I am amazed and shocked (no pun intended) that a VGA cable short and continuity test is not described correctly or in detail anywhere on the world wide web. On the 15 pin connector I found continuity throughout the 15 pins but pins 6, 7 and 8 are shorted together along with being bonded to the outer socket of the head of the thing. I thought there must be a problem but a continuity test on a hard wired Dell Monitor cable shows the same sort of short. Pin 6, 7 and 8 are designated as the returns or grounds for the colors red green and blue. Anyone like to comment or confirm my findings? My 2004 LG DLP TV wasn't recieving picture from my laptop so I started testing (first time I tried this). The laptop connected to the Dell monitor Ok.