Tower

aayush

Happy Easter all

Can some please advise me to the name given to the adapter as i have just bought a new tower and found out that my screen not have hdmi socket and to avoid the hassle of return and if the vga sockets are same on both ends

One other question does any one advise re all in one pc

Neil_Jones

Not really clear on what you're asking so I'll have to hazard a guess.

If your computer only has HDMI and your monitor doesn't have HDMI but only VGA or DVI, you can get adapters to convert them.

Such as this, from HDMI to VGA if that's what you need:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Black-Adapter-Converter-Laptop/dp/B007KEIRNG

The most common VGA socket is a male-to-male cable. You can tell the difference easily by just looking at it, the male end has the pins on show whereas the female end just has the holes.

With regards to all-in-one PC's - nice but often expensive, nice space savers with a decent screen but hard or impossible to upgrade further down the line.

dipsomaniac

if your monitor/tower has dvi sockets i would get a dvi cable to connect them

aayush

dipsomaniac wrote: »

if your monitor/tower has dvi sockets i would get a dvi cable to connect them

Monitor has vga and tower has hdmi socket

dipsomaniac

aayush wrote: »

Monitor has vga and tower has hdmi socket

ah ok. some monitors have vga and dvi

AndyPix

Are you sure the tower only has HDMI output ?


HDMI to VGA convertors are very flakey as hdmi is obviously digital, and VGA is analogue.
You would also need a cable for audio (Unless the convertor box had that included)


It really would be best if you could invest in a new monitor (not very MSE I'm sorry)


As fort the all in ones .. Nice to look at, and nice when they work.
But very restrictive on what you can upgrade , and very difficult (expensive) to repair should anything go wrong. In short - good, if work are buying it - Bad if you are buying it

System

Hi


Perhaps peruse CPC Farnell to ID the socket type and look for an adapter?

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15002&langId=69&storeId=10180&categoryId=700000010335&st=monitor%20cable%20adapters&pageSize=25&showResults=true

EG: Order Code: CS24863 £5.41

• Convert a VGA video signal to a DVI-I signal
• Ideal for connecting a VGA video card to a DVI-I equipped monitor or projector
• No software or drivers required
• Moulded adaptor with thumbscrews

And there are HDMI to most other types of plug/socket.

tonyh66

johndough wrote: »

Hi


Perhaps peruse CPC Farnell to ID the socket type and look for an adapter?

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15002&langId=69&storeId=10180&categoryId=700000010335&st=monitor%20cable%20adapters&pageSize=25&showResults=true

EG: Order Code: CS24863 £5.41

• Convert a VGA video signal to a DVI-I signal
• Ideal for connecting a VGA video card to a DVI-I equipped monitor or projector
• No software or drivers required
• Moulded adaptor with thumbscrews

And there are HDMI to most other types of plug/socket.

its the other way round they need, DVI from PC to VGA input on monitor.

Inner_Zone

tonyh66 wrote: »

its the other way round they need, DVI from PC to VGA input on monitor.

aayush wrote: »

Happy Easter all

Can some please advise me to the name given to the adapter as i have just bought a new tower and found out that my screen not have hdmi socket and to avoid the hassle of return and if the vga sockets are same on both ends

Which ever way round DVI wont plug into HDMI without another convertor!

tonyh66

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Which ever way round DVI wont plug into HDMI without another convertor!

DOH!...... lost sight of the question answering the post above me, yes you are right

Cisco001

What model of pc have you got?