Maven (famous)@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoA retro problemfedia.ioimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11.63Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.62Karrow-down1imageA retro problemfedia.ioMaven (famous)@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squarecanlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-28 months agoIt’s how we connected monitors to our PCs. Before I had DVI I used that to connect my desktop to my monitor. My old laptop had that port but now they have HDMI, adding audio and some other features I never use.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoJust to tag along, the VGA signal is analog where DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort are digital
minus-squarejettrscga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-28 months agoDVI had an analog variant as well. I’m obligated to say this because that cable compatibility confused the shit out of me at least once. You had to check for pins above and below the wide “dash” shaped pin to know if it supported analog.
It’s how we connected monitors to our PCs. Before I had DVI I used that to connect my desktop to my monitor. My old laptop had that port but now they have HDMI, adding audio and some other features I never use.
Just to tag along, the VGA signal is analog where DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort are digital
DVI had an analog variant as well. I’m obligated to say this because that cable compatibility confused the shit out of me at least once.
You had to check for pins above and below the wide “dash” shaped pin to know if it supported analog.