Yes, I recently went looking for an hdmi -> vga converter and most are passive types in stores like Fry's electronics. Where the active ones run like ~$50. Even on amazon they seem to start at around $34, and no guarantee that they'll work for every device.
On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jason Kridner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> On Apr 2, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Retest with: 2015-03-01 from: > >>> > >>> http://beagleboard.org/latest-images > >> > >>>> 2. VGA to Micro HDMI connector. > >> > >> and just noticed ^^^^^ > >> > >> Yeah, unless you paid lots of $, it's probably a "passive" cable, in > >> which case that's not supported. > > > > With HDMI, there shouldn't be passive adapters as HDMI is digital only. > DVI-I has both. > > > > EDID can often be an issue with these adapters. > > ATi use to have some passive adapters in the wild, i've seen where the > video card will detect their custom hdmi cable and pass vga signals > thru it.. > > There are a lot more active hdmi -> vga cables now on amazon too... > But they must be externally powered, as the bbb can't supply enough > power on it's own thru the hdmi port. > > http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Active-Female-Adapter/dp/B008O7RH5C > > As long as they properly pass the i2c bus used for edid read's, the > bbb should detect the vga screen. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
