[Moverio BT-200 General] Vengeance1968:
Followup

UPDATE:

Good afternoon, I have been in contact with both Epson and Pre-Launch.

Pre-Launch and Epson both offered to refund me for the glasses. I told both companies that I had used workarounds to get the desired user experience I originally bought the glasses for and I was willing to work/wait with/for Epson to polish the product and allow it to mature.

As of this morning, 7/17, I spoke with Eric from Epson. We discussed the issues I perceived, certain challenges Epson is working through, and the overall future of this product line.

While Eric did not share any trade secrets, there is information that if appropriate should come from Epson directly.

I can assure everyone that Epson is listening to our concerns and is committed to making the Moverio product line user experience fulfilling, robust, and user friendly.

The rest of this post is just my ramblings and should not be perceived as being in anyway supported or suggested by Epson or any of its affiliates.

My perception is that of the end-user not a developer, please keep that in mind.

I see an almost infinite potential for applications of this product, due to both Epson's work and that of the independent XDA developers.

My main focus is on FPV of both air and ground RC vehicles along with watching videos and mirroring my other devices.

I am going to focus on the FPV side of things and start to play around with different setups.

In flying my Phantom I have set the video feed to 640x480 at 15FPS I have not noticed any more video or camera control lag than when using my Samsung Note 3.

My only issue is accessing ground station due to the touchpad not acting like my phone's touchpad. This is one area of refinement... I was told a double finger swipe may work but it is temperamental at best currently.

This product is currently better suited for developers as this will provide more functional apps for end users like myself in the near future.

One thing to note, you do not need to root the device to side install certain apps like the DJI app. Best way to do it is to download and install APK Extractor on one of your other Android devices then save the APK to cloud storage using the extractor app, I use Google Drive, or you can email it, blue tooth transfer it, or wifi beam it to your device.

Make sure "Unknown Source" is checked on the Moverio handset, save APK, I save mine to a folder I create called "KITS" then install.

I have had mixed success with apps, some say not supported by device and yet still work fine. Others, although installed when I use Rooted options still will not work.

Google Play can be installed, not sure if you need Root as mine was rooted prior to attempting it. Please attempt it before Rooting unless you just want your device rooted.

I currently have GMAIL, COLOR NOTE, NETFLIX, FLIXTER, CHROMECAST, GOOGLE PLAY STORE, and a host of other apps operating on my Moverio handset with no issues, freezes/lockups, etc...

I would like to urge XDA Developers to work on mirroring between Moverio and Android devices using wifi only. The built in mirroring app is limited by design due to currently non-negotiable parameters.

I would also like to see someone map out the pins on the glasses' connector to hopefully come up with a cable adapter allowing for direct connection to other Android devices. Since most of our Android devices cannot provide power to peripherals there will be a need for an external power source for the glasses, perhaps a mobile charger unit?

Only focus on the video and audio into the glasses and disregard the sensor inputs from the glasses. Most likely this will require an app to make work as well. Again i am not a developer.

To the rest of you I would urge you to be patient and if you do have issues post them here as Epson is monitoring this thread. Also feel free to contact Epson as well, they have been extraordinary in their handling of my concerns. Kudos to both Eric and Margaret.

Thank you,

Jason