On Fri, Mar 09 at 08:17, Peter Merchant wrote: > On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 14:28 +0000, Bob Dunlop wrote: > > HDMI to SVGA is tricky as you are going from digital to analog domains > > requiring an active convertor. DVI-D or DVI-I (but not DVI-A) would be > > a lot easier, that's just a simple wiring conversion. > > An HDMI to SVGA cable is less than ??4 on ebay, but I'll wait until I get > the rasp-pi to verify the HDMI connector.
That almost certainly won't work. Sounds like a rip off merchant. To repeat HDMI is digital, VGA is analog. You will need a digital to analog convertor (DAC) sometimes known as a scaler. I'd expect to pay at least $50. Just found what looks like a useful page on Raspberry Pi peripherals. http://www.raspberrypi-tutorials.co.uk/starting-up-your-raspberry-pi-device/required/ To quote: Note: There is no VGA output available, so older VGA monitors will require an expensive adaptor. -- Bob Dunlop -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-04-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
