Reddit reviews BW HD BW7MY 7-inch Car Rear View LCD Monitor supporting High Resolution 800 x 480 Pixels with Stand, Remote, Rotating Screen and 2 AV Inputs

You're better off picking up a car "Rear view monitor" type deal for $36. It's probably the same thing, much much cheaper. Heck the buttons on the monitors look exactly identical. Note that these use the RCA connector so don't expect a hi-res display.

If there's one thing I've learned about the rpi, and other groups is that they're doing some serious price gouging on almost all of the accessories they sell.

Component | Recommendation | Price
---|---|----
Frame | ZMR250 | $38.00
Motors | SunnySky 2204 2300kv | $84.00
ESC's | MRM 12A Simonk | $46.00
Flight Controller | Naze32 | $22.00
Transmitter (TX) | Turnigy 9X | $60.00
Receiver (RX) | Turnigy 9X8C-V2 | Included with TX
Battery | 3S 1300mAh 30C | $11.00
Battery Lead | 16AWG Wire and XT60 | $2.00
Propellers | HQProp 6030 | $3.00
FPV Camera | Sony Boardcam | $26.00
vTX/RX | Boscam 200mW 5.8GHz | $40.00
Screen | 7" LCD | $28.00
Total | | $453.00 CAD

Notes:

• Many of these parts go in and out of stock from domestic vendors. It is recommended that you shop around and find the best option for you.
  
  
• This build comes out below your budget by quite a bit. While you will have to pay for shipping and such, I would advise that you put some of those extra funds toward more props and batteries... you're going to need them.
  
  
• This kit will require some soldering. You can pick up a fairly cheap iron and some solder/flux (I recommend .03-.05) off amazon or from your local hardware store. I would advise practicing for a bit on some old electronics. Thrift stores are a great place to pick up an old motherboard if you don't have any laying around. Soldering is not very difficult and I was able to solder all my pins and other components after just an hour or so of practice!
  
  

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Component | Recommendation | Price
---|---|----
Frame | ZMR250 | $38.00
Motors | SunnySky 2204 2300kv | $84.00
ESC's | MRM 12A Simonk | $46.00
Flight Controller | Naze32 | $22.00
Transmitter (TX) | Turnigy 9X | $60.00
Receiver (RX) | Turnigy 9X8C-V2 | Included with TX
Battery | 3S 1300mAh 30C | $11.00
Battery Lead | 16AWG Wire and XT60 | $2.00
Propellers | HQProp 6030 | $3.00
FPV Camera | Sony Boardcam | $26.00
Recording Camera | N/A | N/A
Gimbal | N/A | N/A
Servos | N/A | N/A
vTX/RX | Boscam 200mW 5.8GHz | $40.00
Screen | 7" LCD | $28.00
Total | With FPV | $360.00
Total | Without FPV | $266.00

Notes:

• You can get a much better radio. I recommend just adding to your budget. It's worth while. Search /r/multicopter for reasons why it's better! And the total only comes up to about $430.00 if you can wait for FPV.
  
  
• If you want to add FPV eventually, you need to have an amateur radio license (technician level at least) to operate legally.
  
  
• There are always additional little costs such as heat shrink, battery straps, etc.
  
  
• Try to supply all my parts from the US. Mainly for shipping speed reasons! ;) The parts on this list that aren't from the US are the Radio TX and the Camera. The Taranis radio can be bought in the US, and the boardcam probably can too for a bit of a premium.

7" LCD from amazon. - $30.72
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SLDF7O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have one but haven't put it to use yet. Powered it on and ran snes games on it from my raspberry pi. Color and everything seemed nice enough.

From what I've read the screen is actually pretty important. Some screens will go to completely blue/black when signal gets too bad. This screen will basically go to static so you can still see the majority of what's going on without blanking when signal gets a bit of interference and phones/laptops/tablets rarely have analog video in which is what most fpv setups require.

I've been flying RC stuff for a long time and built my quad - basically out of the ruble of other quads I have destroyed or upgraded.

There are now quads on the market that are ready to to aerial video right out of the box - look into DJI Phantoms.

Also check out the forums at http://www.rcgroups.com/ - there are a TON of knowledgeable people there.

If you are more...daring and confidant in your building skills look at http://diydrones.com/ or http://aeroquad.com/

I built my FPV set up with:

One of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SLDF7O/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

One of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/18-x-13-x-6-aluminum-case-69315.html

And some black foam board I got at Michael's.

And the transmitter and receiver is: Boscam 5.8Ghz FPV System (TS352 TX + RX305 RX / 500mw)

With an upgraded antenna: Boscam 5.8Ghz Cloud Spirit Antenna

PM me if you need more info.

Here it is in america moneys:

http://www.amazon.com/RearView-Headrest-Monitor-Support-Rotating/dp/B007SLDF7O/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1420562180&sr=8-1&keywords=7+inch+tft+display

Good for emulators on the pi as of their low resolution.

