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Hello! I have several years of experience in programming, and I'd like to move on to FPGAs to enjoy more fun. As I have a limited budget for my playing with electronics, I'd like to choose the most versatile board for the best price with a decent support from manufacturer. I'm a student, so I guess the academic prices apply for me. I tried to do my own research on google. What I wanted to have on my board was: - VGA/HDMI port - SD card slot - some memory - PS/2 keyboard - USB and Enthernet, although I have almost no idea about how these two work I found these boards: > Basys™2 - Xilinx Spartan-3E, 8-bit VGA, PS/2 - 69$ http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,400,790&Prod=BASYS2 > Basys™3 - Xilinx Artix-7, 12-bit VGA, USB host for kb/mice, flash - 79$ http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,400,1288&Prod=BASYS3 > miniSpartan6+ - Spartan 6 LX 9, HDMI, serial flash, microSD - 75$ http://www.scarabhardware.com/product/minisp6/ > ZYBO Zynq™-7000 - Xilinx Z-7010, Cortex-A9, flash, memory, SD, USB, gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, 16-bit VGA - 125$ http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,400,1198&Prod=ZYBO > Altera DE0 Board - Altera Cyclone III 3C16, 4-BIT VGA, SD, serial port, PS/2, flash - 81$ http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=165&No=364&PartNo=2#section > Altera DE0-CV Board - Altera Cyclone V 5CEBA4F23C7N, 4-bit VGA, microSD, PS/2 - 99$ > Altera DE1 Board - Altera Cyclone II 2C20, 4-bit R-2R per channel VGA, PS/2, SD, flash - 127$ here's where I can't decide. Again, cost is important for me, but I also know that Digilent and Terasic are Some Names. What would you choose? Do you have any of your own recommendations? Please help, I'm honestly an absolute nooob here.