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People who excessively tighten the display cable screws are jerks

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Exterous

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Excessive = anything more than a couple of turns. I don't want to have to use a blowtorch to get the damn DVI cable off the back of the server\computer. Seriously- half way is good enough. Hell, I just tighten one half way and thats always been good enough
 
I guess I've been living in the Apple/Mac world too long. My first thought was in wondering who still uses DVI...
 
rsbennett00 said:
Even my hdmi connectors have a screw to secure them in place. It's probably just apple that doesn't care anymore.
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Yeah, let's cling to ancient technological restrictions that only exist because enormous connectors can't fit snugly.

Here's hoping USB 4.0 has cables that can only be released by entering an 8-digit PIN.
 
I usually don't tighten them at all. Maybe a turn of two if my feet are close to the cable. I generally don't move the monitor or machine after its been set up. Plus, on my rack I used to have more machines than ports on my kvm, so I swap cables around a lot.
 
Rakehellion said:
Yeah, let's cling to ancient technological restrictions that only exist because enormous connectors can't fit snugly.

Here's hoping USB 4.0 has cables that can only be released by entering an 8-digit PIN.
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Hdmi is enormous? Erm, ok.

Just because something has screws to secure it, doesn't mean you have to use them at all. Some of us just don't want to worry about something vibrating loose at the wrong moment.
 
Exterous said:
Excessive = anything more than a couple of turns. I don't want to have to use a blowtorch to get the damn DVI cable off the back of the server\computer. Seriously- half way is good enough. Hell, I just tighten one half way and thats always been good enough
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It's not my problem that you are lazy and have the strength of a small American child. :colbert:
 
Anubis said:
90% of the monitors in my office are connected via VGA
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Conference room: Analog output going to an analog->HDMI converter that was built sometime around 1990, which connects to a large (40"+ I think it is) LCD.


Presumably because PCIe videocards with HDMI or DVI output are all more than $500 each nowadays.

So we've got a big widescreen that's running a stretched 1024x768 resolution. (Or maybe 1280x960. Either way, it's low-res 4:3, stretched.)
 
Jeff7 said:
Conference room: Analog output going to an analog->HDMI converter that was built sometime around 1990, which connects to a large (40"+ I think it is) LCD.


Presumably because PCIe videocards with HDMI or DVI output are all more than $500 each nowadays.

So we've got a big widescreen that's running a stretched 1024x768 resolution. (Or maybe 1280x960. Either way, it's low-res 4:3, stretched.)
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Sarcasm right?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127515
 
If you think this is old, I used to work for an Unnamed state agency. They used Informix 4GL database for the entire payroll system of that agency. To give those an understanding, this is a flat file based system that uses "BASIC LIKE" programming methods. It was made by IBM in the mid 80s. They are still using it now.... We used a terminal program (putty) to connect and maintain this....
 
Exterous said:
Excessive = anything more than a couple of turns. I don't want to have to use a blowtorch to get the damn DVI cable off the back of the server\computer. Seriously- half way is good enough. Hell, I just tighten one half way and thats always been good enough
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You can buy one of those cheap computer tool kits. Usually they come with two nut drivers. The size of the smallest fits those screws. When you do a perm install for a conf room or something that is not going to be removed and installed again you are usually supposed to tighten them with a nut driver. This prevents "heat creep" from disconnecting the connector....
 
Ughh.... Had to deal with some of this when I worked in IT over a summer.

I think the computer leasing company's guys used pliers or tools. They probably did this because they came in to swap out 100-200 monitors per site -- my fingers hurt after screwing those things in lightly 5-10 times a day.
 
Anubis said:
whiule you are correct, most non workstation office computers (desktops) ship with a standard integrated VGA connector.

workstations with dedicated cards will have more options. hell even the business class laptops still use VGA, your lucky if you get one with HDMI or Display Port
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Oh I know that part. It's cause he said a dedicated card is $500+ unless I'm reading something wrong.
 
IronWing said:
I have to tighten them. What if the cable fell out and sprayed porn all over the office?
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You laugh, but I'm OCD enough that if I don't tighten them, I worry about starting a fire! Lots of voltage and bad shit running through them....
 
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