Phil, I too have not ordered an SVGA adapter for my P3 as my 4K display only supports HDMI inputs. I have hopes that Elecraft will offer an HDMI adapter in the (hopefully near) future.
Very 73 - Mike - K9JRI > On May 27, 2018, at 10:30 PM, Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com> wrote: > > A rant of the day: > > But, there is a big looming question — one I had when the SVGA feature was > released. Why wasn’t it directly an HDMI interface in the first place. > Today, finding a good display with the latest features that still supports > SVGA is a no-go almost. I believe that was probably the case when P3/SVGA > was released too or they were at least on equal footing. Let’s face it, flat > screen TVs changed everything. > > There should be an HDMI interface option made available for the P3. I have > not yet bought the SVGA and I probably won’t because my only spare 20 inch > display (I use as extra display for iMac at times and also with RPi) is HDMI > and DVI capable but not SVGA. No plans to buy a converter cable either. > > My RPi has HDMI chip on it — the entire RPi board is only $30 so the chip > itself must be cheap — just looked up on Mouser, TI HDMI interface IC in > units of 250+ is $2.82. Of course, there is more cost then the chip but > still, I am betting on equal terms with SVGA costs. > > OK, I am climbing down from the rant bench. > > 73, PEH > >> On May 27, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> Mark, >> >> The P3 SVGA adapter will not support all VGA displays (but it will do most). >> There is no guarantee that a VGA to HDMI converter will work, but you are >> welcome to try and report those which do work as well as those that do not. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 5/27/2018 4:18 PM, Mark Wheeler wrote: >>> I am trying to connect a 22” LCD TV to the P3 SVGA connection via the TV >>> HDMI connection. I purchased a 9 pin serial to HDMI cable but the P3 does >>> not appear to see it. I switched to the 2nd HDMI port on the TV, but still >>> no joy. I have enabled the SVGA monitor option in the P3 menu settings >>> also. Any suggestions? >>> I do see on Amazon that I can buy a 19-22” LCD monitor for about $100... >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to phys...@mac.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to k9...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
