Dvi-d to vga adapter

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Yes, that will work. It's 'active' which means it has smarts in it to convert the digital (DVI-D) signal to analogue. It's $50, so hardly cheap.

When you say you're "unable to fit in the VGA port"... what does that mean? Do you have a half-height card which can be full height with VGA or half without? Cards like that usually include a second half-height bracket with a cut-out for the VGA port, so you should be able to connect the VGA port to the second half-height plate fit it to your case that way.
Yes, that will work. It's 'active' which means it has smarts in it to convert the digital (DVI-D) signal to analogue. It's $50, so hardly cheap.

When you say you're "unable to fit in the VGA port"... what does that mean? Do you have a half-height card which can be full height with VGA or half without? Cards like that usually include a second half-height bracket with a cut-out for the VGA port, so you should be able to connect the VGA port to the second half-height plate fit it to your case that way.
 
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Its a low profile card if that's what you mean. But the pci slots are set up to where I can't put the vga port next to the dvi.
 


You can with an active adapter. How do you think a video card produces an analogue VGA output when it's a digital device? It has a digital to analogue converter to feed the VGA or DVI-I connectors. You can put a similar 'active' converter in an external unit and that's exactly what OP has linked to.
 


The DVI-D connector is designed not to work with most DVI to VGA adapters it doesn't work. You can't convert a DVI-D to VGA sorry. If you going to import the signal into an external box to just convert it to a analog VGA signal your wasting money and time. Just get am VGA card with a DVI-I head on it and your problem is solved.
 


And you can't move your PCI slots around to free up a space next to your video card? If you can, that's the best way. Otherwise you will need an active external adapter like the one you linked. I don't have experience with them myself, but you do risk quality loss in the digital to analogue conversion.

23" monitors start at just over $100. Are you sure you want to spend half of that to get a (presumably very old) VGA only screen to work? Maybe it's time for a monitor upgrade.

But in a simple answer to your original question, that coverter will work.
 


With respect, you're spreading confusion here.

"DVI-D connector is designed not to work with DVI to VGA" -> correct, DVI-D is digital only and VGA is analogue

"You can't convert a DVI-D to VGA sorry" -> wrong You absolutely CAN convert a digital signal to analogue. It requires active electronics to do so, but you can do it. See my original response to you... where do you think the analogue signal comes from in the video card? It's not like it magically produces an analogue signal, video cards include a digital to analogue converter which is how they then provide DVI-I and VGA connectors.

The adapter OP has linked is clearly labelled "active", it discusses "digital to analogue conversion" and specifically calls out DVI-D to VGA conversion (leveraging a digital to analogue converter). That's why it's $50 as opposed to the $4 DVI-I to VGA adapters which are just re-routing pins.

You can get displayport (digital only) to VGA converters too. Otherwise devices like the Surface Pros couldn't be connected to older VGA only projectors setups, which are still pretty common in business and education sectors: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/Surface-Mini-DisplayPort-to-VGA-Adapter/productID.307853600
 
@Littleleo - I see you updated your post, so I think we're on the same page now.

@OP, Littleleo suggests another video card, which is one option, I'd suggest either getting that VGA port into the machine or buying a new monitor if you can afford it, but it will be more than $50.

I think any of those are better alternatives than sinking $50 into a converter, but the converter will work.
 


This is interesting I've never heard of an active convertor that can convert a DVI-D to a VGA, do you have a link to some information on them I would like to learn more about them. You never know when such information can come in handy.
 

There's a fair bit of info on the NewEgg page OP linked. You'll notice that it can usually draw enough power from the DVI-D signal, put does include a USB cable just in case, so presumably it will need that little extra power in some rigs. They've been around for quite a while, but increasingly irrelevant as VGA is (very gradually) being phased out.

I don't know the technical details of how the digital to analogue conversion takes place if that's what you're asking. I'm sure you could find it with a bit of googling though.