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Old May 12th, 2012, 01:21 PM   #1
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Kindle fire.. monitor?

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a kindle fire as a video monitor? I am using a Canon XHA1s and it sure would be handy for my next shoot. I know there are lots of small on board monitors out there but, I have a Kindle Fire… and I’m to cheap to go buy a new monitor.
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Old May 12th, 2012, 02:29 PM   #2
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Or.. could I use my iphone?
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Old May 12th, 2012, 02:49 PM   #3
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As far as I can tell, tablets/smartphones do not have an input port. Only some have output ports
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Old May 13th, 2012, 06:07 AM   #4
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Re: Kindle fire.. monitor?

The Fire has no output port of any kind, well except the headphone/earplug jack. When I got mine I thought of the same thing and that hope was dashed when I looked at it.
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Old May 13th, 2012, 02:37 PM   #5
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The Fire has no output port of any kind, well except the headphone/earplug jack. When I got mine I thought of the same thing and that hope was dashed when I looked at it.
Should have been more specific, I meant "only some tablets" (e.g., iPad 2 and newer) have output ports, not "some Kindle Fires"
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