Ghetto FPV / 12v Car Socket (Beginner Questions)

[ToddWall]

Hi,
First post on the forum from someone looking to get into copters and FPV (UK based).

Sorry if these are the same questions everyone asks, and/or if these questions lead to other, more complicated questions but...

Is it possible / easy to use my old PC monitor as the FPV monitor?
I'd ideally have it powered by my car's 12v charger so I can sit in my car and fly around (unless this is impossible / unsafe of course). If I have to, I'd just buy a FPV-suitable monitor instead.

I also already have a GoPro Hero 2, so which version of the Phantom / Phantom 2 do you recommend I buy in order to not waste money? I know virtually nothing about video transmission so I want as little faffing around as possible. Will I need to buy a camera mount (gimbal too expensive probably), a video transmitter, GoPro -> transmitter cable, a video receiver and video receiver -> monitor cable/adapter?

Again, apologies if these are annoying questions, tell me to Eff off if so!

Thanks

 

[ToddWall]

Does anyone know about using an old PC monitor as a FPV display? What would I need to buy to receive the image from the transmitter on the copter (and would I need anything else to convert it to the right resolution, etc?)

 

[M.Tigelaar]

If you have a rca/composit signal from your receiver and you want vga for your monitor then you can try this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/VGA-to-TV-RCA-Co ... OU:NL:3160