connection question: my computer has hdmi, not dvi. my monitor has dvi, not hdmi. can i use this cable to connect both computer and monitor?
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yes this cable with allow you to connect your pc to your monitor but dvi does not carry an audio signal. you'll have to plug speakers into the computer tower's audio output jack.
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You will need an HDMI cable to use the HDMI connector on the monitor, if you hook it up to a computer it will also need to have a HDMI connector as well. It also has a DVI and a VGA connector.
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Actually, you can just use 1 DVI cable, 1 HDMI cable and 1 Displayport cable for the other monitors. You need monitors that have the connections though.
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You can use the DVI and HDMI to run two monitors. You can also use the DVI connector and the onboard VGA connector. That is the way I use it (my monitors don't have an HDMI connection). To use the DVI+VGA you have to go into the BIOS setup and enable the onboard VGA.
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As far as I can tell you should have no problems, your monitor has a VGA input cord, so it should just be plug and play.
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Dear Nathan, Thank you for your question regarding our HDMI to DVI adapter cable. The cable is only capable of carrying a video signal and an additional cable would be needed for audio. Please contact us at service@bluerigger.com if you have any additional questions.Thanks, BlueRigger LLCservice@bluerigger.com
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Can this be used to hook up a laptop computer? (I have a laptop that works but with a broken monitor. I'm thinking this might be a passable -- I don't have high hopes for "great," but it might be passable -- solution until I can get the laptop fixed?Could I either connect this with a standard monitor plug or with one of my laptop's USB ports?Thanks.
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I bought this cable and am very happy with it. I use a Google Chromebook, which has HDMI out. I have it going into my monitor, which has DVI in. I'm not certain if this cable works both ways, but I found the guys via customer service for Cables Unlimited to be very helpful. If they haven't already responded with certainty regarding the 2-way compatibility, I suggest emailing them directly. They'll take care of you.
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Hello Matthew, I will say every connector is on this device because built in you have VGA, HDMI and a Display Port. You may say, what about DVI and while that is not built in, you can buy an additional cable to convert either the HDMI or the Display Port to DVI and for that matter you can get both and run 2 DVI monitors! These are great computers.
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I am currently using an HDMI to DVI adapter without issue. My assumption is that you can use the Thunderbolt to DVI as well. I chose to use HDMI to keep my Thunderbolt ports available for other devices.
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Just to add to that, if it works great with HDMI, it would work great with DVI too-they're basically the same thing, and a $20 cable or whatever would adapt it.
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These monitors have a DVI and an VGA connection. DVI and HDMI are digital, where VGA is analog. I would go with an HDMI to DVI cable to add to your existing DVI cable.
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Hi, I took a gamble when I bought this switch and I currently have it connected similar to what you asked, monitor connected to input 1 (DVI-Female to HDMI Male adapter), lcd-tv connected to input 2, and PC connected to the output (DVI-Male to HDMI adapter). It is working fine in this manner. Hope that helps.
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The cable that comes with your monitor will work. DVI-D works with any monitor that has a DVI connection, as long as you are plugging it into a DVI port on your video card. You would only need DVI-I if you need to use your monitor's VGA connector plugged into a DVI port on the video card. The DVI-I cable has 4 extra little pins around the flat blade pin of the DVI connector. These are the analog connections for VGA. If you are going to do this, you also need a DVI-I to VGA adapter plugged directly into your monitor. Note that a DVI-I cable won't plug into a DVI-D port on a monitor because the 4 extra little pins don't exist on a DVI-D port. The cable that comes with your monitor will work. DVI-D works with any monitor that has a DVI connection, as long as you are plugging it into a DVI port on your video card. You would only need DVI-I if you need to use your monitor's VGA connector plugged into a DVI port on the video card. The DVI-I cable has 4 extra little pins around the flat blade pin of the DVI connector. These are the analog connections for VGA. If you are going to do this, you also need a DVI-I to VGA adapter plugged directly into your monitor. Note that a DVI-I cable won't plug into a DVI-D port on a monitor because... » Read More The cable that comes with your monitor will work. DVI-D works with any monitor that has a DVI connection, as long as you are plugging it into a DVI port on your video card. You would only need DVI-I if you need to use your monitor's VGA connector plugged into a DVI port on the video card. The DVI-I cable has 4 extra little pins around the flat blade pin of the DVI connector. These are the analog connections for VGA. If you are going to do this, you also need a DVI-I to VGA adapter plugged directly into your monitor. Note that a DVI-I cable won't plug into a DVI-D port on a monitor because the 4 extra little pins don't exist on a DVI-D port. « Show Less
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You can hook up any two monitors that have a connection for display port and dvi regardless of resolution. You can even use an adapter to dvi, hdmi, or display port to suit whatever you monitor has inputs for including going back to VGA
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Dear Taven,Thank you for your question regarding our HDMI to DVI adapter. Could you please contact us at service@bluerigger.com so that we may better answer your question. We look forward to hearing from you.Thanks, BlueRigger LLCservice@bluerigger.com
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If you computer is DVI, then there is an inexpensive adapter for using with the HDMI. Yes, works well as monitor.