A graphical standard introduced by IBM, but mostly used to refer to a 640x480 display device
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How can I connect a blu-ray player to a VGA screen?
Basically, I have a blu-ray player that I wanted to be connected to a projector and a monitor screen at the same time, so I got a component splitter and a component to VGA cable. The splitter works ...
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How to specify console (or primary display) for video adapter?
I have an ASUS ENGT440/DI1GD5 video adapter which has three output ports: D-Sub (HD-15), DVI and HDMI. I am using both the D-Sub and DVI ports, but my main monitor is connected to the DVI output. ...
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What's the difference between an on-board VGA port and a VGA port provided by the video card?
What is the difference between an on-board VGA port and a VGA port provided by the video card? Is it possible to have an extended display using one VGA port from on-board and one from the video card?
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Have a Thunderbolt port, need DVI to display on monitor
I have an external monitor which accepts DVI, VGA and HDMI.
I have a MacBook Air which has a Thunderbolt port only.
Can this MacBook Air use the monitor as a secondary display, and what adapter will ...
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4 to 1 VGA Switch with USB controller
Not a hardware guy, so some of these terms might not be right..
A work project is looking to replace a commercial product with an internal solution for cheaper. The commercial product is just a table ...
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Second monitor not detected
Hi I have two VGA monitors, my GPU is ATI PowerColor 6850 which has two DVI slots, I use adapters for both VGA monitors. If I connect any the two monitors in the first slot it will work right away ...
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windows graphics dvi to analog
I'd like to take a HD output which I will have prepared into 4 quadrants, each a virtual screen, and then output these to 4 old vga monitors or even PAL CRT displays.
Do you have any tips on which ...
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No output to the monitor
The computer's mobo is kinda old but I don't think it should matter.
I have tried connecting the computer with DVI, VGA, build-in VGA cables, still no signal. But the computer was working at my ...
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Emerald + compiz display problems openSUSE 11.0
I use openSUSE 11.0 and my VGA is the old VGA GeForce 2 MX / MX 400. After I install the driver from NVIDIA 96.43.07, I managed to run desktop effects with compiz emerald themes. Every time I logout ...
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VGA detecting differences in 2 different types (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 to ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400) of windows 7
why the device manager detect different types of drivers on a laptop ?. at first, I install windows 7 Home Premium and the device manager detect my VGA-type ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145, after a few ...
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Vga on new monitor not working with rig
Have built a new rig and got new monitor...
Here's the specs of the rig:
http://pastebin.com/4B6gBpRk
Basically the monitor has one hdmi and one vga input at the back. I know the vga input on the ...
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Solution for a 35 monitor user case
I have a question about a multi-monitor solution for a school. They have some statistics that they would like to be displayed over no less than 35 monitors. Does anybody know of such hardware?
The ...
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How to force 640*480@60Hz screen resolution on xubuntu 12.04
It seems xubuntu won't be able to correctly set resolution at 640*480@60Hz at its Display settings. And I am unable to correctly my super small 6.4 inch Mitsubishi VGA panel via VGA cable.
I have ...
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How do I fix problems with screen when connecting a netbook to tv via VGA and audio cable?
I have connected my Eee pc netbook to tv with VGA and audio cable. The first few times it worked wonderfully. Now it connects and you see and hear the screen however the screen on the TV is off to the ...
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Connecting 24 monitors to one PC
I need to connect 24 monitors to one PC. The requirement is to run different web browsers windows on each monitor for exhibition purposes.
Is there any way to accomplish this mission?
Does anybody ...
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Display webpage on TV SCreen
I'm currently doing a project to display a webpage on several LCD Screens across our company, my problem right now is that we currently have no solution to attach a computer to connect to the LCD..
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How do I connect a VGA input to my PC so that it shows up as a video device?
This is the Windows/PC counter part of this question.
I want to clarify that I am not talking about connecting a VGA monitor to a computer. I'm referring to plugging in a VGA output in to my computer. ...
