[u-u] Extra monitor

[Evan Leibovitch]

Nice idea, and a great way to give life to otherwise-underused
tablets. Available
for $12 <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001043540669.html> on Ali and
other Chinese sites if you don't mind waiting a month.

Is this limited to phones and tablets that use USB-C? The adapter/cable
looks like any of the OTG ones one would use to connect a USB external
storage or keyboard. I have a bunch of Android devices that have Micro-B
connectors (including a not-so-old Fire tablet) that are slow but can do
OTG just fine; have you tried this rig on any like that?

Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
@evanleibovitch / @el56


On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 16:24, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151 at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are times when having an extra small monitor is a good thing. Here
> is a video I saw last week on using an HDMI to USB capture device to turn
> an Android phone/tablet into a monitor.
>
> https://youtu.be/nui8kXvUAys
>
> The specific examples shown in the video are with a Raspberry Pi model 4
> and model 400 but this should work with any device that has HDMI video out.
>
> I bought a different make/model of capture than in the video (this one :
> https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08LSLTMCR ). With some caveats it
> works. The capture device doesn't get along with my old Kobo Android tablet
> or oldish Samsung Phone, not sure why. The video capture does get along
> fine with my 2018 7" Amazon Fire tablet. Using this set-up you will be
> somewhat limited by the battery life of the tablet, but otherwise for
> things like when visiting an acting up server and you need a (or an extra)
> monitor this could be just the thing. Just stuff the video capture device,
> a few cables, plus a tablet into a large pocket and you're set.
>
> You will need some software on your tablet to support the video capture. I
> tried the two programs mentioned in the video and VASTLY prefered the "USB
> Camera Standard" as the other program puts its' own banner ads across the
> bottom of the screen... :-( .
>
> All the best and I will hope to see everyone in 2021
>
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