There is quite a bit of information on power and display adapters listed at http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Power_adapters
As I read it, HDMI and common DVI cables will work fine as DVI lacks audio but is the same video as HDMI. See http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Display_adapters for notes on odd DVI connectors and the warnings about VGA adapters. —gh On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Chris Knadle <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > -- > Chris Knadle > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Aug 7 - Scripting Your World with Python > Sep 4 - September Meeting > Oct 2 - OpenFlow: Open Standard for Networking Hardware > -- Garrison Hoffman, Codefix Consulting <http://codefix.net/> — PSTN: +1 914.930.6268 iNum: +883.5100 0139.3052 — VoIP: sip:[email protected]
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