Best part is when this sucker unscrews from the port and comes off with the cable:
Ugh this stresses me out just thinking about it
I dealt with this yesterday
I’m sorry to tell you that was 20 years ago.
Na, some of us still deal with these style connectors. Not so much for video, but it’s still used for rs-232 (control signal) and other data. They are great when you dont want the connector to ever fall out.
I’ve seen plenty of medical devices with rs232 ports. And I’m sure there’s a lot of legacy machinery out there which require them.
If you have a factory and your computer-controlled machinery was installed in 1995 but still works just fine, you’re probably not going to invest in newer equipment until it becomes a problem.
I never screw them in.
You like living in the danger zone don’t you?
The danger zone was screwing them in, there was always someone bright enough to tangle the cable with their legs.
The worst part was how they came out unharmed which couldn’t be said of the device’s conected by it.
From what? The cable falling out?
I seriously don’t know what’s the problem with it. Please explain.
At least they had screws? I dont trust HDMI or even worse USB-C. Still using VGA monitors with adapters, never broke a single plug.
My display port cable has a clip that you have to press to remove.
I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop on USB-C/Thunderbolt. Don’t get me wrong - I think it’s a massive improvement for standardization and peripheral capability everywhere. But I have a hard-used Thinkpad that’s on and off the charging cable all day, constantly getting tugged in every possible direction. I’m afraid the physical port itself is going to give up long before the rest of the machine does. I’m probably going to need Louis Rossmann level skills to re-solder it when the time comes.
Edit: I’m also wondering if the sudden fragility of peripheral connections (e.g. headphones, classic iPod, USB mini/micro) and the emergence of the RoHS standard (lead-free solder) is not a coincidence.
On my Thinkpad the ports where both soldered to the mobo, unlike some random other USB daughterboard. Really annoying, on my T430 the port is a separate piece and can be easily replaces with a cable.
But no, USB-c is pretty tough for me, when done right. But its still too small for no reason in Laptops.
I sort of miss the screws too but it’s so much better when a cable accidentally gets yanked and it just comes right out instead of transmitting the force into whatever it’s attached to.
Tell that to the USB ports on my laptop.
Why are you using VGA when DVI-D exists? Or Displayport for that matter.
Because VGA used to be a standard and all monitors I had lying around are VGA only
Kudos for not just trashing them.
Why should I? Full HD and working well, no reason to do so, new displays are 100€+ which is freaking expensive for that improvement
Because there’s plenty of used monitors to be had out there that have DVI on them in some capacity for very reasonable prices.
For instance I just purchased 4 x 24inch Samsung monitors for $15 USD each.
All those new video standards are pointless. VGA supports 1080p at 30Hz just fine, anything more than that is unnecessary. Plus, VGA is easier to implement that HDMI or Displayport, keeping prices down. Not to mention the connector is more durable (well, maybe DVI is comparable in terms of durability)
VGA is analog. You ever look at an analog-connected display next to an identical one that’s connected with HDMI/DP/DVI? Also, a majority of modern systems are running at around 2-4 * 1080p, and that’s hardly unnecessary for someone who spends 8+ hours in front of one or more monitors.
I look at my laptop’s internal display side-by-side with an external VGA monitor at my desk nearly every day. Not exactly a one-to-one comparison, but I wouldn’t say one is noticeably worse than the other. I also used to be under the impression that lack of error correction degrades the image quality, but in reality it just doesn’t seem to be perceptible, at least over short cables with no strong sources of interference.
I think you are speaking on some very different use cases than most people.
Really, what “normal people” use cases are there for a resolution higher than 1080p? It’s perfectly fine for writing code, editing documents, watching movies, etc. If you are able to discern the pixels, it just means you’re sitting too close to your monitor and hurting your eyes. Any higher than 1080p and, at best you don’t notice the difference, at worst you have to use hacks like UI Scaling or non-native resolution to get UI elements to display at a reasonable size.
You had 30Hz when I read your comment. Which is why I said what I said. Still, there’s a lot of benefit for having a higher refresh rate. As far as user comfort goes.
Okay, fair point, sorry for ninja-editing that.
