Do I need active adapters or passive adapters to connect this to a DVI monitor and a VGA monitor?
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General answer here: DisplayPort is strictly a Digital interface. You can use a DP to DVI cable to drive a DVI monitor. For VGA you have to use an active DP to VGA dongle due to no Analog signals available in the DP interface.
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You will need the cable from the Monitor to connect to the adapter and the computer!!
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Depends on video card output, some require active adapters on some ports. This is not an active adapter.
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Yes, just use display ports, don't try to use the dvi adapters. So just make sure your monitors support display port 1.2 or better
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The adapter will allow you to convert DVI-D to VGA. In essence you will be able to attach a Projector with a VGA input to a DVI-D port on either a workstation or laptop. It works perfectly! It even has an additional USB power input on the connector itself if the DVI-D port on the system requires additional power for the digital signal.
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These monitors are passive and require a power source. I use these monitors with my 2i2 but I had to purchase an amplifier first.
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Yes. Also comes with a mini display port, which can be used for VGA with adaptor as well as other cables such as DVI (adapter also needed). I use the mini display port.
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You will need a separate VGA cable to connect to this adapter. They are cheep and easy to find. It's possible the device you are wanting to connect o already has one, or came with one.
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The unit supports dual link Dvi which means only a DVI connector will mate. You can use a converter however to go from dvi to VGA. But if you do not have a need for a dual link Dvi, you can get a different model that supports normal single link dvi. My 2556 Dell monitor needed the dual link, but I also needed a high res grhics card as well.
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You can use that, but I have never had much luck with the USB to VGA adapters. you may want to try to use something like this:StarTech DVI to VGA Cable Adapter, M/F (DVIVGAMF)
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You are correct, plug the adapter into your Graphics Card and then use your own DVI cable. Please be aware that this adapter will not work for monitors that require Dual-Link bandwidth (120hz+ monitors, or resolutions above 1920x1200).
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It likely will NOT work because it is an adapter versus the actual cable. It has been my experience that adapters are hit or miss propositions and mostly misses. By contrast, however, if you buy a VGA to DVI cable, that setup will work. The cable is only about $2:00 more than the adapter so it is well worth your while to buy the cable. The cable has a VGA plug on one end and a DVI cable on the other end They are designed for the purpose you have just described and typically they work. The adapters, by contrast, are very unreliable. They may work and then, again, they may not.
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No, you need a special 3rd party adapter. Other monitors offer VESA adapter out of box while this does not.
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This adapter / converter connects a DVI-D computer to a VGA display. It is USB powered.
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It's passive. I use it to connect my second monitor to my docking station for a dual monitor setup. Why in the hell HP would stick one DVI port and one DisplayPort on the back of a docking station instead of two DVI ports is beyond me.
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You will probably need two DVI cables (connect from splitter to the monitor) or if you have VGA cales, you will need DVI to VGA adapters (available at Amazon or Walmart) to connect to the splitter and then connect the VGA cable from Adapter to the monitor.
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You'll need an adapter or converter from HDMI to DVI. This monitor has HDMI and VGA ports only.