On 14 December 2020 19:55:42 CET, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > I ordered a Dell XPS 8940 which arrived in October, but life got in >the way, and I'm only now getting around to setting it up. First thing >I noticed today is that Dell "had the courage to remove the VGA port" ><G>. It has HDMI and Displayport. I've got two monitors for my PCs. >My main one has VGA/DVI/HDMI/Displayport inputs. > > But I want to attach the XPS 8940 to the older monitor, which only has >VGA and DVI-D. I use the older monitor for setup/install and to keep >the "hot backup" machine up-to-date. What are my options? For the >main >machine I'll buy an HDMI cable. Are there adapters that'll push HDMI >computer output into a monitor VGA or DVI-D input? That way I can buy >an HDMI cable plus an adaptor, rather than a new monitor. <G>
Yes, I use one from Startech without any issues. Comes with HDMI, DVI and VGA output for a mini DP port. I use it as well to connect the laptop to my tv. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
