Questions tagged [vga]
A graphical standard introduced by IBM, but mostly used to refer to a 640x480 display device
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RS232 to VGA adapter [duplicate]
I have some devices with an RS232-connection (e.g. a beamer, a TTL-to-RS232-adapter for my NanoPI R1 described here, etc). No i have found a RS232 to VGA adapter:
Now i wonder, if I would have this ...
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How do I hook my monitor to this computer?
I'm trying to hook my monitor to this computer. Mine is VGA, I'm assuming it goes where the blue port is? I see no other place for a monitor to plug in...Is there an adapter I need? sorry, but yes, I ...
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Why might DVI output be toggled on/off when VGA cable is plugged/unplugged?
I'm able to connect a Windows 10 box with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT card using the DVI output to send 1080p at 60Hz to an HDMI input on an LG TV model number 43UM6910PUA. The LG supports this ...
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Extend screens - 1 VGA Monitor and 1 hdmi Monitor
Noob question - If I connect 1 monitor to my PC with a VGA cable, and use a VGA to HDMI cable for the other monitor to PC, will this display the same screen, or can I have two different screens (...
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Microsoft Surface Pro - Extend to 2 monitors
I'm finding it difficult to use my laptop for the programs I'm currently using. I have 2 separate monitors and what I'd like to do is extend to those 2 outputs. I've managed to do this with the VGA ...
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"Input Not Supported" when connecting 2nd monitor to laptop (HDMI to VGA)
I'm trying to hook up a second monitor to my laptop as I work from home in this lovely day and age we're living in. My laptop is a relatively new Acer Aspire 5 purchased last fall. Its only available ...
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Philips monitor: "Attention: no video input:
I'm trying to connect a Philips 223V5LSB monitor to my 4 year old Macbook pro. I am using a VGA-VGA cable combined with a VGA-HDMI adapter.
According to the online manual, the monitor should be ...
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Cant use second monitor
I have a really old monitor (BENQ FP731) and I've been trying to get it to work on my Manjaro laptop but not much success so far. I'm using an HDMI to VGA adapter. My laptop appears to be detecting ...
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Is VGA as good (ok) as HDMI for everyday computing and graphic design?
My HDMI port is broken on my new monitor (still under warranty) so I plugged in my VGA , and there doesn't seem to be any difference.
I really don't feel like waiting 6 weeks for LG to fix the ...
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Extend laptop display to 2 monitors
I have a dell latitude 7424 rugged notebook. It has one hdmi port going out for display. I want to extend this display to 2 external monitors in extended mode(not just duplicate same laptop screen on ...
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Alternative to LCD monitor for Linux server
I have a linux home server that I use for file storage. I access over the network, usually via SSH. I an LCD monitor that I can hook up to it when I encounter issues with SSH, but I'd like to not have ...
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My display goes blank after the initial windows 10 logo
ihave a vga monitor which is connected to a gigabyte b450m motherboard via a hdmi to vga converter. it is running a ryzen 3 2200g processor. my monitor's resolution is 1680x1050. when the initial ...
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2 external monitors (DP+VGA) 8570p / Intel HD4000 / QM77Chipset
I've read QM77 chipset supports only up to 2 displays. I would connect two external monitors, so I'd have 3 displays (at this moment I have laptop screen, one external monitor over displayport (Dell ...
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Would using the digital port of a monitor improve image quality compared to an analog one?
I use a Samsung SyncMaster 2494 monitor at my desk. It has a VGA port, and I've been using an adapter that converts the VGA signal to HDMI so I can use it with my laptop. However, I took a look in ...
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Does Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series support output to VGA?
I have an ancient netbook with a VGA socket. I tried to connect an external monitor to it, but it always says there is no signal.
The netbook is running Windows 7. I tried all the usual approaches ...
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vga to hdmi to mini-hdmi on a t430?
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T430 laptop with VGA output. I want to connect the VGA to a 16:9 external monitor that accepts mini-HDMI, and then use that monitor in portrait mode. The monitor is 4k, but I'...
