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Ok I think I messed up.

ArathelleArathelle Member Posts: 5
in Hardware

Hello all. I am not all that computer savy and I think I made a big mistake.

I bought a monitor.

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

and have a computer on the way with this video card. Or something similar.

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Now in my haste to get the monitor I went for price and this one was a bit cheaper than another one that looked similar, well I got it here and found out it doesn't have a dvi connector and only a vga and the other one does have a dvi. /facepalm Now I am stuck with this monitor, I believe after looking at the return policy, so what are my options? I don't want to spend a lot more money but I would like as good a quality picture as possible.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

 

Comments

  • rbrickleyrbrickley Member UncommonPosts: 52

    you can get a converter.  it will convert dvi to vga.  may be one coming with the pc you bought.

  • Riker99Riker99 Member Posts: 70

    Get a DVI to VGA adapter?

    Most video cards come with one in the box, and if yours doesn't come with one, you can get them for a few bucks at any decent computer shop.

    I don't think you'll notice any picture quality difference between pure DVI and adapted VGA.

    Cheers,

    Riker99

  • ArathelleArathelle Member Posts: 5

    Ahh so there wont be too big a difference in picture quality with a converter?

  • Riker99Riker99 Member Posts: 70

    I don't believe so.

    I had two monitors at work, with one on adapted VGA and the other on DVI and never really noticed a difference between the picture qualities.

    If you want to use pure DVI you'll need a monitor with a DVI connector, which means returning the one you have that doesn't have one.

    I think thats more hassle than its worth for an infinitessimal increase in picture quality.

    Cheers,

    Riker99

  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440

    Ohh Ohh, I always found the DVI converter to VGA bulky, and potentially dangerous to the port.  I recommend one of the wires that goes from DVI to DSub with no need for the converter.

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  • ArathelleArathelle Member Posts: 5

    Ok I found this....

    www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

    Is that what I am going to need for dvi to d-sub?

    Thank you all for your help.

  • SupafroxxSupafroxx Member Posts: 54
    Originally posted by Arathelle


    Ok I found this....
    www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx
    Is that what I am going to need for dvi to d-sub?
    Thank you all for your help.

    Hello Arathelle, yes that cable will work just fine. The monitor you posted supports analog DV-I/A so there's no problem there, just make sure not to rip the pins out of the cord.

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