can anybody recommend a make/model for a VGA to HDMI converter that works?
Jeff Gaines wrote:
can anybody recommend a make/model for a VGA to HDMI converter that works?
Yes, a Startech VGA2HDU, I use it on the occasions I have a VGA only
computer to look at (all my KVM connected stuff is DVI/HDMI/DP)
It requires a USB port for power.
On 19/08/2024 in message <lih1c4Fdes7U1@mid.individual.net> Andy Burns
wrote:
Jeff Gaines wrote:
can anybody recommend a make/model for a VGA to HDMI converter that >>>works?
Yes, a Startech VGA2HDU, I use it on the occasions I have a VGA only >>computer to look at (all my KVM connected stuff is DVI/HDMI/DP)
It requires a USB port for power.
Many thanks Andy :-)
I always seem to need to convert things in the expensive direction...
Just for info I managed to find a rather cheaper VGA to HDMI converter on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07K14NR8P
It's £9.99 and runs fine on a 1920 x 1080 60 Hz screen. Fine for what I
want although others may want something a bit more sophisticated. They
offer 2, one for each direction so watch what you click on!
Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
Just for info I managed to find a rather cheaper VGA to HDMI converter on
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07K14NR8P
It's £9.99 and runs fine on a 1920 x 1080 60 Hz screen. Fine for what I
want although others may want something a bit more sophisticated. They
offer 2, one for each direction so watch what you click on!
I've had mixed results with conversion on the Microservers. Sometimes the BIOS screens don't appear, which is rather unfortunate when the only reason
I want to look at the display is because the boot failed.
(BIOS screens can be a weird resolution like 720x400 and LCD monitors sometimes don't lock to this. It's possible this is more of a problem with HDMI-input monitors than those with native VGA ports - by using a converter you're now using a monitor that never expected a VGA-style resolution)
Also, speaking of wobbly ports, beware that the VGA connector on the Gen7 is quite fragile. On one of mine I have to wiggle it a lot to get a signal. I really should take it apart and resolder, but just to be aware that it can
be a problem.
Theo
I am probably not alone here in keeping an old, small-ish monitor with a
VGA input specifically for the purpose of occasionally connecting to 'headless' machines.
jkn <jkn+es@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
I am probably not alone here in keeping an old, small-ish monitor with a
VGA input specifically for the purpose of occasionally connecting to
'headless' machines.
I tend to use a PiKVM for that nowadays - smaller, neater, no physical need to be near the machine. I use it on a Pi Zero 2 W (until last week, a Pi Zero, but they don't support that any more) and an HDMI-CSI capture board.
720x400 is an odd resolution though. The PiKVM itself should be able to handle it (I don't think it's fussy what it's capturing) but the VGA to HDMI adapter can be problematic. Seems like it's a common problem for people playing DOS games, so there is info out there on which to go for:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=73289
Somewhere on page 11:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1061162#p1061162
somebody recommends the Foinnex VGA to HDMI adapter, which is one of the few listed that seems to be available to the UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Converter-FOINNEX-Computer-Projector-Portable-VGA-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B072NCTBVP/
(at least I think, their link is to Amazon US which is a different ASIN)
Free returns, so in the interests of science I've ordered one.
Theo
I am probably not alone here in keeping an old, small-ish monitor with a
VGA input specifically for the purpose of occasionally connecting to 'headless' machines.
Interesting, I didn't know about PiKVM, thanks.
$WORK do not enable (or allow to be enabled) Remote Desktop on my work laptop, which is a major pain when WfH.
I wonder if there is a way of using something like this...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Converter-FOINNEX-Computer-Projector-Portable-VGA-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B072NCTBVP/
(at least I think, their link is to Amazon US which is a different ASIN)
Free returns, so in the interests of science I've ordered one.
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