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Mike Armstrong

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I have one Dell 2005FPW and two computers. I would like to be able to use the same monitor for both (not at the same time ofcoarse but both already connected) but I cant find a DVI splitter to do so. There are plenty of one source/two monitor DVI plitters but not the opposite that I can find. The other thing is to by one of those fancy switcher boxes that go for at least a hundred bucks. Is'nt there a cheap (DVI splitter cables) solution anywhere? Thanks
 
Connect one with DVI, and the other with VGA. Easy.

**EDIT, ...and way cheaper then the solution below me...
 
For some reason inexpensive DVI switchers are hard to find. What you need to do is get an 2 way hdmi switcher and some hdmi-dvi dongles. You can get the switcher and the 2 dongles for $20 from monoprice.com
 
criccio said:
Connect one with DVI, and the other with VGA. Easy.

**EDIT, ...and way cheaper then the solution below me...
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You must think the TC is a moron or something. Don't you think he would thought of using the VGA connection before making this thread? It's obvious to me that he wants to use the DVI input because it looks much better to him than the VGA one.
 
Armatoste said:
You must think the TC is a moron or something. Don't you think he would thought of using the VGA connection before making this thread? It's obvious to me that he wants to use the DVI input because it looks much better to him than the VGA one.
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Are you a mind reader? I'm not. Lets leave the assumptions elsewhere. Try not to be a dick in your next post. :)
 
You're the one who assumes the TC is naive enough to not know that his own monitor has a VGA connection. I guess you really are a mind reader.
 
Armatoste said:
You're the one who assumes the TC is naive enough to not know that his own monitor has a VGA connection. I guess you really are a mind reader.
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I assumed nothing.

He asked a question with absolutely NO prerequisites, I then answered it giving him the absolute simplest solution.
 
That's fine, but I'd rather you not undermine my own solution before the TC elaborates his situation.
 
a video switcher is a fantastic suggestion if you ask me. Nice and clean.
 
Going by the fact that most people cant tell the difference between DVI and VGA, and that the monitor he has has a built in video switcher, why not just use that.
 
Appeciate the replies guys. Not a bad idea to use the HDMI dongles. Would that cause a degradation in the signal, in other words, would the DVI signal be degraded by going thru the HDMI connections?
 
Not at all. Hdmi and dvi are both pin compatible, meaning there is absolutely no conversion going on, it's the same digital signal so there will be no image degradation. DVI is pretty much hdmi without audio.
 
Mike Armstrong said:
Appeciate the replies guys. Not a bad idea to use the HDMI dongles. Would that cause a degradation in the signal, in other words, would the DVI signal be degraded by going thru the HDMI connections?
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No...

...unless you are a crazy person who will use multi-million dollar equipment to determine signal loss...
 
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