Version of RPi with VGA output

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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Former Member over 13 years ago

I don't know what you consider astronomically expensive, but HDMI->VGA converters are sold as low as $16. I do not know personally if this specific model works on the R-Pi

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BK-HDMI-Male-to-VGA-RGB-Female-HDMI-to-VGA-Video-Converter-adapter-1080P-for-PC-/130699741793?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item1e6e4fca61

but according to the Wiki, it does work
http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#HDMI-.3EVGA_converter_boxes
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

@Morgaine: FWIW I will probably only need a monitor (and keyboard/mouse) for setting up the Pi.
@jbeale: I think just a cable is unlikely to work. I have seen loads of negative reviews of similar products.
@John: I had already done a search for "VGA adaptor" but all I get is VGA -> HDMI (which is the wrong way around).

The wiki looks useful but it seems like all the products are from American companies. Is UK HDMI the same? I know nothing about HDMI.
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johnbeetem over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

Mark W wrote:

@John: I had already done a search for "VGA adaptor" but all I get is VGA -> HDMI (which is the wrong way around).
Be sure to do the Google search from the Google search box on the front page at raspberrypi.org, where it says "search this site". That limits the search to content within raspberrypi.org, and lists a number of forum threads about HDMI -> VGA conversion. I don't know if the Google search will try to be clever and adapt its results to your search history, so you may get different results from me. I'd ignore any products shown at the top of the search results as they're probably not the right kind of adapter (at least that was my experience).
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johnbeetem over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

Mark W wrote:

@John: I had already done a search for "VGA adaptor" but all I get is VGA -> HDMI (which is the wrong way around).
Be sure to do the Google search from the Google search box on the front page at raspberrypi.org, where it says "search this site". That limits the search to content within raspberrypi.org, and lists a number of forum threads about HDMI -> VGA conversion. I don't know if the Google search will try to be clever and adapt its results to your search history, so you may get different results from me. I'd ignore any products shown at the top of the search results as they're probably not the right kind of adapter (at least that was my experience).
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

@John: I did this but it looked like it did a "global" google search because none of the results were from raspberrypi.org
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Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

Mark,
You can add
site:raspberrypi.org
to any google search, to make it site specific.
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