On Friday, July 12, 2013 09:23:17, Michael Muller wrote:
> david battaglia wrote:
> > Hey guy,
> > 
> > I just got my raspberry pi and was wondering what power adapter does it
> > use
> 
> Search for "raspberry pi power supply" and you should get what you need.
> Basically, 5V 1A with micro-usb.
> 
> > and what video adapters should I purchase.
> 
> You'll need an HDMI cable or an HDMI-to-X adapter (where "X" is whatever
> your monitor supports) if your monitor doesn't support HDMI.

Just want to mention: during Joe's talk about the RPi, Joe mentioned that the 
HDMI adaptor needs to be a _powered_ adaptor.  The unpowered ones draw power 
from the RPi, which eventually causes the RPi itself to fail.

  -- Chris

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