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On 14 December 2020 19:55:42 CET, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in |
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>the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing |
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>I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" |
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><G>. It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs. |
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>My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs. |
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> But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has |
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>VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep |
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>the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the |
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>main |
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>machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI |
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>computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy |
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>an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. <G> |
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Yes, I use one from Startech without any issues. Comes with HDMI, DVI and VGA output for a mini DP port. |
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I use it as well to connect the laptop to my tv. |
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Joost |
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Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |
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