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World's worst video card? The exciting conclusion

Ben Eater · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Electronics & circuit designAudio & video engineering

What it is

Ben Eater finishes building a minimal VGA video card from logic circuits. He explains analog RGB signals, stores an image in an EEPROM and builds a simple digital-to-analog converter to display it.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as an accessible, educational build that anyone with basic logic knowledge can follow.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Anyone with a basic understanding of logic circuits has enough background to understand it. Worth a watch.”

    Building a VGA video card from basic logic circuits

    MarioMan, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Brown: color is weird [video]”

  2. “Super educational”

    Educational DIY VGA video card build

    chrisdalke, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “NandGame – Build a Computer from Scratch”

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Topics: vga, ben eater, digital electronics, eeprom, dac, video card

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