HDMI to VGA cable

[doep100]

Hey everyone!

Just a quick Q.

Would a HDMA to VGA cable such as this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBa.....0964769298

Work on the RasPi or is it not as easy as that?

I have a couple of old VGA CRT's lying around and would love to be able to use them.

[RaTTuS]

no

the RPi is digital only

[meltwater]

Not as easy as that.

There are several threads which explain why.

[Jongoleur]

Cheap doesn't work, what works is very expensive.

The subject has been discussed ad nauseam.

Go to the home page (see menu above) and use the search facility.

Topic closed

[Joe Schmoe]

The real answer to this is that if you have VGA monitors laying around, you probably have PCs laying around - and these PCs can run VNC (client).

Therefore, all you have to do is get VNC (server) running on the Pi.  Think of it as a rather expensive (if you were buying it new) HDMI->VGA cable.  But since you've already got the stuff laying around, there is no further investment (as there would be to buy the appropriate converted box - which people have been pricing at about 30 quid)

As we have seen, this turns out to be the best answer to the "Pi in ICT" thread as well.