From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Leo Famulari Subject: Re: FOSDEM 2019 - we need a VGA to HDMI converter! And live streaming Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:13:53 -0500 Message-ID: <20190122191353.GB25842@jasmine.lan> References: <20180827092319.ghxmbxb2mkjv2sat@thebird.nl> <20180830182037.g2pzfuhhjczpikzu@thebird.nl> <20180831115112.j4pz5p2s6yapwhcu@abyayala> <87in3q208j.fsf@elephly.net> <20190120131739.pmri5tdhqnmq6ahe@thebird.nl> <20190122095343.lwlo47s2bxu4fhn7@thebird.nl> <20190122111633.GA1175@macbook41> <20190122113606.zijdnj7nd2ogvbu3@thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:37060) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gm1Um-0001OJ-Nw for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:14:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gm1Um-0004pU-4u for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:14:00 -0500 Received: from out5-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.29]:52705) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gm1Ul-0004nW-5i for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:14:00 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190122113606.zijdnj7nd2ogvbu3@thebird.nl> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Pjotr Prins Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org 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. > > 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.