OK, depends on what you want to do. If you want to place the LCD opposite of the sun, yes, nextion will not fit in.

In anyway, most of the user interface is well covered with these displays. As for the price, well, you can't have touch for free, right?

And the IDE is not that bad. You need to take your time, see some tutorials (there are many on-line), ask Mike if needed, he is here and very helpful and off you go.

At the end of the day, you will offer your client a more attractive device than the classic 2x16 display.

Ioannis