Re: [gentoo-user] OT: DVI-D / HDMI / VGA adaptors

[Neil Bothwick]

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"
> <G>.  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. <G>

You can buy various adaptors from Amazon. I have one with
mini-displayport input and multiple outputs - VGS, DVI and HDMI.


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Neil Bothwick

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