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Can I use a plain VGA to Component converter to connect to a TV?
I bought a VGA to Component cable converter.
Would this work to connect my Windows 7 PC to my TV (it has the standard input I use for the Wii), or do I need some kind of "smart" converter?
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DMS-59 to VGA and DVI?
One of the users I support wants a dual monitor setup. He has two monitors, one with a VGA input and one with a DVI input. He also has a SFF Dell Optiplex that uses half-height cards, so options are a ...
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Dual Link DVI to VGA
Well, I have a dual link dvi port graphics card, do I have to use both of these dvi ports to hook up the graphics card to a monitor, or can I just use one?
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Installing new OS without screen?
I got an old laptop which works perfectly except for a broken screen. I would like to install Linux on it and use it as a home server. The problem is that the VGA output works only after it boots into ...
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How can I get my system to use DVI on boot (BIOS) when it now uses VGA on my dual monitor setup?
I am scaling down to just one monitor due to space constraints (boo!) so I want to get rid of my smaller VGA connected screen but the problem is that the BIOS and GRUB display on the VGA screen. If I ...
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Connecting Two External Monitors to One Laptop
I have a HP EliteBook 2540p and I am trying to connect two external monitors to it, but I'm having difficulties. I have a VGA splitter to connect the two monitors. The external monitors have cloned ...
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How to get the highest pc picture quality output to tv
What's the best possible way to get the highest quality picture on my HDTV..
I have a Panasonic 65vt30 1080p 600hz
What I have setup now is just the pc hooked up to my tv thru VGA , running win7 ...
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Custom resolution - Windows 7 - no drivers
I'm having some problems with my VGA card. When I enable my VGA drivers and boot windows up they crash and I get message that the problem occured with atimdag.sys drivers or smth like that. I'm gettin ...
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Dual monitor setup: DVI + VGA or DVI + DVI?
I am looking to buy a new graphics card to run dual LCD monitors. I notice that quite a few cards only have one DVI and one VGA port.
Will I notice any difference in picture quality in a card that ...
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How to make a VGA monitor display a white screen at all time?
I am hacking around with an old (CRT) VGA monitor.
What I want is to make the monitor display a blank white screen at all time, when the power is connected of course. I do not care if I cannot use my ...
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DVI (D) to VGA Adapter not working
I just bought a new DVI type D to VGA adapter to use my tv as a screen for the computer I use for a media server. It doesn't seem to be working out of the box. My first thought was that the adapter ...
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Does a DVI-D source to VGA display converter exist at all?
Does anyone know if a video converter (or adapter) exists that converts a DVI-D video source (for example from a laptop) to a VGA display (for example a projector)?
I understand that such a product ...
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What cable should I use to display computers image on TV
I have a pretty old computer and TV (specs on link). I'd like to display the computers image on my TV's screen. My graphic card has S-Video, DVI and VGA output.
The TV's resolution is 1366x768 and ...
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Multiple display with a laptop
Is it possible that I can get two different displays when I hook my laptop to a Projecter /LCD via a HDMI or a VGA cable that, I am able to continue doing my work and let a certain be displayed on the ...
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Laptop delivers blurry image to external monitors
I have 3 laptops in my hand at the moment. One Old Toshiba, a DELL and a Sony Vaio. The only one that delivers a crisp image to my external monitor is the Dell. Both others have blurry, bad quality ...
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Arch Linux frame buffer changes?
I have an old computer running on P4 processor and ATI Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] graphics card. Whenever I quit any window manager, the screen goes blank, but it still accepts input i.e. I can ...
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After leaving display on overnight, I cannot get the Windows login screen up on the display, via the DVI cable alone, no matter what I try
When I come back to my computer, after leaving it on overnight, the display gives me a no signal message. I cannot get the Windows login screen up on the display, via the DVI cable alone, no matter ...
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How to connect PC to TV using VGA to SCART?