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Setup dual monitor and dual laptops with kvm switch (VGA)
I was wondering how would I set up 2 Monitors (1 with DVI & VGA the other with DP/HDMI/DVI) and set it up with a KVM switch. KVM switch has 3 VGA ports, 2 for PC1 and PC2 and the other for console....
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Is it possible to convert HDMI out to VGA?
I need to convert HDMI output to a VGA monitor.
I don't care about audio. I need just 1920x1080. I can use both a HDMI cable or a VGA cable, less than a meter distance. Do these passive converters ...
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VGA Cable or DisplayPort-HDMI Cable, which is better?
I have a doubt: I bought a new monitor (Samsung S24D330), which has only VGA and HDMI inputs, my desktop (DELL Optiplex 9010) has only VGA and DISPLAYPORT outputs.
Now I'm using the VGA cable, using ...
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Why are VGA ports still included on new laptops and towers? [closed]
Why are VGA ports still included on new laptops and towers? It will be 2020 in less than ten weeks and computer manufacturers are still shipping laptops and towers with VGA ports. VGA was introduced ...
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Multiple issues with VGA
Good day!
I'm facing some issues with Intel HD 4600 VGA, I will mention some:
I'm setting my resolution to 1920x1080 as follows:
My resolution in settings
BUT in advanced display settings, this is ...
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No signal error reappears once in a week
Built this PC 3 years ago and never faced any major issue. Recently I kept getting this no signal entering safe mode errors. The issue will disappear once I reset cmos but reappear after a week. I ...
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I'm trying to get two monitors to run on Windows 10, but my computer isn't detecting the second monitor
I run 64 bit Windows 10, with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3gb graphics card (with up to date driver version 26.21.14.3630 direct from the NVIDIA website) and am trying to set up a second monitor. I ...
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External screen going black every few minutes
I've recently upgraded my home workstation by plugging an external monitor to my laptop using a vga <-> hdmi adapter (it's an older monitor that doesn't have an hdmi port).
Lately the screen has ...
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Does the Intel graphics 2500 support 1920×1080 @ 60Hz resolution over VGA?
I have a PC having Gigabyte motherboard with an integrated Intel graphics 2500, with only a VGA port. I have searched the Intel product specification site, but I couldn't find any resolution mentioned ...
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HDMI to VGA somehow zooming computer screen in
So i recently purchased an Acer AL1916W from a garage sale (about 50 cents) and I planned to use it as a dual monitor to my computer (with an Staples-branded HDMI to VGA converter as my computer does ...
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Can zone plug a new monitor in via VGA without installing drivers?
This is probably an incredibly stupid question, but if I plug a new monitor into a computer via VGA are any drivers for the monitor required? Or, will it just display?
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Laptop detects monitor but does not show input
I recently bought a HDMI (male) to VGA (male) cable to connect my laptop to a second screen. When I detect screens, it detects the very screen that is connected to the cable, but it doesn't show input....
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My graphics card is DVI-I and my monitor is VGA. Can I use a DVI-D to VGA adapter?
I am still trying to understand the difference in signals sent by different DVI ports. My graphics card has a DVI-I port (4pins) and my monitor has VGA. I bought an adapter and the adapter is for DVI-...
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Can I make Windows 10 use two monitors to make one continuous screen if it can't detect the second monitor?
I'm using a PC running Windows 10 which unfortunately has only one VGA and no HDMI outputs. I recently went down to my nearest generic electronics store and asked them how I could split it across two ...
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Can Intel Ironlake graphics support two QHD monitors?
I am running a nine year old i5-430M, 8 GB RAM, Windows 7 with Intel integrated graphics. My graphics card has one HDMI and one VGA port. The laptop specification says:
HDMI v1.3 supporting up to ...
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VBoxSVGA vs VMSVGA Resolution Issues on Linux guest
I'm trying to install LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 3 on a Windows 10 host. I'm having some trouble with the graphics adapters and resolution settings. I read this SU question, and specifically ...
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What is the black connector called?
I am having trouble identifying one of the connectors on the cable in the images below. The blue connector should be a male VGA connector, but I've no idea what the black one is. If I was to take a ...
