Can I get a DVI-D to Analog adapter?

stockjock

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I run a small business and I have 7 crappy HP machines that have an analog output and a DVI-D output on the back of the machines. All the monitors are analog that I have (I know, so early 2000!) I want to use 2 monitors on these machines now, so can I buy an Analog to DVI-D adapter for the monitor cables and use on the DVI-D outputs? I think I know the answer so I'm going to do a follow up question since I think the answer is no to the first question as I think I need to buy an analog to DVI-D converter...if this is the case, can I buy DVI-D to DVI-I adapter and then use Analog to DVI-I adapters?

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Stockjock
 
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What do you mean by "analog"? Do you mean vga---a blue plug? If I understand your question correctly, all you should need is a dvi to VGA adapter.
 

stockjock

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Yes, I mean a VGA. But to answer your question a little more, there are 2 types of DVI outputs on computers...most use DVI-I...all these computers have DVI-D outputs which means the normal DVI-I adapters don't work. So the question is again, can a VGA to DVI-D adapter work?
 

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If you mean a DVI-to-VGA adaptor, those things are a dime a dozen. If its the other way round, things get a little sticky and not cost effective. It'd be cheaper to add a low-end graphics card, then buy a VGA-to-DVI adaptor.

Note that while VGA-to-DVI adaptors exist, they're just extremely expensive (to put it mildly, that one is 315€ , which is about $426)...

http://www.lindy-international.com/...htm?websale8=ld0101.ld020102&pi=32563&ci=2004
 

stockjock

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Ethebubbeth, ok, thanks, that is exactly what I thought. I might as well just pony up and buy new monitors.
 

KingFatty

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There is no analog signal coming out of that DVI-D port. So, the adapter would need to be fancy to reconstruct an analog output signal based on the digital input.

But there may be another way. Why don't you spend $10 or $15 on a very cheap video graphics card, and use that as your adapter?

I guess I'm wondering what is your limit to spend per 'adapter,' because I know some people are fine spending $30 on an adapter, and that could get you 2-3 dedicated video cards...