I am trying to connect my Acer Aspire One to my Philips 32" 32PFL3614/12 TV using VGA to SCART.
First, I have to say that I can successfully connect my PC to my 17" Philips monitor. When this ...
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What would cause ripple interference on a monitor display attached to computer via VGA?
What would cause ripple interference seen on on a display whereby the computer is attached to it via VGA?
By ripple interference I mean that the edges ripple and the display flickers. It is ...
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Will a VGA monitor work if connected to 9-pin serial port?
I have a (old) computer that I am trying to use, just for giggles. It has a 9-pin (RS-232) output for the monitor (marked 10101). Can I connect it to my VGA monitor using an adapter?
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HD .mkv video from netbook to TV via VGA/RCA adapter running slowly
My netbook is connected to the TV via a VGA/RCA adapter. The HD video running on the TV via this connection is running really slowly, ie a frame every few seconds.
I was under the impression the TV ...
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HDTV 1080p HDMI/Component to VGA 1024x768 conversion yet maintaining aspect ratio
I recently inherited an older XGA, 1024x768, 4:3 ratio LCD video projector.
The projector only supports a D-Sub (VGA) input. My DirecTV satellite box outputs its video signal @ standard 720p/1080p via ...
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Displayport + VGA dual monitor in Redhat 6.2
I just got a new computer at work that only has a single DIsplay Port and a single VGA.
I can get the dual monitors in Redhat 6.2 to detect both monitors - but they both display the same thing, and I ...
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Blu-ray through VGA connector problems
I recently purchased a Blu-ray drive to go in my PC. Both hardware and software was installed successfully.
I have a dual-monitor setup, one of which is a TV. Currently a DVI connector on my graphics ...
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Monitoring video card memory temperature
I've recently installed a new cooler in my video card, and i want to see if the memory heatsinks it included, are installed correctly and are doing their job.
I've already tried Riva Tuner, GPU-Z, ...
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Is there a visual difference between SGA, SXGA and UXGA video cables?
I've got a handful of VGA video cables. Is there a way to know which (if any) are UXGA cables? Is there a certain marking on the cable jacket I should look for, besides "UXGA" of course :) ?
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Can one damage a PC video card by unplugging the monitor cable?
I have had an argument with a friend of mine, he was trying to prove that unplugging a DVI or VGA monitor cable can cause damage to the video card. I have never heard this before and decided to pull ...
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Is it possible to connect a Netgear EVA8000 to a VGA monitor?
I have this Netgear EVA8000 http://kbserver.netgear.com/datasheets/enus_ds_eva8000_20070130.pdf
It has a few video outputs:
HDMI
RCA component video output
S-Video port
SCART connector
Is it ...
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Will my non-HDMI monitor be useless with laptops that don't support VGA? [closed]
I just bought in a Acer V243HL Monitor and realised that it hasn't got a HDMI input so I have connected it to my laptop via VGA cable. Although I like the quality of the display I am still worried ...
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Will the picture from DVI port be different from VGA port?
If I had two identical monitors and a video card with one DVI and one VGA port capable of dual-monitor output, and I connected one monitor to each port, would the displays look the same? (They will ...
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Screen fuzzes/zig zags on a custom build
Recently, I built my first computer:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
4 x 1GB DDR2 RAM
500GB SATA hard drive
Radeon HD 6770 graphics card by XFX - using one monitor via DisplayPort -> VGA adapter.
MSI P6N SLI ...
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My Computer sees DVI connection as VGA and newest Intel Graphic Driver causes blank Screen (No Signal)
I have recieved a computer with Intel motherboard chipset DH67CL and on board GPU DT GT2. I have connected a DVI monitor (Acer AL1721 or iiyama prolite e481s).
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit ...
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VGA passthrough and desktop virtualization
In short, my dream is to have one machine with multiple paravirtualized desktop and server guests, one of which has to be a Windows desktop with powerful graphics.
As Windows can't be paravirtualized ...
