Would a VGA Cable Splitter allow use of two monitors?

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Rascal Pierce

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Would a VGA Cable Splitter allow use of two monitors? The desktop at work has a vga and dvi-d output but unfortunately all the monitors here are vga only.
 
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Nope. It is not possible to drive two displays using one VGA port.

On some video cards it is possible to use a DVI-I port to drive one analog display and one digital display by getting an adapter that separates the DVI-A and DVI-D connections. This is not part of the DVI specification, but it does work in some cases.

It is also possible to get a DVI-D to VGA active adapter, but these require power and quality is very inconsistent.
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SANDMAN5176

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A splitter will duplicate displays.
It would be a great solution for viewing the same thing on two different monitors.
What you are probably looking for is a vga to dvi adapter.
They can be had for pretty cheap.
 
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Nope. It is not possible to drive two displays using one VGA port.

On some video cards it is possible to use a DVI-I port to drive one analog display and one digital display by getting an adapter that separates the DVI-A and DVI-D connections. This is not part of the DVI specification, but it does work in some cases.

It is also possible to get a DVI-D to VGA active adapter, but these require power and quality is very inconsistent.
 
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aethelbuz1978

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If you are looking to display the same image on both monitors you can use a VGA Splitter. I would recommend using a powered splitter
because these Y cables and adapters cause a lot of issues. If you need to convert DVI-D to VGA you will need an active converter that does
digital to analog video signal conversion. You can't use cheap adapters and they don't work. You can check (Part # SCA-DVI-ANA) .
These guys also sell VGA splitters.
 
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