[Coco] Introducing the next generation of Color Computer, the CoCo-X

[Louis Ciotti]

Go on Amazon the have adapter cables for under $5, so with shipping
probable under $10.

I am confused about the comments on HMDI, and the legal aspect of building
converters.  Seems to me the only stumbling point (from what I read) was
the latest HD video and copy protection.  And for this application and many
more does that really matter if you can't use your adapter for that?  I
would care less if I had that capibility

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Mar 2013, Joel Ewy wrote:
>
>  Exactly.  When I got my Raspberry Pi, I had to boot it first on composite
>> video because I didn't have one thing in the house that had HDMI, though
>> I've got literally stacks of VGA monitors of all descriptions.  I finally
>> parted with significant cash to get a stupid adapter and a cable so that I
>> could hook it up to a monitor with DVI.  By significant cash, I mean that I
>> almost could have gotten another Raspberry Pi.  I know I could have gotten
>> it cheaper if I was willing to wait for something to be shipped from China,
>> but I guess ultimately it was worth it not to have to wait that long.
>>
>
> If you go to Radio Shack, you will (as I did) get raped on the cost of the
> HDMI-F to DVI-M adapter.  But, when you recover from the sticker shock,
> just order a backup from Parts Express in Ohio where they are about $9 ea.
>
> Steve
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