On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10:48:34 AM UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 22:44:04 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:

Easiest solution. Large scale image and plugs right into a tablet, laptop, etc.
Might need a usb to mini-usb conversion cable.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2MP-Tele...UAAOSwzaJX4k-n

There are a great many solutions that are better than using a tablet.
But the question was prompted by the fact that there's a tablet in
hand, with no need buy something else.

Certainly, if purchasing a mount of some kind for the tablet ends up
costing more than a simple device like the one you link, that's
something to seriously consider. But if a bracket can be put together
for free, or a couple of bucks worth of hardware, trying that makes
perfect sense.

The tablet adapters I have seen are rather pricey.

Fixing the HD on the laptop might be worthwhile assuming that he can somehow restore the original OS and software for the Toucam.