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Does anyone know why Android devices don't video inputs, or even aftermarket way of getting video in cheaply? They would be super useful as small screens for va
by dharma1 11y ago
Does anyone know why Android devices don't video inputs, or even aftermarket way of getting video in cheaply? They would be super useful as small screens for various applications
- Pengwin 11y agoMy guess is that the entire display circuit is tightly coupled with the SoC, and it would cost a bit more to get something into the circuit that accepted, decoded, and displayed a digital signal on top of the current SoC talking directly to thee display.
- malexw 11y agoWhen I used to work on those devices, the arguments went something like this: "Adding video input means we need an additional connector on the device, which the Industrial Design guys hate." "We could multiplex the signal, but then we need some kind of proprietary connector and the additional cost of that circuitry." "How many customers want to record video from an external source anyway? It's not worth adding $5 to the MSRP for a feature that isn't going to get used."