewing angles.

## Why people recommend it

- Flexible, freely programmable hardware (2 comments): "These CYD units (and some of the recent successors) are really flexible for such cheap hardware." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494880)) "It has a display, WiFi, Bluetooth and you can write whatever software you want for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46249138))
- Built-in display for small projects (2 comments): "one of my favorite discoveries this year, it's now just my default choice for any micro-controller based project with a small display" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46250014)) "It has a display, WiFi, Bluetooth and you can write whatever software you want for it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46249138))
- Cheap, usually under $15 (2 comments): "These CYD units (and some of the recent successors) are really flexible for such cheap hardware." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494880)) "Look into the CYD variants, usually can get for less than $15" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060058))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ESP32](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32.md): 190 recommend
- [Arduino boards](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arduino.md): 81 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-pico.md): 72 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi RP2040](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rp2040.md): 29 recommend
- [ESP32-S3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-s3.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ESP32-2432S028R+Cheap+Yellow+Display+CYD+ESP32+2.8+inch+board&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cheap Yellow Display ESP32", https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-cheap-yellow-display/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).