This is probably a dumb question, but is there a way to make
a "video out" a "video in?" I have a portable DVD player and I want to
view my pics on it from my digital camera, but it doesn't have an input
jack, just audio and video outputs. Is there a device I can attach or
change something inside to attach my camera?
"...is there a way to make a "video out" a "video in?"
No. You need to plug the camera into something that can accept input. The dvd player is specifically an output device. Your TV or receiver should have video and audio inputs.
I want to take it with me on vacation. Is there someway to re-wire the insides to make it a video-in?
very likely -
these boxes usually have all the same/similar types of chips & most do have a video in
BUT by the time you spent figuring out 'how', gathering the necessary support componants, find out that the pin on the chip is buried in the center of a bonded on board circuit, and the only way to bring it out is to drill a hole in a layerd circuit board & use a specialized solding iron witha .1 mm tip - you have destroyed the exisiting board & the new device you buy will have a video in & out ...
but if you change the video out to in how are you going to view the images with your video out being used for in? Whose on first? No really, if the out spot is being tied up what are you going to use to hook the TV to?
This is probably a dumb question, but is there a way to make
a "video out" a "video in?" I have a portable DVD player and I want to
view my pics on it from my digital camera, but it doesn't have an input
jack, just audio and video outputs. Is there a device I can attach or
change something inside to attach my camera?
You have a DVD player.
It is only logical to have ONLY a video-out.
Even if you get a video-in, it would be meaningless, wouldn't it?
Unless your portable DVD player is also a DVD-recorder! :)
cheers.
I want to take it with me on vacation. Is there someway to re-wire the insides to make it a video-in?
I'm sure there is, but by the time you figure it out and get it hacked together, you'll have a DVD player that looks like something out of Mad Max and has no warranty and may or may not work. Not to mention that you will likely have spent more money than just buying something else that will do what you want
This is probably a dumb question, but is there a way to make
a "video out" a "video in?" I have a portable DVD player and I want to
view my pics on it from my digital camera, but it doesn't have an input
jack, just audio and video outputs. Is there a device I can attach or
change something inside to attach my camera?
You have a DVD player.
It is only logical to have ONLY a video-out.
Even if you get a video-in, it would be meaningless, wouldn't it?
Unless your portable DVD player is also a DVD-recorder! :)
cheers.
No he said it's a portable DVD player, so that means it has a screen and he just want to view the pictures that are on his camera using the screen. I guess.
You have a DVD player.
It is only logical to have ONLY a video-out.
Even if you get a video-in, it would be meaningless, wouldn't it?
Unless your portable DVD player is also a DVD-recorder! :)
cheers.
The portable DVD player I have has video and audio in ports so that you can hook a video game (or other external device) to it. The kit included a cheap video game (something like 28 "old fasioned" video games in a handheld controller.)
most of the portable DVD players will play CD-R's full of JPEGs. If you're shooting in JPEG, and can find some way to burn your memory card to a CD-R on the road (laptop, friend's computer, or even one of the portable CD-R backup devices made specifically for camera/photo storage) then you can play the disc full of your images.
I think perhaps you want something that does a VGA in to the screen of your device. You could possibly set something up with a hi-jack of the video feed from your device up to the LCD screen, but you would need a separate device for it. That would require a very simple electronics board to be made. It could also cause conflicts if there were more than one feed. You would also need to set a way to put a switch in to prevent voltage from spilling back to the original video feed.
In other words, it's a waste of time unless you are an electronics guru. You would need to figure all of this stuff out yourself, there would probably be a handful of voltage regulating switches and possibly something to convert the signal to something that could be read by the screen itself (the camera does not take over the screen, the information from the camera still has to be processed to fit the screen characteristics).
I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole and I know a few guys who could probably do it, but they wouldn't touch it either.
On the other hand, the Epson P2000 is awesome, small enough to fit in your pocket, reads CF and SD cards and has a GORGEOUS screen. You can also put movies on it if you like. The hard drive is a simple 2.5 inch drive that is common to laptops and if you like, you can probably upgrade it to an 80 or 100GB.
