14 Jul
2016
14 Jul
'16
12:34 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Sam
O'nella
Sent: 14 July 2016 06:44
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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Subject: RE: Reproduction micros
I haven't built or marketed anything myself but i believe if i
understood correctly from several folks who have that vga was a cheaper
choice due to licensing costs for dvi or hdmi at the time.
I didn't think there were licencing costs for DVI but apparently I am wrong. The
connector is absolutely horrid.
Not sure if vga is past that point or open but when keeping home brew kits
cheap for us hobbyists every dollar counts.
As far as I know VGA has always been open. I can't see anything patentable in the
spec, its really just RGB with higher sync rates.
It would be interesting maybe as a Wikipedia page
(thought there was one)
to show which projects were out there and preferably which are still
active. A shrinking but understandable issue when buying im batches with
personal money in hopes that theyll sell eventually.
That would take some updating...
Dave