<p>No. There are lots of flaws in your understanding.<br>
1. DVI out (which is always DVI-I) includes both digital and analog. Therefore, it is easily "adapted" to VGA or HDMI via simple pin mapping. No electronics needed to do conversion.<br>
2. DVI inputs (which are almost always DVI-D) will not accept DVI-A which is what you would have if you adapted VGA to DVI. This is because there is no D-A chipset backing that port.<br>
3. VGA is not widely "compatible". All VGA signals start off digital inside the video card. They then pass through a D-A converter chipset. If that signal is sent to either a DVI port or the rare new DisplayPort both digital AND analog is available. This is compatible with ALL displays. If that signal is sent to VGA the digital is discarded and it is incompatible with most modern displays. If the video card uses HDMI only, there is no D-A conversion, they save money on the D-A chipset, and it is compatible with only the modern displays.</p>
<p>Now that you know this I believe you can share in my frustration. "With great knowledge comes great frustration."</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 27, 2011 6:57 AM, "Ron Frazier" <<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com">atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>I presume you could adapt vga - dvi the same way you could adapt dvi -<br>
vga. My Dell Inspiron 1525 has VGA and HDMI. However, my son's Dell<br>
Inspiron 1545 does not have HDMI, so you have to check each model<br>
number. They probably figure that VGA is still the most widely<br>
compatible option. The trend now days seems to be fewer connector<br>
options and fewer indicator lights. I can never tell when my son's<br>
laptop is busy because it has no hard drive light. I hate that.<br>
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Ron<br>
<p><font color="#500050"><br>On 01/27/2011 01:19 AM, Richard Bronosky wrote:</font></p><p><font color="#500050">> I complained about this 4 years ago. I can't believe I'm still finding<br>> myself saying "I want to ...</font></p>
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