On 10/9/07, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have always wondered about this. I thought it made no difference and > wondered why DVI was such a big deal. If they really are different why > is DVI so easily converted to VGA with a dumb little dongle? Perhaps it > is really just running VGA signal over a DVI cable when using the > convert dongle but uses better signalling when it goes straight DVI? I > have never run DVI because I have always had problems with graphics card > drivers in DVI mode. Perhaps I'll give it another try. >
Your hunch is correct. A DVI plug has pins for the analog signal as well as the digital signal. -- Rick -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
