Re: [PLUG] VGA still useful?

2015-11-04 Thread Wayne E. Van Loon
I'm looking at doing a control system job with Dell rack mount servers rather than my usual personal computer boxes. I am disappointed to see that the Dell R430 on-board video is VGA only (I assume HD15). I had to replace my flat panel lately, and was not surprised to see that HD15 connectors

Re: [PLUG] VGA still useful?

2015-11-04 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 03:41:45PM -0800, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > I'm (again) toying with the idea of a new laptop. As I look at models I see > ... VGA? > Is VGA still needed for projectors? If not I see no need for it. I give lots of presentations, using a smaller, older laptop with HD15

[PLUG] VGA still useful?

2015-11-03 Thread Michael Rasmussen
I'm (again) toying with the idea of a new laptop. As I look at models I see ... VGA? Is VGA still needed for projectors? If not I see no need for it. -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity We have become so frightened of terrorism since

Re: [PLUG] VGA still useful?

2015-11-03 Thread neil
I'm glad that you asked. some new laptops come with full size HDMI and some with micro HDMI. I like mine because it has a full size HDMI. If you are giving talks, most places will have an HDMI cable that you can use to plug into their projectors. But if you get a micro HDMI, you'll need to

Re: [PLUG] VGA still useful?

2015-11-03 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > I'm (again) toying with the idea of a new laptop. As I look at models I > see ... VGA? Is VGA still needed for projectors? If not I see no need for > it. Michael, I don't know if the laptops you're considering have dual video modes (VGA and DVI,