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How can I connect two monitors?
I have this notebook: ASUS F556UR and i would like to have two external monitors connected to it. One has a HDMI interface and the other uses VGA. The problem is that the two ports on the laptop are ...
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HDMI to VGA Adapter says Input Not Supported (Laptop)
I have a decent laptop and just bought an hdmi to vga adapter so i could have 2 monitors because why not you know.
I plug the cables in on my acer LCD monitor and it says Input Not Supported, but ...
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HDMI to VGA adapter issue - signal keeps cutting out
Most of our school is still using VGA for projection. We would eventually like to go to HDMI but that is going to take at least a couple years. The laptops (HP Elitebook 850 G5) we are getting from ...
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One VGA port, how do I connect both a VGA and DVI to it?
I have a monitor with one VGA port. I want to be able to plug in a VGA and a DVI into that monitor, only one input will be used at a time.
It's a hassle to undo the knobs each time I want to switch ...
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One HDMI/USB cable for mouse, keyboard and display?
I have a KVM which has only VGA for input. It came with cables which have VGA male on the KVM side and then VGA male and USB on the computer side, which allows me to connect my mouse and keyboard ...
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Optiplex 960 w/ one VGA output trying to add a second monitor please see pictures for better explanation
I have an optiplex 960 with only 1 vga port only (no DVI port )(no HDMI port)
one vga cable
one DVI cable
two monitors with VGA/DVI ports
I'm trying to connect the second monitor any ideas ? I ...
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Directly access the VGA pins on linux
My motherboard has a VGA output port, just like this one.
Let's say I want to directly access the state of each of the pins on this connector, so that I could control some electronic device, is there ...
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What does CFL only mean when describing a VGA port?
Looking at the configuration of a Dell Inspiron 3470 Mini Desktop it lists
1 x VGA (CFL only)
in the list of ports.
What does CFL only mean?
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What are differences between VBoxVGA, VMSVGA and VBoxSVGA in VirtualBox?
VirtualBox 6.0 provides a new setting called Graphics Controller. There are four options to choose from:
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VBoxVGA
VMSVGA
VBoxSVGA
In the user manual I have found this information:
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Need some knowledge about Graphic cards
I apologize if these questions are simple and for someone stupid, but I'm with hardware on You!
I bought a new(used) computer with a Intel(R) Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)...
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Replacing the VGA cable of an old CRT monitor
I understand the fact that VGA monitors come with an non replaceable VGA cable since one pair of male and female connectors have been eliminated in the signal path, the connection to the video source ...
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Why does my computer's audio shut off when I connect a VGA/DVI-I cable?
i'm trying to do dual monitors with an 1920X1080 LG monitor which works just fine and has every since i set it up with my computer, and a Vizio 1024X768 monitor. I had to get a VGA cable and a VGA DVI-...
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Chromecast through HDMI->VGA adapter works after a few minutes of noise
I have a first generation chromecast going to an old VGA display (eMachines LE1987) through an HDMI->VGA adapter. The cast home screen shows up no problem, but when I start a cast, the screen shows ...
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Secondary monitor not turning on after PC turned the screen off
I've had this issue ever since updating to Windows 10 1809. My second monitor is connected to my PC via VGA and to my Nintendo Switch via HDMI. After my computer turns off the screen (Settings > ...
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Oversized display in monitor when connected by VGA from windows 10 laptop
So I have ASUS laptop A455LF i5-5200u with Intel HD Graphics 5500 and Nvidia GT930M running latest update of Windows 10 and latest update of every graphic driver connected to LG 22MN42A monitor + tv ...
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Ubuntu laptop won't recognize external HDMI monitor with VGA adapter for more than a minute
I have a Lenovo laptop with a Nvidia Geforce GT 730m video board, which have an external HDMI port. I also own an external Samsung monitor, which I don't know the model of. It only has VGA input.
To ...
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DVI-I to VGA Adapter does not work?
So I was trying to find a way to get dual monitor for a while now. I bought this https://www.lazada.com.ph/-i100246212-s100289910.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1.
Now I tried connecting my second monitor ...
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