{"id":134,"date":"2023-10-13T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/?p=134"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:56:17","slug":"using-a-bbc-micro-b-with-an-hdmi-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/13\/using-a-bbc-micro-b-with-an-hdmi-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a BBC Micro B with an HDMI Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In my last post, I had this question left unanswered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Could I somehow use the Beeb with a modern display?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Acorn aficionados like the idea of pairing their Acorn machine with original monitors from the same period, notably the Microvitec Cub colour monitors.  Personally I wanted a space saving and clear display, that I didn&#8217;t have to worry about repairing later down the line. Besides, the Cubs cost a pretty penny &#8211; fetching between \u00a3200 and \u00a3300 at the time of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After searching if the BBC B could support a modern display, I quickly came across this YouTube answer from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CHgjbC-uiSo?si=HD0bGFvPmazzeufY\">Retro Computer Shack<\/a> showing how to connect to a display with an HDMI input. This provides a crisp display on a monitor or TV, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/250877464070\">RGB to SCART cable<\/a> (\u00a313.50) plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Converter-Adapter-Support-Coaxial-Compatible\/dp\/B0BM93NJJV\/\">SCART to HDMI video converter<\/a> (\u00a329). I went with the advice to get this more expensive converter (Prices at time of writing), since I could see from Amazon feedback the cheaper converters were giving problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was trickier was getting hold of a monitor (rather than a TV) with an HDMI input which from reading from a few sources are a little harder to get hold of nowadays. I got hold of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/204403082417\">Dell 19&#8243; HDMI Monitor IPS LED 1280 x 1024 P1917S P1917SF<\/a> from eBay seller UK Computer Parts which do have a 100% feedback rating. When I received the monitor it was packed adequately but hastily, with some of the packing tape coming off the misshapen box. The fuse was also missing from the plug which caused a bit of initial alarm when I tried switching it on, but once a fuse was put in, the monitor was fine and in good condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the answer to the above is that the Beeb can use a more modern display. You could use of course a display with a SCART input (more common with TVs) saving on having an adaptor &#8211; it depends on your preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-655x657.jpg 655w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/retrorendezvous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/My-BBC-B-with-HDMI-Compatible-Monitor-v2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my last post, I had this question left unanswered. 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