[u-u] Extra monitor

[David Gilbert]

Logitech (among a few others) also have integrations whereby you add 
your android device to their app and it appears as an auxilliary 
screen.  Corsair also sells a little screen that plugs into USB and has 
various plugins ... and an input scheme.

You can also do what you say with a Pi in various configs.

There are also Pi-focused displays that accept HDMI input and give USB 
mouse output that can also be plugged into winblows.

On 2020-12-30 16:18, Colin McGregor 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 <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 
> <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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