I spent a little over $1000 for a phantom 2, a gopro 4 black, a 2 axis gimbal and a couple other random things like extra batteries and carrying case. The older model phantom 2 (I got mine on ebay) goes for a bout $550 with the remote and a battery but without the zenmuse gimbal. The gopro was $500. The gimbal was $50 from china and it works amazingly well. Just as good as the h3-2d imo. those three things are pretty much all you need to start getting some good shots. So for about $1100 you could have a very good aerial rig. If you're looking for fpv also you can find really god kits for around $300. I threw together a cheap FPV kit of my own with stuff I found on Amazon. $38 Transmitter/Receiver $26 Monitor $7 Antenna set $10 Gopro Video Cable $17 3s lipo

it's possible, but the amount of extra equipment you'd need would outweigh and outprice the cheaper LCD option i mentioned earlier. You can get a 7" lcd on amazon prime for like <$25 like this http://amzn.com/B007SLDF7O and hook it up to the boscam reciever. Power everything with a 3s lipo.

I used This monitor mounted on a pvc frame. I used a lipo 5000mah 11.1v battery. I use the GoPro combo cable (because I already had it for external mic/power) and connect it to the RCA on the TV. You can get a mini USB to RCA adapter on ebay for a few bucks. Hope this helps!

EDIT: I thought you said Hero 3... sorry! I don't know what kind of connectors the camera has on it. I use hero 3 cameras with my setup.

This is what I will be using. It can run on a 3S battery and is only $26 bucks. Has 2 inputs too. Cant go wrong: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SLDF7O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm trying to be able to display a grayscale picture stored on my Arduino mega 2560. The monitor takes a composite video signal. How should I start? What library could I use if any exists? Do I need to use an SD card?
Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007SLDF7O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1420054002&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=51340p0rfNL&ref=plSrch

I have one of these,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007SLDF7O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just used a universal power supply, set to 12V, I cut the end off it and joined it to the raw wires on the display which are meant for connecting to the car power. I bet the same would work for the monitor you found too.

here is a pic of my setup http://i.imgur.com/hhkP1aT.jpg

Oh sure I was honest in saying you will eventually spend a heck of a lot more. Yet my point is that too many people think it's too expensive.

Fpv shopping list for one on a budget:
(Do your own research next time)
Monitor
7" TFT LCD Color https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SLDF7O/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_NxCXub0G1JF6N
$27 hook you TX and a 12th source and you have video.

Now for the good stuff...
700 TVL Surveillance Camera https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GMAAJY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_zACXub1JMVWMM
$30 strip the camera out and hook it up to a 3S battery. Your video. This is your basic over priced $60 Sony board camera.

Now for your TX/RX:
1.2G 8ch video transmitter and receiver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M7TBAZG/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_3FCXub0RC8NSF
$65

I'm at $120 here. All prime and definitely not the absolute cheapest solution.

If you don't have a soldering iron go to harbor freight and pick one up for $10. Get flux and solder for another $10.

Build your own antennas, I did. Lazy people spend $60 on a pair of antennas.

My point is this hobby can be a cheap or expensive as you make it. I'm tired of the misconceptions with "drones", the media portrays us as idiots. Yet many of us are genius.

Use your creativity and build something cheap or buy something expensive but make the hobby what you want to make it. If you lack the technical skill to build, there are plenty of alternatives just be willing to pay.

There's tons of them on amazon: http://amzn.com/B007SLDF7O

Resolution isn't the best though (480 x 234), so depending on your project, it may or may not be a decent option.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SLDF7O?colid=3FIAXDQH9G26G&coliid=I18XOHTC9I1ZOL&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl

this is a decent screen for 25 bucks. if you want to order from china you can get it for under 20.

It's a 7 inch. This is the actual monitor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007SLDF7O?vs=1

Here is the screen I used. You can draw your own conclusions. Hehe

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007SLDF7O/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You should try posting over on /r/multicopterbuilds. Its a new sub that operates like /r/buildapcforme. Users post their requirements and budget, with other specifics like in your OP, and then other users reply with formatted build lists that look like this:

[Formatted Example Response Post]

Component | Recommendation | Price
---|---|----
Frame | ZMR250 | $38.00
Motors | SunnySky 2204 2300kv | $84.00
ESC's | MRM 12A Simonk | $46.00
Flight Controller | Naze32 | $22.00
Transmitter (TX) | Turnigy 9X | $60.00
Receiver (RX) | Turnigy 9X8C-V2 | Included with TX
Battery | 3S 1300mAh 30C | $11.00
Battery Lead | 16AWG Wire and XT60 | $2.00
Propellers | HQProp 6030 | $3.00
FPV Camera | Sony Boardcam | $26.00
Recording Camera | N/A | N/A
Gimbal | N/A | N/A
Servos | N/A | N/A
vTX/RX | Boscam 200mW 5.8GHz | $40.00
Screen | 7" LCD | $28.00
Total | With FPV | $360.00
Total | Without FPV | $266.00

Notes:

• You can get a much better radio. I recommend just adding to your budget. It's worth while. Search /r/multicopter for reasons why it's better! And the total only comes up to about $430.00 if you can wait for FPV.
  
