Hi,
Another option could be a VGA to USB capture.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphan-DVI2USB-3-0-External-VGA-DVI-HDMI-Video-Capture-Encoder/303037962609?hash=item468e785971:g:I18AAOSw-GNcR2EG:rk:6:pf:0
You capture the video on another PC that has proper HDMI output.
I don't know if the above works with Linux or not, as I have not tried it.
Another option, is to find an old graphics card that does DVI, and install
it in the old PCs.
Another option, is to buy a better display, that supports VGA and HDMI
inputs.
Another option, is to stop using the old PCs entirely, and get newer ones.
You don't explain why you need the old PCs.
On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 11:56, Rob Malpass via Hampshire <
hampshire@???> wrote:
> Hi all
>
>
>
> Does anyone know of a clever video “upscaler” which converts very low res
> (i.e. text) VGA to HDMI. I have a lot of still working old kit which is
> outputting VGA. The trouble is the BIOS screen (these are nigh on 10
> years old machines) is not UEFI, it’s still text mode VGA. I have tried
> various HDMI solutions (including going VGA to SCART and SCART to HDMI –
> which works fine on a BBC Micro btw!) but none of my HDMI monitors can
> handle this. They can handle things fine when these old machines get into
> a graphics mode – but on a text mode like the BIOS (or running Ubuntu
> server) – no dice.
>
>
>
> Of course, given it’s old hardware, it’s quite often the BIOS that needs
> checking for CMOS battery, RAM failure etc.
>
>
>
> At present, I have a nasty hack where I send the output of a given old
> machine to a mechanical KVM which switches the video output between a 14”
> monitor that can handle these text modes and a monitor with VGA to HDMI
> conversion (which handles anything over 640x480 fine but can’t handle
> lo-res text modes). So when it boots to lo-res mode, I use the 14”
> monitor and the moment it switches to a graphics mode – I flick the KVM
> over to a (VGA converted to HDMI) modern monitor.
>
>
>
> Any ideas anyone? FWIW the upscaler I’ve tried is [1]
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> [1]
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCART-HDMI-to-HDMI-720P-1080P-HD-Video-Converter-Adapter-UK-Plug-For-DVD-STB/183573964461?_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20170912102056%26meid%3D22a8ffe8c8e94938b3e80082bdf22309%26pid%3D100753%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D183573964461&_trksid=p2045573.c100753.m4841
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