Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-04 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 03 dec 20, 08:49:58, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, December 03, 2020 04:35:37 AM David wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 02:27, wrote: > > > I did find out that a USB-C cable / connector has 24 conductors -- so it > > > is conceivable (with my lack of knowledge) that some laptop >

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread David
On Fri, 4 Dec 2020 at 00:58, wrote: > If you are asking about the multiport adapter that I have, there is a small > enclosed module (of some sort) in a small, not easily / obviously openable, > enclosure, with "sockets" for VGA, (2x) USB (the old style large connector), > RJ-45, USB-C. There is

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread David
On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 21:49, wrote: > On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 09:35:38PM +1100, David wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 21:15, wrote: > > Does the active cable have a USB-C connector on the VGA end? > > Yes, it should. > Tickling your favourite search engine (let's hope it ain't Google ;-) > yie

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread rhkramer
On Thursday, December 03, 2020 05:35:38 AM David wrote: > Does the active cable have a USB-C connector on the VGA end? > The comment I responded to speaks of analog VGA signals > on a USB-C connector. If you are asking about the multiport adapter that I have, there is a small enclosed module (of

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread rhkramer
Thanks! On Thursday, December 03, 2020 05:15:12 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > USB-C is a mess. Quoth [1]: > >"A device with a Type-C connector does not necessarily >implement USB, USB Power Delivery, or any Alternate Mode: >the Type-C connector is common to several technologies while >

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread rhkramer
On Thursday, December 03, 2020 04:35:37 AM David wrote: > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 02:27, wrote: > > I did find out that a USB-C cable / connector has 24 conductors -- so it > > is conceivable (with my lack of knowledge) that some laptop > > manufacturers actually put out an (analog) VGA signal on th

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread tomas
On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 09:35:38PM +1100, David wrote: > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 21:15, wrote: [...] > > USB-C is a mess. Quoth [1]: [...] > Does the active cable have a USB-C connector on the VGA end? Yes, it should. > The comment I responded to speaks of analog VGA signals > on a USB-C conne

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread David
On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 21:15, wrote: > On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 08:35:37PM +1100, David wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 02:27, wrote: > > > I did find out that a USB-C cable / connector has 24 conductors -- so it > > > is > > > conceivable (with my lack of knowledge) that some laptop manufacture

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread tomas
On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 08:35:37PM +1100, David wrote: > On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 02:27, wrote: > > > I did find out that a USB-C cable / connector has 24 conductors -- so it is > > conceivable (with my lack of knowledge) that some laptop manufacturers > > actually put out an (analog) VGA signal on

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-03 Thread David
On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 02:27, wrote: > I did find out that a USB-C cable / connector has 24 conductors -- so it is > conceivable (with my lack of knowledge) that some laptop manufacturers > actually put out an (analog) VGA signal on the USB-C cable. Is this just wishful thinking or do you have ev

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-02 Thread rhkramer
On Wednesday, December 02, 2020 10:56:24 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 02 dec 20, 10:26:43, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > >* I don't have enough knowledge (yet) to confidently pick a laptop > >that will > > > > work with the multiport adapter I bought with VGA output > > It would probab

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 02 dec 20, 10:26:43, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > >* I don't have enough knowledge (yet) to confidently pick a laptop that > will > work with the multiport adapter I bought with VGA output It would probably help to determine whether the multiport adapter contains a VGA video chip con

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-12-02 Thread rhkramer
Thanks to all who replied -- I have some notes at the bottom of this email. On Sunday, November 29, 2020 01:27:12 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 28 nov 20, 09:07:14, Rh Kramer wrote: > > Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter > > (I guess a key thing is USB-C "alter

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-11-29 Thread Stefan Monnier
> As far as I understand, a USB to VGA adapter is basically just a video > card that just happens to connect via USB (instead of PCI-E or so), It could also be that its "USB-C to VGA" converts the displayport signal to VGA (in which case it will only work with those type C connectors which provid

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-11-28 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 28 nov 20, 09:07:14, Rh Kramer wrote: > Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter > > Background: a few months ago, I bought a generic / inexpensive USB-Type C > Multipoint Adapter (with VGA output) and around the same time ordered a > laptop > that advertised a

Re: Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-11-28 Thread Dan Ritter
Rh Kramer wrote: > The KVM switch has VGA input and output, and the Multipoint adapter has USB-C > input and, among other things, a VGA output (and RJ-45 for Ethernet, bbut no > HDMI, which would be irrelevant anyway in view of the KVM switch and my VGA > monitor). > > Below I quote some info

Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (and VGA)

2020-11-28 Thread Rh Kramer
Advice on laptop with USB-C port and USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter Background: a few months ago, I bought a generic / inexpensive USB-Type C Multipoint Adapter (with VGA output) and around the same time ordered a laptop that advertised a USB-C port. When I received the laptop, I saw that it did