Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 01:55:42PM -0500, Walter Dnes wrote Thanks for everybody's comments. I didn't feel like waiting till the 6th or 10th of Januaty for Amazon shipping. I've got 2 HDMI cables locally, but no HDMI-to-VGA dongle. Hopefully, I'll find a store with that in stock tomorrow. In the meantime, I've lugged the new machine to my computer den, and I'm switching the input on my main monitor's selector menu. I've already done the first boot up. The board will get bombarded with setup questions soon. -- Walter Dnes I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
On 12/14/20 10:55 AM, Walter Dnes wrote: I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" . It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs. My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs. But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the main machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. If your old monitor has DVI-D there's a plethora of HDMI to DVI-D cords out there. We use a lot of them where I work. Dan
Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
On 14/12/2020 18:55, Walter Dnes wrote: But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the main machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. I've got an HDMI-to-VGA so I can drive an old projector from a new laptop. Works great. BEWARE - IT'S ONE-WAY. You need a different adaptor for VGA-to-HDMI, if you want to drive a new monitor from an old PC. Cheers, Wol
Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
On 14 December 2020 19:55:42 CET, Walter Dnes wrote: > I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in >the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing >I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" >. It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs. >My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs. > > But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has >VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep >the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the >main >machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI >computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy >an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. Yes, I use one from Startech without any issues. Comes with HDMI, DVI and VGA output for a mini DP port. I use it as well to connect the laptop to my tv. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:55:42 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote:
> I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in
> the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing
> I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port"
> . It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs.
> My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs.
My five year old Dell laptop only has mni-displayport. It's not a new
decision.
> But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has
> VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep
> the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the main
> machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI
> computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy
> an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor.
You can buy various adaptors from Amazon. I have one with
mini-displayport input and multiple outputs - VGS, DVI and HDMI.
--
Neil Bothwick
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[gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors
I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" . It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs. My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs. But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the main machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. -- Walter Dnes I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