  
• If you want to add FPV eventually, you need to have an amateur radio license (technician level at least) to operate legally.
  
  
• There are always additional little costs such as heat shrink, battery straps, etc.
  
  
• Try to supply all my parts from the US. Mainly for shipping speed reasons! ;) The parts on this list that aren't from the US are the Radio TX and the Camera. The Taranis radio can be bought in the US, and the boardcam probably can too for a bit of a premium.

Upgrader http://www.amazon.com/Camera-Monitor-Support-Rotating-Screen/dp/B007SLDF7O/ref=pd_sim_e_2

You'll want to look for a low-cost/low-spec 7" LCD TV, although sometimes it may be a 7" video display with no TV tuner. If you're in the US, this one on Amazon looks similar/identical to the one OP has for $26.20. It has a mounting/rotating assembly intended for car installation, although it looks like it should be able to stand on its own (similar to OP's photo).

Keep in mind that these are also low-res too, and you'll have to use the composite output of the Raspberry Pi for video. If you want sound, that might be possible too by connecting a 3.5mm to RCA jack cable to the Pi's headphone connector. Some of these have batteries too, although the one I linked to designed for car use may not. If it does have a battery and TV tuner though, it might also be useful as a battery-powered "emergency TV".

I have one of these that I bought on clearance for around US$25 a few years ago (from CVS of all places) sitting around. Previously I've given thought to using in a Pi project, but this post gave me a little bit of inspiration to give it a shot. Thanks OP!

http://www.amazon.com/Boscam-600mw-Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver/dp/B00GWFUTSKhttp://www.amazon.com/Boscam-600mw-Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver/dp/B00GWFUTSK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1452942935&sr=8-4&keywords=5.8+ghz+video+transmitter

http://www.amazon.com/Dragonpad-RearView-Headrest-Monitor-Rotating/dp/B007SLDF7O

http://www.amazon.com/Output-Transmission-XiaoMi-Action-Camera/dp/B018I3SKDY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452942902&sr=8-3&keywords=FPV+Video+Output+Transmission+Cable+Line+For+XiaoMi+Yi

You would be better off to use seperate fpv cam.The video he only uses temporary connections but this gives an idea of setup.You may be able to get all these parts at banggood if thats better,and transmitter receiver from hobbyking.This is about as cheap and good as it gets.This is just my opinion with little knowledge about fpv.BTW I have that monitor and quite impressed.The tripod I linked is pretty good aswell.

http://www.amazon.com/WT3110A-45-inch-Portable-Camcorders-Projector/dp/B00YMCMAMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452943990&sr=8-1&keywords=WT3110A+45-inch+Mini+tripod+With+3-Way+Head+Tripod+for+Portable+Tripod+Mount+%26+Digital+Cameras+%26+Camcorders+%26+Video+Projector+Floor+Stand%28Silver%29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdaXFAB_LrM

not really, the built in FPV on the vision is crap, and the camera isn't that great, you made the right choice setting up your own rig and getting a go pro that you can actually use without your phantom. this is the monitor and i have it wired up to this battery pack. I spent about 170 total and have 3x the range and better quality than a vision or vision+

We've just installed a system with a monochrome CCTV camera (£10) from eBay, lots of coax and a load of £25 7'' monitors (http://www.amazon.co.uk/ePathChina%C2%AE-Camera-Monitor-Support-Rotating/dp/B007SLDF7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396316279&sr=8-1&keywords=tft+colour+monitor) and a big TV for the green room.

Worked out very cheap and is a lot easier to 'make work' than an IP camera system for the less technical types.

Hmm, what about http://www.amazon.com/RearView-Headrest-Monitor-Support-Rotating/dp/B007SLDF7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404768541&sr=8-1&keywords=fpv+monitor ?

I actually found that Boscam I linked to earlier on Amazon for a little cheaper and it comes with free 2 day shipping. I try to avoid HobbyKing when I can find an alternative. I mainly just search HobbyKing for reviews and discussion on products I can find elsewhere.

Would that monitor be okay? I see it has the required AV inputs, though my confusion would be powering it. I still haven't looked into it a whole lot yet, because I'm on break at work right now and about to go back in but will read up more later.

The whole laptop idea seemed simpler to me, though I did not take into account issues when streaming. My main goal was to just have an easy, portable, battery powered 'monitor' to haul with me.