[LAU] monitor shot, cables

Mark Knecht markknecht at gmail.com
Tue Jul 15 13:38:23 EDT 2008


On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Cory K. <coryisatm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Brad Fuller wrote:
>> There's a DVI (PC) to VGA (monitor) converter for $400:
>> http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=1209
>>
>  Doesn't a simple dingle do the same thing? (essentially)
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Adapter_DVI_to_VGA.jpg/800px-Adapter_DVI_to_VGA.jpg
>
> I have a crap-load of these things laying around.
>
> -Cory K.

Absolutely not. the VGA knows what sort of monitor is attached (EDID,
remember?) and adjusts what the hardware is sending.

The dongle just attaches the right physical outputs from the card to
the right inputs on the analog monitor.



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