DVI-I to VGA or DisplayPort to VGA?

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Edward Wokhands

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So, my secondary monitor only has a VGA cable and my video card has a spare DisplayPort and DVI-I port (I'm already using a DVI-D to HDMI converter for the main monitor and an HDMI cable for the TV) so I'm going to have to go the dreaded converter/adapter route.

Which one of these is preferable in your opinion? I won't be doing anything other than watching videos and displaying text on the secondary monitor.

Thanks!
 
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faalin
ether way your go your going from a digital signal to analog so it will look the same. I would just do the dvi to vga since the card came with the adapter so you wont have to go out and buy anything.
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Yeah, it does come with one of those, I actually tried one of those that claimed to be DVI-D to VGA and it did nothing. I think found out that they don't work for DVI-D since it's a digital signal so you need an active adapter. I hope the adapter is DVI-I, although I'm not sure whether I converts to analogue with a passive adapter.
 
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