OT HDW question update

[Stephen]

I have dual link DVI output on my graphics card, and it worked fine
with the simple adapter.

I can look and see if i have a spare. 10 bux for that is ridiculous.

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Mark Jarvis <m.jarvis at cox.net> wrote:
>
> 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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