Re: Small, low power for carputer

On Mon 07 Nov 2011 20:21:27 NZDT +1300, Michael Ranby wrote:

> I have a DVI to VGA adaptor. Came with my video card. Dont know if it
> has electrics inside or if its just a path through but it suggests a
> solution to your video problem.

Forget it. Those jobs have nothing inside, they're just 2 different
physical connectors with a few pieces of copper in between (that's why
you get them for free with your card). They just "make the plug fit",
but they don't convert formats. VGA is always analog, when the DVI first
came out they needed to be "compatible", so they had analog DVI, which
(drum roll) is just VGA on some pins of the DVI connector. The digital
DVI uses different pins. No points for guessing what your adapter does. 

DPMI is YAGDC (yet another gaawwdamn connector). 

Those ARM chips with digital video out only do digital because then they
don't have to bother with the analog parts of the circuit which,
realistically, isn't selling like hotcakes any more. (Graphics cards no
longer have an analog out signal on their DVI connector, which sort of
makes your KVM switch useless if the other box is still a VGA.)

Sorry Nick but I can't think of anything spot on. I would look further
at the ARM boards, I'd be surprised if there isn't still one with VGA
though it'll probably be an older model. Keep an eye on the Android
situation too.

Volker

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