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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.0&return_msg=42146.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.11">11–13</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42146.1">Anything -> HDMI</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42146_1_13_10"> <a name="a42146_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 3 Apr 2018 21:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1">42146.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I want the ability to connect any device to a HDMI screen, whatever ports the device has. <p>Something like this would be ok: <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/992754-REG/liberty_av_solutions_dl_ar_hdmi_to_mobile_content.html">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/992754-REG/liberty_av_solutions_dl_ar_hdmi_to_mobile_content.html</a> </p><p>But more ports, not costing $120 for what can't be more than $25 worth of adapters (at most), and a tidier form factor (like those 500-in-1 card readers that were available before everyone switched to SD) would be even better. </p><p>Anyone seen a thing like that?</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.1&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Apr 2018 21:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.2">42146.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_1" target="_self">42146.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There really isn't more than £5 of adapters there. What an absolute rip off. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.2&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Apr 2018 21:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.3">42146.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_1" target="_self">42146.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> If you're looking at various forms of digital/HDMI sizes to HDMI then I'd get a fairly simple HDMI switch and a number of adapters. I'd estimate it would cost around £10.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.3&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 13:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.4">42146.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_1" target="_self">42146.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Good gravy, that's a horrible invention. As Ant said that's a few dollars of adapters and a very pricey metal ring. When I read your post I was imagining something where all those would be encased together with a single hdmi out, a many-to-one thing. <br /> <br /> Is this for use in meeting/av rooms where someone could bring any sort of device in and then get it hooked up to a display or for your own personal use, where people could bring you any sort of device and you can then hook it up to a display?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.4&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 20:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:33"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.5">42146.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_2" target="_self">42146.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But what if they're ionised gold connectors that convert regular bits into hyper-epic bits!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.5&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 20:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.6">42146.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_5" target="_self">42146.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Still twice as much as it should be! </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.6&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 20:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 20:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.7">42146.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_4" target="_self">42146.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Partly for personal use, but mostly I'd like to get my parents something they can use with their TV so anyone can easily connect a camera/mobile/tablet/notebook/toaster - hence why an uncluttered box would be preferable.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.7&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 20:56</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2018 21:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.8">42146.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_7" target="_self">42146.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But surely if you're talking about various sizes of HDMI the primary cable would be small HDMI to normal HDMI, so you'd need that cable anyway. A switch box with female other sizes is pointless because you're unlikely to get, for example, a mini HDMI to mini HDMI cable. It will nearly always be a mini to normal sized cable. So what you need is a normal HDMI cable and adapters. <br /> <br /> Unless you're talking about analogue to HDMI, then that's a different situation. <br /> <br /> Give us an actual example with what you have in mind it actually being used for. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.8&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2018 22:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2018 07:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.9">42146.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_8" target="_self">42146.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You're right; I've not been thinking this through properly. <p>I do also want VGA to HDMI though. Options include a simple <a href="https://www.scan.co.uk/products/newlink-vga-source-m-hdmi-display-f-convertor-plus-audio-plus-usb-power">£18 converter</a>, or <a href="https://www.scan.co.uk/products/startech-2x-1-hdmiplusvga-to-hdmi-converter-switch-with-automatic-and-priority-switching-1080p">a £100 surcharge to get one in the same box as a switch</a>. I don't mind paying for convenience but some things are just stupid. <span class="emoticon e_unsure" title=":/"><span class="e__">:/</span></span></p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 4 Apr 2018 22:55 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.9&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42146_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42146_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 5 Apr 2018 13:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2018 20:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 13</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.10">42146.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42146.1#a42146_9" target="_self">42146.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've never understood why the video adapters and switches between different formats are (usually) so expensive.<br /> <br /> And ugly, I've never seen an aesthetically pleasing switch box. <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span><br /> <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42146.10&return_msg=42146.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42146.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42146.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>