DVI/VGA Conversion

[Overspeed]

Ok, the Dell monitors are finally on the way, my new MONSTER pc is built, now I can relax ... oops ... I forgot, theres one last thing to work out. LCD's are replacing a CRT, which I hope to move to a different PC. The older PC only has DVI ports on the graphics card. Please correct this assumption of mine. Some1 once told me that if you have a graphics card which only has VGA, and an LCD that is only DVI, an adapter is available ... but the reverse scenario can't be done ... where you have a vid card with only DVI and a monitor with only VGA. Is this true? Is there an adapter I can get that will allow me to put a VGA only CRT onto a PC which only has DVI outputs?

Now I need to learn overclocking

Will update sig with new PC hardware stats.

 

[animasaki]

Actually, it's just the opposite - you're easily able to convert a DVI signal from your PC down into a VGA signal. It's upconverting a VGA into DVI that requires some special hardware. Pick up one of these babies and you'll be set.

Enjoy your new PC!

 

[da233]

Quality-wise though... when you use that VGA to DVI, it will still be like using a VGA connection, right?

 

[filthysanchez]

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041903&p_id=2396&seq=1&format=2

 

[animasaki]

da233, the answer is yes; it'll be a VGA-quality connection at that point.

And filthysanchez, way to quote the exact same link I did. Might want to read the replies first.

 

[DanNeely]

it's not a conversion. A DVI-I (integrated) connector has wiring for both digitial and analog connections. All the adaptor does is a pinmapping from DVI-I to DSub15.