VGA adapter related question


  1. Posts : 25
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       #1

    VGA adapter related question


    hello guys,

    i am using a 21" hd monitor, and my monitor doesnt have a hdmi input, so i am using a hdmi to vga converter,
    and i think my colour and graphics perfomance not so good,

    am i right ? will a vga converter reduce my my graphics perfomance ?

    i am bad in english thats why i cant explain properly, hope you guys understand :)
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  2. Posts : 13,895
    Win10 Version 22H2 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home
       #2

    If it's for the video card in your system specs, I've had much better luck using a DVI to VGA adapter on my 2 computers with the missing VGA socket.

    And Yes, adapters/converters can degrade what they are intended to do.
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  3. Posts : 4,453
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    The video on an HDMI port is digital. VGA is analog. An HDMI to VGA adapter is an active device, which may degrade the signal.

    If you had a DVI-I output, it includes analog signals. However, if the card is the RX-570 that you mention in another post, it may have DVI-D, which is only digital. That means that all of the outputs on that graphics card are digital.

    If you can't replace the monitor with one that accepts DisplayPort, HDMI, or DVI-D, maybe you can find a better HDMI to VGA adapter.
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  4. Posts : 13,895
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    Didn't know about the "other post" or "different card model", does make a big difference.
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  5. Posts : 25
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    ok thank you guys, i have dvi port on my gpu, i will go for a dvi to vga adapter :)
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  6. Posts : 4,453
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    m1s3rys1gn4l said:
    ok thank you guys, i have dvi port on my gpu, i will go for a dvi to vga adapter :)
    Careful. An inexpensive DVI to VGA adapter only works if the graphics card's DVI port is DVI-I (digital and analog), not DVI-D (only digital). If the card is an RX-570, it may have DVI-D.

    There may be active DVI-D to VGA adapters, but you may be no better off than with an HDMI to VGA or DP to VGA adapter.
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  7. Posts : 13,895
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    The GTX 650 card image on Amazon does show 2 different DVI sockets, number of 'pins' different.
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  8. Posts : 4,453
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    Berton said:
    The GTX 650 card image on Amazon does show 2 different DVI sockets, number of 'pins' different.
    The OP hasn't been clear, but I doubt that the card in question is the GTX 650 in the profile.

    If it is the GTX 650, one example I looked at had a DVI-D and a DVI-I port, both dual link.
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  9. Posts : 13,895
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    bobkn said:
    The OP hasn't been clear, but I doubt that the card in question is the GTX 650 in the profile.
    If it is the GTX 650, one example I looked at had a DVI-D and a DVI-I port, both dual link.
    Just going by the OPs listed Computer specs, can only work with what we're told.
    Last edited by Berton; 06 Sep 2019 at 17:49.
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