d-sub?

junya · 22 Jan 2006 at 22:58

hi there,

i have a vx912 that has dvi and d-sub ports.

i'm just wondering what d-sub is? can you connect a standard vga cable to this and then to a gfx card?

i'm asking as my graphics card has died, and i now need to useonbard which only has a vga conncetion. from googling though it seems d-sub can output vga?

can anyone answer this? cheers.

Baddass · 22 Jan 2006 at 23:12

yes, it's VGA connection only, just the normal analogue connection port that you'd get on all screens (mostly) really

junya · 22 Jan 2006 at 23:18

thanks for the reply badass.

was worried it needed some special "d-sub cable" or something. so i can use a standard vga minitor cable from my onboard graphics > d-sub port on monitor.

it's only a temporary thing as i ought to use its dvi really. unless the difference is not that noticeable. do you think ill see a major drop in image quality?

Baddass · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:56

a lot of modern screens it is very minimal, especially in the smaller (17" and 19") range. Haven't seen any direct comparisons on the VX912, but tbh i doubt it will be a massive difference. Certainly should look fine