THE VIDEO SHELF · building a vga video card
The world's worst video card?
Ben Eater explains how VGA signals work and builds a breadboard circuit that produces correct sync timing so a monitor recognizes the signal. He then builds toward displaying an image from simple logic chips.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a clear, from-scratch look at how video hardware works, understandable with just basic logic knowledge.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Ben Eater
- Topic
- building a vga video card
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 8
- HN mentions in dataset
- 14
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Ben Eater did a video on driving a VGA display using a breaboard circuit. He builds up to it in his usual amazing teaching style, highly recommend: [VIDEO]
dimator on Hacker News · 2019-09
In CPU Made from 74HC Chips Is a Glorious MessI'm actually more excited to see a new Ben Eater video on youtube than anything else. His stuff is just fantastic. Even though it's lower level than I've ever worked, it's extremely entertaining and educational. His 6502 series is just great, but I want to …
Diederich on Hacker News · 2020-01
In Show HN: 1.5kb Microkernel for Ben Eater's 6502 ComputerNot the same thing, but you reminded me of this since it's in a similar vein. Ben Eater went through the entire process of building a VGA "video card." Anyone with a basic understanding of logic circuits has enough background to understand it. Worth a …
MarioMan on Hacker News · 2020-02
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