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From: antlists <antlists@youngman.org.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:46:56 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d4cb7567-9703-aa3a-174d-bf816092a1f7@youngman.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201214185542.GA3533@waltdnes.org>

On 14/12/2020 18:55, Walter Dnes wrote:
>    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>

I've got an HDMI-to-VGA so I can drive an old projector from a new 
laptop. Works great.

BEWARE - IT'S ONE-WAY.

You need a different adaptor for VGA-to-HDMI, if you want to drive a new 
monitor from an old PC.

Cheers,
Wol


  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-12-14 23:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-14 18:55 [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors Walter Dnes
2020-12-14 19:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-12-14 19:57 ` J. Roeleveld
2020-12-14 21:53 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2020-12-14 23:46 ` antlists [this message]
2020-12-15  1:15 ` [gentoo-user] " Daniel Frey
2020-12-18  2:41 ` Walter Dnes
2020-12-18  3:57   ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards

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