DVI to VGA adaptor [Archive] - Overclockers Forums

Altar

01-07-03, 07:31 PM

i have an asus a7n8x. as i stated in my last post, i know very little of video cards. if i get a 9500 pro, and i will, am i going to need a dvi to vga adaptor?

Beast_USA

01-08-03, 01:44 AM

Do you have DVI or VGA?

Most LCD have both?

The 9700 pro comes with a vga to dvi
and both on the card.

I use DVI ($59.00 cable) and don't see any gain for the cash:bang head

equalizr

01-10-03, 03:52 AM

what is a DVI to VGA adapter worth?

Beast_USA

01-11-03, 01:13 AM

Originally posted by equalizr
what is a DVI to VGA adapter worth?

$5 or $6 I would guess

AC Slater

01-11-03, 12:51 PM

You didn't see any difference going from vga to dvi? I noticed a huge difference on my lcd. The DVI colors are much brighter and more true, especially the blues.

Beast_USA

01-15-03, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by AC Slater
You didn't see any difference going from vga to dvi? I noticed a huge difference on my lcd. The DVI colors are much brighter and more true, especially the blues.

Might just be me?

My brother thinks it looks better but I still can't see it:(

Stoanhart

01-15-03, 10:37 PM

my 9500Pro (made by ATI) came with a VGA to DVI adapter

dpdjohnson

01-22-03, 02:50 PM

I have a 9000 Pro with vga and dvi and I have to use the dvi.
If i hook up my lcd to the vga the picture is all messed up.

Black_Paladin

01-23-03, 04:06 AM

Guys, I don't think Altar stated that he has a LCD so he might just have been asking what the use of this adapter would be.

The thing is, the Radeon 9500 card has 1 VGA connecter and 1 DVI connecter at the back of it and you can use the DVI adapter to be able to hook up a second VGA monitor as opposed to a LCD if you use it.

So the only time you need the adapter is if you have 2 VGA monitors you want to hook up to the card. The adapter allows you to turn the DVI port at the back of the card into a VGA port.

The adapter doesn't have pins on it on the vga side naturally so you can't use it on the vga port to get 2 DVI ports.

Summary: You either get 1 DVI and 1 VGA
OR with the adapter,
you get 2 VGA ports.

Edit: If you have a single monitor, no matter what it is, you don't need the adapter at all.

SemiCycle

01-23-03, 10:53 PM

Hey Beast_USA, I didn't notice a difference hooking my 9700PRO up to my LCD via the vga or DVI connections either. I tried them both multiple times with no differernce. I settle on using the DVI jsut because.......... :)

I asked the question a while ago, but no one realy answered it

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156092