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      maxmwk12
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      Hi guys. I have just bought a tablet and wondered if this would work. I have a raspberry pi and I wondered if I had a hdmi cable on the pi that connects to a micro usb adapter that plugs into the tablet, would I be able to use the tablet as a display, if not what would be the alternative. Thx Mk

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        TMNTturtlguy @maxmwk12
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        @maxmwk12 I guess that would depend on the tablet you have. It would have nothing to do with retropie. I have no experience trying this but can mini USB to hdmi even transmit in that direction. Typically this type of cable takes a signal from your phone or tablet and outputs it to a tv or monitor. Not sure that it send segnals the other direction? Your tablet would have to be able to switch inputs.

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          ortsac
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          Most adapters out there converts USB signals to HDMI (or other video format) signals to output video to monitor/TV. I have not known an adapter that converts HDMI signals to USB. If that can be done, you will also need a software in the tablet to interpret the USB signals back to video for the tablet to display. Also, said HDMI-to-USB adapter cannot be DRM compliant as it will be a means to pirate copyrighted video contents.

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