From: "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
To: Gentoo Users List <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:55:42 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201214185542.GA3533@waltdnes.org> (raw)
I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in
the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing
I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port"
<G>. It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs.
My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs.
But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has
VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep
the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the main
machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI
computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy
an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. <G>
--
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
next reply other threads:[~2020-12-14 18:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-14 18:55 Walter Dnes [this message]
2020-12-14 19:33 ` [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors Neil Bothwick
2020-12-14 19:57 ` J. Roeleveld
2020-12-14 21:53 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2020-12-14 23:46 ` [gentoo-user] " antlists
2020-12-15 1:15 ` Daniel Frey
2020-12-18 2:41 ` Walter Dnes
2020-12-18 3:57 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
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