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VGA to DVI-D converter

yurnamehereyurnamehere Registered User regular
edited December 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I need to connect a female VGA connector, like you would find on any VGA video card, to a male DVI-D connector. It specifically must be DVI-D.

Is such a thing even possible, in a fairly inexpensive way?

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    yurnamehere wrote: »
    I need to connect a female VGA connector, like you would find on any VGA video card, to a male DVI-D connector. It specifically must be DVI-D.

    Is such a thing even possible, in a fairly inexpensive way?

    Start here.

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  • DrFrylockDrFrylock Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    yurnamehere wrote: »
    Is such a thing even possible

    Yes.
    in a fairly inexpensive way?

    No.

    The VGA signal is analog and the DVI-D signal is digital. You need to digitize the signal and that requires specialized hardware.

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  • blincolnblincoln Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Yeah, that type of device is pretty specialized. Unless you're dealing with something that cannot be upgraded, you are probably better off just buying a replacement video card that has a DVI out.

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