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DVI to VGA

riddik · 2009-10-07 13:00:26

does a dvi to vga lead running from a dvi port to a vga monitor actually work, or are they different signals altogether? any help appreciated riddik,.

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07-10-2009 2:00pm

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riddik

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does a dvi to vga lead running from a dvi port to a vga monitor actually work, or are they different signals altogether?

any help appreciated
riddik,.

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#2 07-10-2009 4:35pm
Deano12345

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You mean something like this

Card-DVI to VGA Adapter-VGA cable - Monitor

If so,yes that will work

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#3 07-10-2009 4:37pm
doncarlos

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Yeah it works ok. I work in IT and a lot of our newer machines will have a DVI only so need adaptors to hook them up to VGA monitors

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