OT HDW question update

[Mark Jarvis]

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I went by Fry's and 
they wanted $10 and up for an adapter. The good news is I didn't buy 
one. I say good news because I'm now learning a little about DVI & I 
don't think an adapter is going to fix the problem. The DVI ports on my 
new computer are DVI-D (Dual Link). Since apparently a DVI-D port is 
digital only, I suspect that attempting to run that signal through a VGA 
interface either would require a non-simple (& non-cheap) adapter or be 
impossible.

It looks like the KVM box is going back (more bad news) & I buy a more 
expensive KVM with DVI ports.

Any advice & comments by someone familiar with video and the DVI 
interface will be gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

Mark Jarvis



Stephen wrote:
> The simple answer is yes, Most graphics cards come with them now, but
> you can probably stop by frys and get one pretty cheap. cant image it
> would be more than 5 bux.
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Mark Jarvis<m.jarvis at cox.net>  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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