[SGVHAK] Raspberry Pi - recommendations?

[Claude Felizardo]

Okay, i guess I was not specific enough.
What I am looking for is an HDMI to VGA converter that ALSO provides
audio output and does not require additional power, instead getting
power from the HDMI output of the Raspberry Pi.

Here is the listing on the adafruit website for $25
http://adafruit.com/products/1151

Here is what I think is the same thing on the Newegg website and it
says specifically no external power needed and they have it on sale
for $18.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0ZK-000J-000E9

The Adafruit listing does not mention anything about external power
but it says they have tested it with the Raspberry.

Looked on the monoprice website and I can not find this.  They have
VGA to HDMI, various adapters but no HDMI to VGA WITH audio.

I searched the MCMelectronics website and they list two HDMI to VGA
plus audio converters but they both require external power and list
for ~$50.
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-12384&green=15C33160-B6D4-5E84-931C-28BB128030D6
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/33-11615&green=15C33160-B6D4-5E84-931C-28BB128030D6

So if someone can provide a link or better yet the specific search
string they used to find it for under $10 I would appreciate it.

Alternatively, can anyone tell me i can get audio out of the rPi from
the audio jack while using the HDMI for video?  Do i need to configure
anything special or will it just output audio on both?  If so, then
perhaps I could try one of the cheaper adapters but i'm trying to keep
the project as small as possible and really don't want to hand over a
box with a ton of wires coiled up around it.

Oh rats, I just noticed that the Newegg listing is for a micro HDMI jack.


On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Richard Scobey <scobeyrt at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Have you tried looking on Monoprice.com? Their warehouse is local, their prices are great, and shipping costs are low too.
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> On Feb 21, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I noticed the HDMI to VGA with audio cable on the Adafruit website and
> tried to order but had to create an account but didn't like the $12
> shipping for a $25 part.  Oh wait, I just checked and it now says
> $4.33.  I swear it was telling me $12 last night and I'm pretty sure I
> had only the one item in my cart.  Anyway, went looking around and saw
> similar cables listed on other websites but of course they don't
> mention if it was specifically tested with the raspberryPi in mind and
> some even have a disclaimer saying there may be performance problems
> if the input and output frequencies don't match.  I was also going to
> order the miniature WiFi adapter but they are out of stock as well but
> they said they have tested this as well.  I found another website that
> has both but again, not tested.
>
> Has anyone tried this type of converter and is there likely to be
> compatibility problem?  Adafruit says they have specifically tested
> the cable they offer with a rPi and a VGA monitor which is exactly
> what I plan to do.
>
> Claude
>
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> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Homan Chou <homanchou at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I got the starter kit from adafruit.  It's a little bit more pricey at $104
>> but they pack in some goodies like a charger, micro sd usb card reader, sd
>> card (micro sd with adapter), cobbler (to work with the pins), breadboard,
>> case, TTL usb cable (supposedly can use this exclusively to work with pi
>> without need for external keyboard, mouse, or monitor, just use your laptop
>> and ssh?  I haven't tried it out yet)
>>
>> Here is the link:
>> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1014
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>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:38 PM, juanslayton @dslextreme.com
>> <juanslayton at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I got mine from Newark.  It runs well on the wife's cell phone charger.
>>>
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>>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Bryan Backer <bbacker at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If one was just now ordering their first Raspberry Pi,
>>>> what recommendations would the group have regarding
>>>> model to purchase, power supplies they've liked/disliked?
>>>> And from where did you order the Pi? I think I missed
>>>> the group order a while back but am happy to do individual
>>>> mail order if folks have a supplier they'd recommend.
>>>>
>>>> At the moment this is just for tinkering, so I think
>>>> board, bootable storage and power supply are only requirements,
>>>> I'd most likely tinker with it headless so
>>>> ethernet connection highly desired, video output
>>>> used mostly to monitor booting.
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Bryan
>>>>
>>>
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