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HDMI to VGA adapter for VGA arcade monitor?

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Shoegazer:

Thanks for the help, folks.  S-video is on its way out and will not be offered as an option for much longer I'm afraid, and I'm sure DVI isn't too far behind (everyone is standardizing on HDMI).  I suppose my only option at that time will be to find an HDMI arcade monitor, which to my knowledge doesn't yet exist.  Am I right about that?  I've heard of people using flatpanel displays as arcade monitors, though I don't believe there are 4:3 displays of this sort, and probably nothing at 27" that would fit in the mounting brackets of my cab.

Shoegazer

Blanka:

S-video and DVI on laptops are out, not because of HDMI, but because of space and money.
Most new PCI-E videocards have HDMI, S-video and DVI nowadays. They don't want to miss VGA support yet.

Shoegazer:

Thanks, but HDMI on notebooks are most certainly not out.  In discussions I've had with several notebook manufacturers they will be the ONLY port offered in the near future, hence my concern.  It will dramatically reduce production costs when they start doing so, and HDMI is the new standard and also carries an audio signal as Wundercade pointed out.

Bender:

how about This or This

a little pricey but pretty cool that you can do it through USB 2.0
I don't think that's going anywhere anytime soon

Blanka:


--- Quote from: Shoegazer on September 02, 2008, 01:30:00 am ---Thanks, but HDMI on notebooks are most certainly not out.
--- End quote ---
I was not saying that, I only typed it (typo-allert!)

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