MiSTerFPGA Direct Video Guide - Connect to a CRT through the HDMI Port

This is a video showing you how to setup Direct-Video on the MiSTer FPGA. Direct Video gives you the ability to use a CRT television through the DE10 Nano’s HDMI port.

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Document by Kuro testing other HDMI to VGA DACS: Full Technical Document: https://tinyurl.com/dacanalysis Test Results: https://tinyurl.com/dactestresults https://www.retrorgb.com/hdmi-to-vga-dac-analysis.html

Other compatible DACs (sourced from MiSTerFPGA Github documentation): ISY IAD-1007, HDMI Adapter: https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_isy-iad-1007-hdmi-adapter-2737565.html HAMA HDMI™-Stecker auf VGA-Buchse, Adapter, 0,15 m: https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_hama-hdmi%E2%84%A2-stecker-auf-vga-buchse-2708216.html HDMI - VGA-adapter https://www.jula.se/hdmi-vga-adapter-003087/

Laser Bear MiSTer Direct Video to Component adapter: https://www.laserbear.net/products/mister-direct-video-to-component-adapter

*VGA to SCART/BNC cables for MiSTer from RetroAcces (These are recommended by the MiSTerFPGA GitHub documentation): * https://retro-access.com/products/mister-io-scart

MiSTer FPGA fresh ini file:https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/blob/master/MiSTer.ini Direct Video documentation: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_MiSTer/advanced/directvideo/

Chapters: ​​ 0:00:00 1 - Intro 0:00:18 2 - Why use direct video 0:01:11 3 - What’s needed 0:03:34 4 - DAC Hardware setup - Component Mod 0:06:17 5 - MiSTer INI Settings 0:10:15 6 - Final Thoughts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iiMPWINnnw