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DVI adapter issue

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:37 pm
by JerzeeDevil
The DVI port on the T60 dock won't accept the four pins around the solitary blade on a DVI to component cable. Will a DVI-D to DVI-I adapter work?

Re: DVI adapter issue

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:33 pm
by dr_st
If it doesn't accept them, it means that the port is not able to transmit an analog DVI signal. Therefore adapters won't work, and a converter is needed.

Have you considered a VGA to component converter?

Re: DVI adapter issue

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:47 pm
by RealBlackStuff

Re: DVI adapter issue

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:56 pm
by JerzeeDevil
dr_st wrote:If it doesn't accept them, it means that the port is not able to transmit an analog DVI signal. Therefore adapters won't work, and a converter is needed.

Have you considered a VGA to component converter?
If you do get component via DVI I am correct in thinking you've lost the digital quality so you might as well use VGA? Why not go VGA to VGA then without converting to component?

Re: DVI adapter issue

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:35 am
by dr_st
You are right, assuming there is a VGA-to-VGA option.