For FPV/OSD, it seems as if the 2 options for viewing are using a monitor or goggles.  Both use A/V and RCA cabling it appears, so does that mean that most (all?) FPV/OSD is analog?  Does anyone know if it is possible to use a typical tablet, rather than monitor?  Is it possible to get an adapter that takes the A/V signal from the RCA plugs and converts it to a digital signal via a USB plug.  Is that the stumbling block, i.e. that FPV/OSD is analog and tablets are digital?

Or am I talking apples and oranges? 

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  • There have been some success getting this to work with Google Nexus tablets.  A Russian forum user was able to convert his Nexus tablet into a rear view car monitor using EasyCap.  It required a custom firmware for the tablet and a custom built driver for EasyCap.  I spent quite a few hours trying to get it to work with my cheap Chinese made tablet, but the hardware was just different enough that I couldn't get it to work. 

    One thing to keep in mind is the brightness of tablets.  I wouldn't want to use mine as a primary FPV monitor. 

  • using a android tablet with USB OTG,  and a video capture device, you could display the captured video.

    those devices cost very little on ebay, but I doubt the drivers are in the kernel, so whoever would program such cool app, would need to get driver from manufacturer or linux kernel.

     

     

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