Is it possible to build a good FPV LCD kit for <$200?

[chadandreo]

Is this a realistic goal?
Has anyone been able to do this with reliable results?

Here are some of the items that I have come across from searching around this forum.

Budget monitors
RMRC, black pearl, lilliput, etc

RX and TX
NEEWER 5.8G Circular Polarized Antenna Set
Boscam TS351+RC805 5.8G FPV 200mW AV Transmitter TX 2KM for 5.8GHz Rx Receiver
Boscam 32Ch 5.8G 600mw 5km Wireless AV Transmitter TS832 Receiver RC832

I am using a DJI Phantom 2 Non-vision with Zenmuse


Thanks

 

[ElGuano]

Definitely. You can find a vtx/vrx setup for $75-100, an Amazon 7" monitor for $30 and a $10 battery to power it all.

That's what I did (though I got a slightly more expensive tx/rx), and soldered everything into a single package so it (mostly) looks and acts like an integrated rx/monitor.

 

[chadandreo]

Awesome Job!

Which specific components did you go with?

I only recognize the Boscam RC832.

 

[ElGuano]

Awesome Job!

Which specific components did you go with?

I only recognize the Boscam RC832.

Yeah, it's a TS832/RC832 combo. I also got HK CP cloverleafs (they've gone about 1200m max), an 800x400 "rear view car monitor" from Amazon, and a 1500mah 3S Turnigy battery. I soldered all the rx components (battery, video in) together to fit them into the Amazon monitor, and stuck it on a wall mount bracket from a Foscam wifi camera to serve as a base. For shorter distance flights I mount it to my TX.