Jamie Just trying to be helpful, guess I wasn't. I'll leave it to the experts from here on out.
Brian On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 11:15, Linux Rocks! wrote: > >From your sig: > > Message from Earth: VGA has the 15 pin inverted trapezoid shape and DVI has > the elongated rectangle with blade shaped pins. > That 15 pin inverted trapezoid is called a D-sub (that describes that shape > of > connector, its actually a high density D-sub 15 pin). your printer, serial > mice, and other things use "d-sub" connectors too. > > Also, what is an elongated rectangle? seems to me, its still just a rectangle. > > > On Wednesday 09 February 2005 07:54 am, Brian Gallagher wrote: > : No, its not enough! My newest Video cards have both VGA and DVI outs. > : I have a Dakota mini-scout VGA KVM. I'm not using it now but I'd like > : to have the option, if possible. The use would be for the occasional > : diagnostic of an old computer. By using a gender changer provided by > : the manufacturer (VGA to DVI) and plugging the LCD monitor DVI out to > : the KVM VGA in I might loose some signal quality, but not be damaging > : the LCD monitor or, what the @#$%, that an't gonna work? > : > : I certainly have learned my lesson about cheap monitors. I like > : midrange ViewSonic LCD monitors. What do you like? > : > : Thanks, Mr O. > : > : Brian -- Message from Earth: _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
