DVI-D to VGA adapters

[Elie]

Are they even available?

The reason I ask, is that at work I got an IBM thinkpad with a docking station that has one DVI-D andone VGA, and it supports dual monitors.

Both of my monitors are analog and for the life of my cannot find a DVI-D to VGA adapter or converter!!!!!

Do any of you have experience in this field? If you have any comments or suggestion please let me know.


Thanks!

Regards,
Elie

[Nowhere]

Never heard about them...so even if they exist, must be expensive as hell... (mainly from rarity; the thing that they need some electronics inside would play little part in price I gather)

edit: but after posting I've looked at your sig...why not just buy monitors with DVI-D?

[Elie]

LOL, I wish!! My sig. is my video NLE workstation at home, now at work is another story, very cheap company hehe

so I gotta make due with one I have.

Thanks,
Elie

[Admiral]

Err, doesn't pretty much any modern video card come delivered with such an adapter, to use your DVI as a second analog connector ?
Asus even includes them in the lowend products, like the 9250.

edit: I was referring to something like this,

[Nowhere]

Admiral: but connectors on such card are DVI-I (adapter is mostly physical link between two types of connectors here). With DVI-D that's another story...

[Admiral]

see my edit in the previous post, maybe I got it right now

[Nowhere]

But you weren't reffering to something "like this" (assuming the "like this" thing is what Elie wants, no time to check)

[rylan]

Nope, going to VGA requires analog on the DVI port (DVI-I). DVI-D is digital only.
He'd need a converter box with a DVI receiver and then a DAC for output and other control logic. Those are expensive and you're limited to SXGA resolution (1280x1024) max... for example http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/40dv-05300.htm or http://www.networktechinc.com/dvi-vga.html

[Nowhere]

...and as I suspected it's cheaper to buy a monitor...

[Gurm]

I suspect that the "this" link Admiral provided in his edit... would probably work.

[Elie]

Thanks guys for the help, actually Rylan's links is exactly what I was looking for.

Didn't realize that the cost of the converter is the same as a digital monitor LOL

Regards,
Elie