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by FishInSearchOfWater
Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:42 pm
Forum: Newcomers Forum
Topic: Information Overload
Replies: 8
Views: 1487

Re: Information Overload

Thank you for all the information! I already have the digital board, as I was not initially planning on using a crt. I saw various places that people said direct video was an option and that dual ram down the road is “future proofing” your setup. >_< Depending on the crts that are available in my area, I may just put a pin the the CRT idea unless I...
by FishInSearchOfWater
Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: Newcomers Forum
Topic: Information Overload
Replies: 8
Views: 1487

Re: Information Overload

Thank you for the input, both of you. It certainly clears up a bit of my confusion as I’ve tried to make sense of all the terminology. When I go to see what displays are being offered, for the easiest solution, it sounds like I need to look for a component, or vga input port. If the display has a vga port: hdmi (mister) > hdmi to vga converter > vg...
by FishInSearchOfWater
Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:29 pm
Forum: Newcomers Forum
Topic: Information Overload
Replies: 8
Views: 1487

Information Overload

Hi all, I’m sorry if this post is redundant as I know it gets a lot of attention. It’s a bit of a technical information overload and I’m getting lost in all the information. My mister setup includes: De-10 nano Digital I/O board USB hub 128 vram expansion Coaxial to Optical Digital Audio Converter to be able to use my headphones, or output to speak...
by FishInSearchOfWater
Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:39 pm
Forum: Newcomers Forum
Topic: New to MiSTer FPGA Question About Audio?
Replies: 7
Views: 1277

Re: New to MiSTer FPGA Question About Audio?

If I were to go the route of a digital IO board, and use tos out to a DAC which would give me the headphone or speaker output, would I need to get a different power supply? Some of the DACs I looked at would use the powered usb from the usb hub.
by FishInSearchOfWater
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:01 am
Forum: Newcomers Forum
Topic: New to MiSTer FPGA Question About Audio?
Replies: 7
Views: 1277

New to MiSTer FPGA Question About Audio?

Hello, I’m buying all the components for my MiSTer setup and have a couple questions. So far my build includes: De10 nano board MiSTer USB Hub 128 SDRAM Asus BT 500 adapter I have an hdmi monitor that does not have any audio capabilities. Am I forced to buy the digital IO board in order to be able to get sound? I have headphones and some bookshelf ...