[Elecraft] DVI connectors with an P3SVGA

[david Moes]

There are different flavours of DVI
DVI-a   is analogue and can be adapted to VGA
DVI-d  is digital only and cannot be adapted to vga without an expensive 
($150+) adapter.
DVI-I  is integrated digital and analogue. and can be adapted to VGA 
with a basic adapter.

if you Google "DVI types" and look for images in your results there are 
plenty of pictures showing how to tell what you have.
its quite possible that your monitors  DVI connector could be DVI-I   my 
PC in the shack has VGA out only and is connected via VGA to DVI cable 
to the monitor

On 3/22/2012 1:17 PM, Joe Ford wrote:
> I had planned to use my one video monitor which has has both a VGA connector and DVI connector with my PC and the P3SVGA. I ordered a cable with VGA male and DVI male connectors to interface the SVGA. However, the cable I got has a DVI connector which does not match the one on the monitor. The cable has a DVI-A while monitor appears to accept either a DVI-D or DVI-I, I'm not sure which it is. I gained what little I know about DVI from the internet. It would seem the DVI-A (analog) is the only connector that will work with VGA. But I could be wrong.
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> A second monitor would be nice but due to available space I would prefer just one. Does anyone know enough about the DVI offer advice?  Thanks.
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