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June 28th 08, 03:41 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
Put the DVI to VGA adapter on you DVI port for the analog monitor.
Get a HDMI to DVI cable and plug the HDMI end into the Vidio card and the DVI end into the monitor. It is no diffrent than if you go from DVI on your computer to the HDMI port on a TV. "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey 
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June 28th 08, 04:00 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
Hey again Curious,
The Idea was/is 1 A HDMI to DVA connecter (This turns my HDMI connection into a DVI connection) 2 Connect my Analog to DVI adaptor to my Analog plug on my monitor (This gives me a DVI connection on my card and a DVI connection on my monitor) Now if Bender is right it should work. This is of course presuming that there is a HDMI to DVI adaptor available. What do you think? I really am open to comments...... lol Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey
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June 28th 08, 04:25 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
A DVI to HDMI adapter or cable has a regular DVI connector just like the one
you have now on one side to connect to your PCs single DVI connector and a HDMI connector on the other to connect to your TV. Since HDMI is a superset of DVI they are always called DVI To HDMI adapters and not HDMI to DVI adapters. See the following link: http://www.mycablemart.com/store/car...G bnAodw3XdBA "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Hey again Curious, The Idea was/is 1 A HDMI to DVA connecter (This turns my HDMI connection into a DVI connection) 2 Connect my Analog to DVI adaptor to my Analog plug on my monitor (This gives me a DVI connection on my card and a DVI connection on my monitor) Now if Bender is right it should work. This is of course presuming that there is a HDMI to DVI adaptor available. What do you think? I really am open to comments...... lol Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey
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June 28th 08, 04:46 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
Thanks Curious,
So, they do exist, thanks for the assist. Swap meet on tomorrow probably get one there. Off to bed now now, Cheers Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... A DVI to HDMI adapter or cable has a regular DVI connector just like the one you have now on one side to connect to your PCs single DVI connector and a HDMI connector on the other to connect to your TV. Since HDMI is a superset of DVI they are always called DVI To HDMI adapters and not HDMI to DVI adapters. See the following link: http://www.mycablemart.com/store/car...G bnAodw3XdBA "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Hey again Curious, The Idea was/is 1 A HDMI to DVA connecter (This turns my HDMI connection into a DVI connection) 2 Connect my Analog to DVI adaptor to my Analog plug on my monitor (This gives me a DVI connection on my card and a DVI connection on my monitor) Now if Bender is right it should work. This is of course presuming that there is a HDMI to DVI adaptor available. What do you think? I really am open to comments...... lol Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey
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June 28th 08, 05:26 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
As I stated before you can only support one display with your one DVI-I
connector. Either a DVI cable, OR a DVI_HDMI adapter/cable OR a DVI-VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Curious, So, they do exist, thanks for the assist. Swap meet on tomorrow probably get one there. Off to bed now now, Cheers Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... A DVI to HDMI adapter or cable has a regular DVI connector just like the one you have now on one side to connect to your PCs single DVI connector and a HDMI connector on the other to connect to your TV. Since HDMI is a superset of DVI they are always called DVI To HDMI adapters and not HDMI to DVI adapters. See the following link: http://www.mycablemart.com/store/car...G bnAodw3XdBA "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Hey again Curious, The Idea was/is 1 A HDMI to DVA connecter (This turns my HDMI connection into a DVI connection) 2 Connect my Analog to DVI adaptor to my Analog plug on my monitor (This gives me a DVI connection on my card and a DVI connection on my monitor) Now if Bender is right it should work. This is of course presuming that there is a HDMI to DVI adaptor available. What do you think? I really am open to comments...... lol Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey
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June 28th 08, 11:33 PM
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Video Card Advice Please
Curious, it appears to me that one of us is not understanding the other.
(and it's probably me) It's not one DVI connector but THREE. My digital monitor connected to the DVI connection on the card AND My Analog monitor connected to the HDMI connection on the card VIA DVI adaptors. Which begs the question, "will the graphic card support this setup. Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... As I stated before you can only support one display with your one DVI-I connector. Either a DVI cable, OR a DVI_HDMI adapter/cable OR a DVI-VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Curious, So, they do exist, thanks for the assist. Swap meet on tomorrow probably get one there. Off to bed now now, Cheers Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... A DVI to HDMI adapter or cable has a regular DVI connector just like the one you have now on one side to connect to your PCs single DVI connector and a HDMI connector on the other to connect to your TV. Since HDMI is a superset of DVI they are always called DVI To HDMI adapters and not HDMI to DVI adapters. See the following link: http://www.mycablemart.com/store/car...G bnAodw3XdBA "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Hey again Curious, The Idea was/is 1 A HDMI to DVA connecter (This turns my HDMI connection into a DVI connection) 2 Connect my Analog to DVI adaptor to my Analog plug on my monitor (This gives me a DVI connection on my card and a DVI connection on my monitor) Now if Bender is right it should work. This is of course presuming that there is a HDMI to DVI adaptor available. What do you think? I really am open to comments...... lol Mickey "Curious" wrote in message ... No it won't since it still uses a DVI connector to your card so you can't use the VGA adapter. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... Thanks Bernder, interesting suggestion. I'll try to find a HDMI to DVI converter, I already have a DVI to analog converter and I'll use both for my second monitor. I don't require sound out of my second monitor. This has been such a hassle, I never heard of a graphic card without an analog input. This will work? I Hope! Mickey "Bender" wrote in message ... HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI. It has an additional capability for 8 channel audio. You should be able to use an adaptor on the DVI and the HDMI to convert to analog (vga). My card has two dual link DVI outputs. I have an adaptor that lets me plug in a VGA (analog) cable and use it, which I am doing now for my second monitor. You can use an adaptor to convert HDMI to DVI, though if the HDMI includes audio, that part of the interface will not be used. You could then use an DVI to VGA adaptor on the HDMI to DVI adaptor to convert to VGA. Unless you can find a HDMI to VGA adaptor. "Mickey Mouse" wrote in message ... I have a Pavilion a6460a It appears to have a Geforce 8500 GT 512mb Video card. 512 mb GDDR2 memory I/O Ports HDMI, Dual Link DVI, S Video There is no Analog connection. I need to run two monitors, 1 digital and 1 analog. Will the Dual Link DVI with some kind of an adaptor run these two monitors? 1 NO? 2 Inadvisable? (I don't know what "Dual Link means") 3 I need to change my video card Mickey
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