<p>Pair a <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CJqbzLyV_rsCFYQ7OgodiSwABw&amp;Item=N82E16813142001&amp;nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&amp;cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Embedded%20Solutions-_-N82E16813142001&amp;ef_id=UMDrTAAAVloZgDXH:20140114171542%3as" rel="nofollow">raspberry pi</a> with one of these <a href="http://www.afterpartz.com/us/3-5-tft-lcd-color-screen-car-rearview-monitor-dvd-vcr.html" rel="nofollow">3.5 inch lcd displays</a> and that should bring you under the cost of one of those handheld displays.</p>

<p>Finding a decent way to enclose it would be the difficult part.</p>

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2014-01-14T17:35:01.033Z
check out http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/ for info regarding OS etc.
horatio
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<p>apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this question.</p>

<p>I need to use a USB camera with a long extension (something like this <a href="http://www.lightinthebox.com/5m-usb-waterproof-borescope-endoscope-mini-inspection-snake-tube-home-camera_p344225.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lightinthebox.com/5m-usb-waterproof-borescope-endoscope-mini-inspection-snake-tube-home-camera_p344225.html</a>) in the field without a laptop. I don't necessarily need to record anything - only view the image on a screen. Is it possible to buy a battery-operated screen / monitor compatible with these USB webcams / borescopes? Or even a cheap tablet computer? Basically, a cheaper option than buying a handheld inspection camera (<a href="http://www.toolstop.co.uk/ridgid-micro-ca-100-36738-hand-held-inspection-camera-p14976" rel="nofollow">http://www.toolstop.co.uk/ridgid-micro-ca-100-36738-hand-held-inspection-camera-p14976</a>) with £££s worth of extension tubes?</p>

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2014-01-14T17:36:48.947Z
This is off topic here but, as @ClintGrimsley has suggested, I would recommend you check out the raspberry pi.
Friend Of George
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2014-01-14T17:38:05.827Z
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about alternatives for handheld inspection cameras and not Audio or Video production.
Friend Of George
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Portable screen for USB camera
Tom Finch
# Portable screen for USB camera

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-14)

apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this question.

I need to use a USB camera with a long extension (something like this <http://www.lightinthebox.com/5m-usb-waterproof-borescope-endoscope-mini-inspection-snake-tube-home-camera_p344225.html>) in the field without a laptop. I don't necessarily need to record anything - only view the image on a screen. Is it possible to buy a battery-operated screen / monitor compatible with these USB webcams / borescopes? Or even a cheap tablet computer? Basically, a cheaper option than buying a handheld inspection camera (<http://www.toolstop.co.uk/ridgid-micro-ca-100-36738-hand-held-inspection-camera-p14976>) with £££s worth of extension tubes?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This is off topic here but, as @ClintGrimsley has suggested, I would recommend you check out the raspberry pi.  
> **username_1**: This question appears to be off-topic because it is about alternatives for handheld inspection cameras and not Audio or Video production.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-14. Score: 1

Pair a [raspberry pi](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CJqbzLyV_rsCFYQ7OgodiSwABw&Item=N82E16813142001&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Embedded%20Solutions-_-N82E16813142001&ef_id=UMDrTAAAVloZgDXH:20140114171542%3as) with one of these [3.5 inch lcd displays](http://www.afterpartz.com/us/3-5-tft-lcd-color-screen-car-rearview-monitor-dvd-vcr.html) and that should bring you under the cost of one of those handheld displays.

Finding a decent way to enclose it would be the difficult part.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: check out http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/ for info regarding OS etc.  

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