Shaper text for reading more comfortably and viewing photos at nearly full resolution. You don’t have to discern individual pixels to benefit from either of these. And small UI elements like thumbnails can actually show some detail.
do you live ON train tracks? how often is shit just falling out around you? usually a pretty cozy fit on most things imo 🤔
do you like the display port push tab? I feel like many of those are a PITA for real
Hate it. Though there is one that’s worse.
The mini-DP retention clip. There seems to be either wide and narrow variations or simply on-/off-spec variants.
Those clips just jam right in the back plate of the video card.
Good news, USB-C has two formats with screws: 1 on either side like VGA or 1 on top. Though I’ve never seen them in real life.
Why is there an orange dot on the plug?
Someone accidentally tapped before/after drawing those arrows.
lil tong squeeze to see if she’s workin
just for fun
Pretty sure the little slit was so that you could use a flathead screwdriver. Had to do that a couple times
TIL!!
those slots were near useless.
We referred to those blank expansion slot metal pieces as “keys.” They were useful lockpicks.
Then one side of the driver notch shears off
… aaaaaand there goes the infinitesimally tiny nut inside the case
clatter click … oh no…
I learned not to do that with the system plugged in. Only lost one expansion slot somehow.
You have to tighten the loose one to loosen the tight one. My fingers hurt just looking at it
Amen to this…or just say fuck it and break out the screwdriver
You mean that thing I set down right there but has somehow transitioned into a different dimension?
You also got ADHD?
Absolutely!!
You can only find a screwdriver by first releasing your intent to use it.
you a director yet? that’s gandalf level wisdom
GPIB users and instrumentation automating folks know the problem is very modern.
Other than niche Keysight gear that’s has three layers of nameplates because it’s '90s vintage NOS, LXI and USB-TMC have replaced GPIB.
You would think that but where I work we are still manufacturing NEW equipment with GPIB. Industry moves at a glacial pace and plenty of compainies will still pay to have GPIB as an option.
Can someone explain what is this to people born in this century.
How did you get on my lawn?
It’s basically an analog version of an HDMI cable. Except no audio, only video.
It’s like the yellow RCA cable, but for computer monitors instead of TVs
Except it transmitted several times the resolution of an RCA cable
It’s a security cable so no one will steal your computer because a 65 lb monitor is friggin stuck to it.
It’s a VGA connector, used for screens. You can still find them if you look hard enough.
if you look hard enough
I think I have seen as many VGA cables as I did HDMI ones. I also have seen many people using adapters for the two standards. So I think they are still very common.
look hard enough
Any box of chords in any basement, attic, or thrift store
Had some VGA cords stored away for almost 20 years now “just in case one day I need them”
Didn’t some camcorders have a VGA output? Think that’s why I kept them
Probably, but most i’ve seen are AV. I still use an old SUN monitor, so VGA is alive and well here
Cords. A box of chords would be a radio, or a box of sheet music.
I’ve heard there was a secret cord that david pulled and it pleased the lhord
aight
It’s how we connected monitors to our PCs. Before I had DVI I used that to connect my desktop to my monitor. My old laptop had port but now they have HDMI.
Just to tag along, the VGA signal is analog where DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort are digital
DVI had an analog variant as well. I’m obligated to say this because that cable compatibility confused the shit out of me at least once.
You had to check for pins above and below the wide “dash” shaped pin to know if it supported analog.
i swear every time you think you tighten one of these evenly, they just end up like this!
Don’t forget fucking bent pins… Urrggghhhhh
No worries, just eject the lead from a cheap Bic mechanical pencil, and use the tip to carefully bend 'em back into shape.
That’s brilliant! I just have a tiny pair of tweezers and needle-nose pliers.
Can’t forget about leaving pins behind cause you pulled on an angle or worse, it was owned by a smoker and gunk built up on everything.
Holy Diver!
Me struggling with cables: “why is god so strong?!” God: “I stopped caring about humanity, and started working out.” 💪
lol I came across a dvi cable plugged into a crappy old lcd the other day and this is exactly what happened
And when pulling it out from the mess of cables
Or when your’re trying to feed that fucker back through the passthrough on a desk.
I do tech support in a school filled with old computers all connected with VGA. One day I’ll hang myself with one of those.
