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Title: VGA to DVI Adapter
Post by: southpaw13 on February 08, 2013, 09:00:01 pm

I got a DVI monitor, I bought a VGA to DVI adapter cord and it doesn't work.  No signal found.  So it's not just as simple as buying the adapter cable?  Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help,
-SP

Title: Re: VGA to DVI Adapter
Post by: MKFan4Life on February 08, 2013, 09:21:03 pm

Quote from: southpaw13 on February 08, 2013, 09:00:01 pm

I got a DVI monitor, I bought a VGA to DVI adapter cord and it doesn't work.  No signal found.  So it's not just as simple as buying the adapter cable?  Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help,
-SP

It's tougher than that man.  You're trying to go from an output that's analog to an input that's expecting a digital signal.  Although it's simple to use the little plug on adapters to connect onto a video card in a pc that has only DVI output so you can use it with an older VGA (15-pin connection) monitor, the other way around would require some type of special converter.  If you have an expansion slot in the pc to install a new video card with DVI output, that would be your BEST/CHEAPEST solution.   :cheers:

Title: Re: VGA to DVI Adapter
Post by: southpaw13 on February 08, 2013, 10:12:49 pm

Thanks....makes sense.

-SP