DVI-D to VGA

The Franchise · Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 477 Location: Arkansas

My mobo has a DVI-D connection only.Would like to use a VGA only old size LCD monitor.Can get an adapter to convert DVI-D signal to VGA.Have heard that the VGA monitor has to be digital(whatever that means) for the adapter to work.Will I be able to use an adapter on any VGA only monitor or should I just suck it up and go to a wide screen monitor?
Confused

Jimmy

goretsky · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:27 am Post subject:

Hello,

I am assuming you mean SVGA, correct?

You should be fine, as long as your monitor is capable of accepting the screen display resolutions and refresh rates put out by your motherboard's integrated graphics processor (IGP).

You might want to consider doing is getting a DVI-D to SVGA cable to connect the LCD monitor directly to motherboard.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 2238 Location: Central FL, USA

I should have a definitive answer for you by tomorrow. Wink

What monitor are you using now? Question

Doc

The Franchise · Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 477 Location: Arkansas

I 've found a cable that will work.The monitor is a Dell 1704FPT 17inch. It has both types of connections but the mobo has only the DVI-D> most of the wide screen monitors have the DVI-D connections so they'll work but I've heard that they can distort photos.and I do a lot of photos..
Jimmy

bern · Joined: Mar 12, 2007 Posts: 1487 Location: ann arbor

Dee101 · Joined: Dec 09, 2007 Posts: 39

Google this. You will find a lot of converter cables available. There are also bender units, though doing it with one cable will give less interference.

goretsky

Hello,

You should have no trouble at all connecting your Intel Desktop Board DG35EC to your Dell 1704FPT LCD display using the DVI-D interface on both devices. According to Dell's documentation, the optimal display resolution is 1280 x 1024 at 60Hz, which should be well within the range of the Intel GMA X3500 video chip built into your motherboard. The DVI specification is fairly agnostic about the aspect ratios you push through it: 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 should all work just fine, assuming their overall resolution doesn't exceed the bandwidth of the DVI link.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 2238 Location: Central FL, USA

Duh!
His mobo is not an Intel.
It's an MSI with an AMD processor.

But he's solved his problem, so "Case Closed".

Doc Cool

goretsky

Hello,

Wow. That's strange. I wonder how I made that mistake?! Thanks for catching that, DrWho07.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 2238 Location: Central FL, USA

No biggie!

He built that PC using mine as a model....sort of,
so I kinda know what's in it. Wink

Or, I thought I did. Confused

Doc

The Franchise · Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 477 Location: Arkansas

mobo is an MSI K9N2 SLI PLATINUM with an AMD 5200 brisbane cpu. Using a Dell flat panel lcd monitor that I used with my Dell e510. Will try a simple video card to see how things work. Could lead to a better card but it's confusing researching all the different types of cards.
Jimmy Crying or Very sad

goretsky

Hello,

Having the correct motherboard information certainly helps! Sorry about the earlier confusion.

From looking at the MSI MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum's specifications, it appears the motherboard is based on the nVidia nForce 750a SLI chipset, and has an onboard nVidia GeForce 8400/8500 graphics chip. I am unclear as to whether that means MSI has two versions of the board with different integrated graphics processors. In any case, the difference between the two parts is that the 8400 is a 64-bit part and can access up to 128MB of memory for frame buffer, and the 8500 is a 128-bit part and can access up to 256MB of RAM. Performance of the 8500 part is supposed to be twice that of the 8400 part, at least on paper. In any case, performance will likely be noticeably better than what is provided by the aforementioned Intel GMA X3500 graphics chip, however, if you are planning on doing any gaming at the Del LCD monitor's native resolution and color depth or lots of video editing, a discrete video card would offer better performance.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

The Franchise · Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 477 Location: Arkansas

Granddaughter is taking her pc home along with a monitor.I will hook the Dell e510 back up to Dell flat screen and hook the MSI pc up to a new 20 in wide screen. Have a video card that I'll experiment with. Just not happy unless I can tinker.Thanks for the help.
Laughing

Jimmy

drwho07 · Joined: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 2238 Location: Central FL, USA

My MSI K9N Platinum mobo has NO video outputs on it at all.
But my Winfast video card does have both the standard SVGA and the new digital outputs, as well as an S-VIDEO output.

So far, I don't have a monitor to test the digital output on, but I assume that someday I will. I do know that the S-Video output works great with my TV.

Keep a tinkering Jimmy!

"You're thinking with your Dipstick,,,,, Jimmy!"

Cheers Mate!
The Doctor Cool