Ordinary equipment from any electronics shop, in your own country, at your own price. We sell none of it and take nothing from anyone who does — these are simply the models we would choose. Most clubs need the middle column.
Live scores, stats and tournaments - no video.
Scoring and a live stream all evening - the sweet spot for a club.
A federation stream or the table everybody watches.
For hours at a time a streaming tablet pulls a camera, encodes video, holds the Wi-Fi and keeps charging — that is a question of processor and memory, not of the Android version on the box. Buy the Wi-Fi version, check the spec sheet says USB-C with USB host (OTG), and when two cost the same, take the one with more RAM. Android only: iPads and Windows tablets are not supported.
Any current entry-level chip, 4 GB of RAM, a screen of 10 inches or more.
| Model | Screen | Chip | RAM | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Tab M11 Our pick | 11" | MediaTek Helio G88 | 4-8 GB | |
| Lenovo Idea Tab | 11" | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 | 4-8 GB | |
| Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 | 11" | MediaTek Helio G100-Ultra | 4-8 GB | |
| OnePlus Pad Lite | 11" | MediaTek Helio G100 | 6-8 GB |
A current mid-range chip and 8 GB of RAM: encoding video for hours is the demanding part.
| Model | Screen | Chip | RAM | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Our pick | 11" | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 | 6-8 GB | Take the 8 GB version |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite | 10.9" | Samsung Exynos 1380 | 6-8 GB | Take the 8 GB version |
| Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro | 12.1" | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | 6-8 GB | Take the 8 GB version |
| OnePlus Pad Go 2 | 12.1" | MediaTek Dimensity 7300-Ultra | 8 GB | |
| Honor Pad 10 | 12.1" | Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | 8 GB |
An upper-mid or flagship chip and 8-12 GB of RAM. A 4K camera also needs a USB 3 port on the tablet.
| Model | Screen | Chip | RAM | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Our pick | 11.2" | Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 | 8-12 GB | USB-C 3.2: fine for a 4K camera |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | 10.9" | Samsung Exynos 1580 | 8-12 GB | USB-C 2.0: pair it with a 1080p camera |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro | 12.7" | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 | 8-12 GB | |
| OnePlus Pad 3 | 13.2" | Snapdragon 8 Elite | 12-16 GB | USB-C 3.2: fine for a 4K camera |
You can stream with the camera already in the tablet; a separate one lets the tablet hang within reach (why that matters). If you buy one, it must be UVC — plug-and-play, no driver. It hangs behind the reds or the rack, 1.8 m up or higher, and has to see the whole bed: take 78° or wider, 90° if it hangs close to the table.
| Camera | Video | Field of view | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anker PowerConf C200 Our pick | 2K at 30 fps | 65 / 78 / 95° | The cheapest wide one |
| Logitech C920s HD Pro Our pick | 1080p at 30 fps | 78° | Sold everywhere, the safest choice |
| Logitech C922 Pro | 1080p 30 / 720p 60 fps | 78° | |
| Logitech Brio 500 | 1080p at 30 fps | 65 / 78 / 90° | Wide enough to hang close to the table |
| Anker PowerConf C300 | 1080p at 60 fps | 78 / 90 / 115° | The widest here |
| Elgato Facecam MK.2 | 1080p at 60 fps | 84° | |
| Logitech MX Brio Our pick | 4K 30 / 1080p 60 fps | 65 / 78 / 90° | |
| Logitech Brio 4K | 4K at 30 fps | up to 90° | |
| OBSBOT Meet 2 | 4K at 30 fps | 79° | |
| Insta360 Link 2 | 4K at 30 fps | 79.5° | Switch its subject tracking off |
| Logitech C270 | 720p at 30 fps | 55° | Narrow: only far behind the table |
| Logitech Brio 100 | 1080p at 30 fps | 58° | Narrow: only far behind the table |
4K only pays off with an upload to match and a tablet from the show-table list with a USB 3 port. For most clubs 1080p is the right answer. An RTSP or ONVIF IP camera on the club network works too, with nothing to plug in.
A tablet has one USB-C port. A hub with power pass-through gives it the camera and the charger at the same time, which is what a table live all evening needs. Not needed if the tablet films with its own camera.
| Hub | Camera ports | Power | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anker 332 USB-C Hub (5-in-1) Our pick | 2 x USB-A 5 Gbps | 100 W pass-through | |
| UGREEN Revodok 105 (5-in-1) | 1 x USB-A 5 Gbps, 2 x USB-A 2.0 | 100 W pass-through | Camera into the 5 Gbps port |
| Baseus Joystar 7-in-1 | 3 x USB-A 5 Gbps | 100 W pass-through | |
| Any USB-C OTG adapter with charging (2-in-1) | 1 x USB-A | Charging port | The smallest option for one camera |
Plug the charger into the hub first, then the hub into the tablet. Several tablets only take pass-through power in that order — it is the most common reason a table "stops charging while streaming". Use a USB-C charger at least as strong as the tablet's own: the hub keeps a few watts for itself.
We do not sell, supply, import or resell any of this equipment, we receive nothing from the manufacturers or the shops, and the models are named only as examples of what meets the requirements above. Models, revisions, firmware and availability change, and a maker can change the inside of a product without changing its name. The choice, the purchase, the warranty and any return are yours, and we accept no responsibility for equipment you buy. Check the specification with the seller, and if you are unsure, ask us before you order. List checked October 2026.
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