On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 22:14 -0500, Josh Trutwin wrote:
> I have a new monitor with DVI input only and I have a video card with
> VGA output only.  I need a VGA/DVI adapter - Radio Shack?  

Are you talking about an LCD display? If so, this may not be possible.
DVI has provisions for analog and digital signaling, I have no idea if
LCD displays typically accept analog input on their DVI plugs. Take a
look at the plug:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/DVI_pinout.svg

The pink pins around the cross on the right are the analog pins. If
they're physically missing, then VGA->DVI will never work.

I'd say just pick yourself up a card that has DVI. I'd recommend a
Radeon 9xxx if you care about 3D at all, as they have open source OpenGL
drivers. Or do you need PCIe?

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