{"id":33218,"date":"2020-06-03T17:56:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T09:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=33218"},"modified":"2020-06-03T18:39:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T10:39:02","slug":"hdmi-micro-hdmi-vs-dsi-raspberry-pi-4-display-connectors-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/03\/hdmi-micro-hdmi-vs-dsi-raspberry-pi-4-display-connectors-m\/","title":{"rendered":"HDMI\/Micro-HDMI vs DSI \u2013 Raspberry Pi 4 Display Connectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is a Raspberry Pi? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Raspberry Pi<\/a> is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. It is capable of doing everything you\u2019d expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making spreadsheets, word-processing, and playing games. Raspberry Pi 4 is the latest iteration of the Raspberry Pi product family and it offers the fastest performance when compared with the previous generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To learn more about the Raspberry Pi, please visit our blog Learn all about the Raspberry Pi: Getting started, Projects, Software, Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An 8GB RAM version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B just got released. Click here<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting a display to a Raspberry Pi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to use a Raspberry Pi for your projects, having a display connected to the Raspberry Pi will allow you to have better interactions with your Raspberry Pi. But there are different types of connectors on the Raspberry Pi to connect to a display and you might be confused about which ones to use to connect to a display. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well. Don\u2019t worry. You are in the right place. This blog will be helpful for you to have an understanding of the different connectors and make a better decision when buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Display connectors on the Raspberry Pi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Raspberry Pi 4 has 3 display connectors in total and they are; two Micro – HDMI connectors and one DSI connector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, the Raspberry Pi 3 only has one regular HDMI and DSI connector and the only difference between Micro \u2013 HDMI and regular HDMI is the size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this blog when we talk about HDMI, we will talk about it as HDMI in general because both Regular and Micro versions only differ in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is HDMI?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and it a connector and cable which has the ability to transmit both high-quality audio and video between devices. Also, the information sent over HDMI is uncompressed digital data, and this makes it possible for HDMI to transmit video signals at 4K resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Different HDMI versions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are different versions of HDMI and we will only focus on the HDMI versions available on the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi 4. The Raspberry Pi 3 has HDMI version 1.3 whereas the Raspberry Pi 4 has HDMI version 2.0. Let’s look at the table below to compare the differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n