[clue] Pinebook Pro and HDMI

[Dennis J Perkins]

I can do that to verify alernate mode DP.  The laptop doesn't want to work
with my USB monitor and the monitor complains that it doesn't have an alt
mode DP signal.  The laptop is supposed to have that.

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 12:52 PM David L. Willson <dlwillson at thegeek.nu>
wrote:

> TY for the update, Dennis. I have a USB-C to HDMI adapter that might be
> fun to test with your Pinebook Pro sometime.
>
> WRT interface types, I started drifting toward HDMI when I became enamored
> of the Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black. They are pretty HDMI-centric, and
> most everything else seems to support it, too, so it seemed like a good bet.
>
> Here's an article that does a more meaningful comparison between the
> physical display interfaces:
> https://www.monitornerds.com/displayport-vs-hdmi-vs-usb-c-vs-dvi-vs-vga-which-is-better-for-gaming/
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Dennis J Perkins" <djperkins77 at gmail.com>
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> *Sent: *Monday, February 24, 2020 6:35:09 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [clue] Pinebook Pro and HDMI
>
> I meant David Willson.  I think most monitors still have VGA, but DVI,
> HDMI or Display Port are also on most monitors now.  Some have all four.  I
> would use HDMI or DisplayPort if they are available.
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 4:44 PM <davidholz at copper.net> wrote:
>
>> Interesting.  I probably wanted to know about connecting to a normal
>> monitor.
>> Is HDMI the normal standard for computer monitors now?
>>
>> Thanks for info.
>>
>>          David
>>
>>
>> --- dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> From: dennisjperkins <dennisjperkins at comcast.net>
>> To: CLUE's mailing list <clue at cluedenver.org>
>> Subject: [clue] Pinebook Pro and HDMI
>> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:06:18 -0700
>>
>> David, you wondered if the PBO could connect to an HDMI monitor.  The
>> USB-C port can do it using an adapter.  Not all will work; alternate mode
>> DisplayPort is needed.
>>
>> I bought an adapter at Best Buy that works.  It's a J5 Connect JCA153G.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my KYOCERA DuraForce PRO, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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