puma99dk|so pay a DVI-D to VGA adapter

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Those do not work at all. The card has to first transmit the analog signal and with DVI-I, there is not analog signal to be transmitted. I know because I have tried those in the past and they do not work on any DVI-I port.

RCoonDoesn't work with converter cables. In the event somebody wants to run a VGA>DVI converter with this card, they can't because it's missing the 4 pin holes.

When was the last time you used a VGA cable on a DVI port when you had a real VGA port next to it? Are you really complaining about there not being enough VGA connectivity? When is this, the late 80s? I stopped using VGA all together almost 7-8 years ago.

I would make the argument that there aren't 3 digital outputs instead. Screw VGA. I think I would rather make the argument that there are only 2 digital displays outputs where I would prefer 3xDP or mDP or at least 1DP and two DVI or two DP and 1 DVI, but either way DVI-D is fine considering VGA is very old and is going the way of the dinosaur and how there is one already on the card.

AquinusI would make the argument that there aren't 3 digital outputs instead. Screw VGA. I think I would rather make the argument that there are only 2 digital displays outputs where I would prefer 3xDP or mDP or at least 1DP and two DVI or two DP and 1 DVI, but either way DVI-D is fine considering VGA is very old and is going the way of the dinosaur and how there is one already on the card.

I kind of agree, and disagree. IMO, this single slot card really only belongs in a SFF HTPC. So I see where Galaxy was coming from with the outputs they chose. They picked the most common outputs you find on HDTVs.

Though, I would have preferred HDMI, DVI-I and DP. So you get all the digtial outputs possible, and you can use a basically free adapter if you need VGA and an inxepensive DP->VGA adapter if you need two VGA ports for some reason.

newtekie1I kind of agree, and disagree. IMO, this single slot card really only belongs in a SFF HTPC. So I see where Galaxy was coming from with the outputs they chose. They picked the most common outputs you find on HDTVs.

The way I see they and others are comming, it ain't cool. AMD started dropping VGA in 2013, I am not sure, but there was an article saying that official VESA association recommendation is to drop the standard by 2015. Let's say I am terribly wrong about that article, Intel (and many others) announced they will drop it by 2015. With being October now and only a few months before 2015 I don't really like to buy new stuff with almost extinct features.

What's a bit annoying is that the standard has been on for so long (1987), that virtually every university/bank, etc has at least a few things running it (to say the least). Dropping the whole thing in favour of something new is painfull, literally. And when I see new graphics cards with VGA, I just....don't think is right at this point of the product cycles, because it's encouraging even slower adoption. I don't want to be too harsh though, since I've got VGA on my laptop and can't imagine what would be in some of the places I had to make presentations and they only have VGA connection to the projector.

newtekie1I kind of agree, and disagree. IMO, this single slot card really only belongs in a SFF HTPC. So I see where Galaxy was coming from with the outputs they chose. They picked the most common outputs you find on HDTVs.

Though, I would have preferred HDMI, DVI-I and DP. So you get all the digtial outputs possible, and you can use a basically free adapter if you need VGA and an inxepensive DP->VGA adapter if you need two VGA ports for some reason.

True but I would make the argument that DP/mDP can convert to any signal regardless. I would prefer to see HDMI + two DP or mDP to be completely honest as the two DP/mDP can use VGA, DVI, or HDMI adapters. I can see an argument for dual-link DVI as a little extra has to be done to convert to that. So personally I think HDMI + DVI-D + DP would be a realistic lineup that I could be happy with on a single-slot card.

AquinusTrue but I would make the argument that DP/mDP can convert to any signal regardless. I would prefer to see HDMI + two DP or mDP to be completely honest as the two DP/mDP can use VGA, DVI, or HDMI adapters. I can see an argument for dual-link DVI as a little extra has to be done to convert to that. So personally I think HDMI + DVI-D + DP would be a realistic lineup that I could be happy with on a single-slot card.

So, basically what I said, except I said DVI-I instead of DVI-D so that you can use a super cheap VGA adapter if you wanted to...;)

newtekie1So, basically what I said, except I said DVI-I instead of DVI-D so that you can use a super cheap VGA adapter if you wanted to...;)

I consider a 15 USD mDP->VGA adapter to be cheap. Also considering it's a dying standard, I don't condone making it the cheap solution. :p