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So you've got your Pi Zero, but you don't have an HDMI monitor! The Pi Zero has a composite video out port which is very easy to access, and we're going to show you how!  You'll need a few bits and pieces, including a soldering iron to solder some headers on: We're going to be soldering two pin headers onto the Pi Zero, circled in red and labeled TV in the picture below So, go ahead an solder your pin headers on! You can of course solder wires directly to the board if you'd like, but headers are neater (and their connection subsequently removable). Now get your RCA connector, and plug the two male ends into the two screw terminals. Again, you can use wire for this, but male pins are probably neater. Now we can plug the female end of the jumper wires into our Zero. Polarity should always be "Positive" (+) of the RCA connector, to the pin labelled "TV" on the Raspberry Pi. In this case, it is our white jumper wire. ...

The news media said they were worthless seem to be still working ok for me. Using the Arduino with an old black and white TV and additional software. You need to add a couple of pieces of inexpensive electronics though. If you have an old TV like this one with composite in, it will also work with the Raspberry Pi also (You will need an rf modulator otherwise.) Old vcrs make great rf modulators and can be had cheap from places like Goodwill. Even this probably thirty year old TV with the right output from an old computer works ok.  Like to play ninvaders on it as well as using it as a terminal. Command line is not dead, Bluray has never really caught on, but we can still use dvd players.  Dvd players with composite input can also be used as monitors. Here we are running Reactos. From:  http://www.instructables.com/id/McGuyver-monitor/ Update: Forgot about this old video,

Ever wanted or needed a monitor and all you have is an old composite monitor. Try this hack (at your own risk) and see if it works.

Always looking for new ways to reuse equipment to increase return on investment aka ROI. Here is a little project we did with a dvd player to turn it into a computer monitor. So now my dvd player is not just an entertainment device, but a very useful computer tool.  More information at: http://www.instructables.com/id/McGuyver-monitor/