J JoeAtToms Commendable Oct 4, 2016 2 0 1,510 Oct 4, 2016 #1 Have desktop PC with VGA output and monitor with display port input. Is there an adapter that will effectively bridge the two??
Have desktop PC with VGA output and monitor with display port input. Is there an adapter that will effectively bridge the two??
Solution James Mason Oct 4, 2016 You'll have spend a lot of money, like $80 to $100 on an active adapter. They make plenty of DP -> DVI passive adapters that are like $5, but going up from vga to DP is the hard thing.
You'll have spend a lot of money, like $80 to $100 on an active adapter. They make plenty of DP -> DVI passive adapters that are like $5, but going up from vga to DP is the hard thing.
J junkeymonkey Polypheme BANNED Nov 11, 2013 17,389 4 66,960 Oct 4, 2016 #2 dupe thread ...... far as I know they only works one way ? and that's to convert digital from your card / motherboard to analog to a monitor ? what you should do is contact these guys or a manufacture of these converters ? https://www.startech.com/ hard to believe your motherboard or graphics card don't have anything but vga on it ?? Upvote 0 Downvote
dupe thread ...... far as I know they only works one way ? and that's to convert digital from your card / motherboard to analog to a monitor ? what you should do is contact these guys or a manufacture of these converters ? https://www.startech.com/ hard to believe your motherboard or graphics card don't have anything but vga on it ??
James Mason Titan Jan 2, 2014 13,551 7 74,965 Oct 4, 2016 Solution #3 You'll have spend a lot of money, like $80 to $100 on an active adapter. They make plenty of DP -> DVI passive adapters that are like $5, but going up from vga to DP is the hard thing. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
You'll have spend a lot of money, like $80 to $100 on an active adapter. They make plenty of DP -> DVI passive adapters that are like $5, but going up from vga to DP is the hard thing.