<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 4:51 PM Evan Leibovitch <<a href="mailto:evan@telly.org">evan@telly.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Nice idea, and a great way to give life to otherwise-underused tablets. <a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001043540669.html" target="_blank">Available for $12</a> on Ali and other Chinese sites if you don't mind waiting a month.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, classic trade off, low cost but slow direct from China, or many more $$$ but fast from a local supplier :-( .<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)"></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">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?<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not limited to tablets that use USB-C. The 7" 2018 Amazon Fire tablet that I successfully got running has USB Micro-B (ie: I use a power supply that I used to power a Raspberry Pi 3) to recharge that tablet. You will need to get (at least with the device I got) a cable to go from USB Micro-B to USB-C (I had two USB cables I could/did connect together to achieve this and earlier today I bought a dollar store USB Micro-B to USB-C cable (the later not yet tested)). Only semi-odd bit was one needs to jump through a few hoops to get Google Play Store installed. Once Google Play Store is installed, installing "USB Camera Standard" is very straight forward. <br></div><div> </div><div>All the best.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Colin.<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)"></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left">Evan Leibovitch, <span style="font-size:12.8px">Toronto Canada</span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.8px">@evanleibovitch / </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">@el56</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 at 16:24, Colin McGregor <<a href="mailto:colin.mc151@gmail.com" target="_blank">colin.mc151@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/nui8kXvUAys" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/nui8kXvUAys</a></div><div><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I bought a different make/model of capture than in the video (this one : <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08LSLTMCR" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08LSLTMCR</a> ). 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.</div><div><br></div><div>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... :-( .</div><div><br></div><div>All the best and I will hope to see everyone in 2021</div><div><br></div></div>
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