Question The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.. question

[sydnew]

I m going to buy a Motherboard capable of 3 display but I m hesitant because of one small detail which says The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. I have 3 Monitors, a Dell U2414H with DisplayPort, a 24inch Hisense with HDMI, and a 15.6 inch Philips monitor with only VGA or D-sub. I m aware of the limitation of DVI Digital signal to Analog D-Sub when using adapter. My question does the manufacturers limitation both involve passive and active adapter?. Is it possible to use a Active Adapter DVI to D Sub to make it work? I cant simply make a wrong choice here because only a defective product is allowed to return item in my country. tnx

 

[kanewolf]

I m going to buy a Motherboard capable of 3 display but I m hesitant because of one small detail which says The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. I have 3 Monitors, a Dell U2414H with DisplayPort, a 24inch Hisense with HDMI, and a 15.6 inch Philips monitor with only VGA or D-sub. I m aware of the limitation of DVI Digital signal to Analog D-Sub when using adapter. My question does the manufacturers limitation both involve passive and active adapter?. Is it possible to use a Active Adapter DVI to D Sub to make it work? I cant simply make a wrong choice here because only a defective product is allowed to return item in my country. tnx

The "-D" portion of the DVI port means digital ONLY. That is why id does not support the VGA adapter. If you MUST have VGA then you need a video card with VGA or DVI-I. You could buy a powered, active adapter and use HDMI or display port. These adapters can be hit-or-miss.

 

[sydnew]

I just look at my old motherboard specs and the one I m using now both has similar warning about using adapter in DVI D to D-Sub setup. I use Active Adapter on both motherboard on random occasion (D-Sub + D-Sub + HDMI in triple monitor setup) both work perfectly fine.

anyway I ll just update this post when I have my new motherboard.

tnx