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Version of RPi with VGA output

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I'd really like a version of the Pi with VGA output.  I would be willing to pay more for it.  I understand this would not be trivial to do but I only have monitors with VGA inputs.  Even though the FAQ describes VGA as "end of life" it is still ubiquitous.  The alternative for me would be to buy a new monitor or an astronomically expensive adaptor box.  For a low price board this rather seems to defeat one of the objectives of the Pi completely.

 

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  • Personally, I think the huge numbers of Raspberry Pis being sold could very well drive the price of HDMI to VGA adapters down to a reasonable price.  There are some fairly cheap (i.e., less than the price of a RasPi Model A) ones available now, but it's unclear how well they work.  We're hoping people keep the RasPi Screens wiki up to date.  There's been lots of discussion on this at raspberrypi.org.  Go to the front page and enter "VGA adapter" in the Google search box.

     

    I ran into this exact problem when I bought a BeagleBoard back in 2008, except that the cheapest HDMI to VGA adapters were then more like US$100.  So I bought a very nice 1440 x 900 NEC LCD monitor with both DVI-D and VGA inputs for the price of the BeagleBoard and it's been great.  (I have a Model B4 BeagleBoard which does not have the Model C LCD expansion headers.)

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  • Personally, I think the huge numbers of Raspberry Pis being sold could very well drive the price of HDMI to VGA adapters down to a reasonable price.  There are some fairly cheap (i.e., less than the price of a RasPi Model A) ones available now, but it's unclear how well they work.  We're hoping people keep the RasPi Screens wiki up to date.  There's been lots of discussion on this at raspberrypi.org.  Go to the front page and enter "VGA adapter" in the Google search box.

     

    I ran into this exact problem when I bought a BeagleBoard back in 2008, except that the cheapest HDMI to VGA adapters were then more like US$100.  So I bought a very nice 1440 x 900 NEC LCD monitor with both DVI-D and VGA inputs for the price of the BeagleBoard and it's been great.  (I have a Model B4 BeagleBoard which does not have the Model C LCD expansion headers.)

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