• Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      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

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      It’s a VGA connector, used for screens. You can still find them if you look hard enough.

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      2 years ago

      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.

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        Just to tag along, the VGA signal is analog where DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort are digital

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          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.