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Analog to DVI adapter
- Thread starter JCNiest5
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Trepidati0n
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Hi all. Just wondering, does the DVI to Analog also work in reverse? Meaning, I plug the adapter into the back of the monitor and attach a cable from the analog video card to the adapter, will it work?
I think you might be a bit confused. Just because you have a DVI connector doesn't mean you have digital signals.
There are 3 ways you can use the DVI connector
DVI-D = just the digital
DVI-A = just the old fashioned analog (the blue connecto with 3 rows of pins)
DVI-I = both analog and digital in the same connector.
When you hook up that DVI to VGA adaptor....all it is doing is taking the analog signals that are already present in the DVI connector and putting them in the VGA connector. There is no magic...just wires going from one connector type to another. Thing of it like a cable that takes RCA to a 1/8" jack.
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As for question...it would work IF yoru monitor accepts analog signals of the VGA type. Which monitor are you thinking about?
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As for question...it would work IF yoru monitor accepts analog signals of the VGA type. Which monitor are you thinking about?
I do have an analog input on the monitor. It's just that I have two PCs and both with analog output and I want to connect both to the monitor, which I can switch back and forth. But I guess an analog cable would never carry digital signal, so I'm out of luck. Thanks for your reply.
Trepidati0n
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I do have an analog input on the monitor. It's just that I have two PCs and both with analog output and I want to connect both to the monitor, which I can switch back and forth. But I guess an analog cable would never carry digital signal, so I'm out of luck. Thanks for your reply.
Since you are working with just old fashioned VGA...you could just get a cheapo switch box. The EDID system is pretty good at detecting monitor switches.