I have kind of an off-brand newegg special dvi kvm, and it literally has
dvi ports on it - not sure why yours isn't other than you got taken.
So dvi can do backward compatibility with vga supplying it on separate
pins, but you cannot use these on my dvi kvm - it doesn't have the pins
or holes. It was an inconvenience because it forced me to buy dvi-d
cabling specifically. If yours is vga, you can downgrade to it, but it
is analog signalling. Might not notice, but dvi-d digital isn't as
subject to bad cables and lack of shielding. Best to stay with dvi-d if
your lcd uses it (should say dvi-d on the port).
I'd say send it back and be sure to look at the pictures when you buy
it. I saw some shenanigans like that when I was looking for one too -
creative marketing saying compatible, come up in a search, but really
had vga. Sounds like the same thing honestly, you should complain. I
did not want to downgrade to vga signalling with large-res lcd's, but I
probably couldn't tell you I'd honestly notice a difference either.
-mb
On 01/10/2012 11:16 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote:
>
> I just ordered & received a TRENDnet 2-port USB KVM switch kit. I
> thought I was OK on the video because its rated resolution is greater
> than what I'm running.
>
> What's the problem? It appears to only have VGA video ports and one of
> the computers I be hooking up to it has only DVI. Is there such a thing
> as a DVI-to-VGA adapter? Will I have problems using this unit with my
> computers?
>
> I'm sure that the solution is simple, & I probably should know the
> answer, but video is one area I have no expertise in.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
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