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Re: FOSDEM 2019 - we need a VGA to HDMI converter! And live streaming
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Leo Famulari |
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Re: FOSDEM 2019 - we need a VGA to HDMI converter! And live streaming |
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Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:13:53 -0500 |
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On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 12:36:06PM +0100, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> > I have a mini-displayport to hdmi adapter that I'm bringing if anyone
> > needs. I also have a DVI->VGA adapter which I don't expect to be useful.
> > I'm not sure if VGA->HDMI exists so much, searching online they're
> > always listed as hdmi->vga or as an "active converter". I might have one
> > somewhere, but I don't remember it ever working.
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> They exist, but it is complicated hardware ~$15. No matter, if no one
> has one we'll have to share a laptop for presentations.
Yes, it is complicated hardware that basically requires a small computer
handling the analog -> digital conversion. Some of them do work but you
have to pay for it.