<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 02:49, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wolfgang.rupprecht@gmail.com">wolfgang.rupprecht@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div id=":1zu">The docs for that card do mention<br>
it can drive vga with the appropriate displayport to vga adaptor cables,<br>
but that sounds like a rather rude and expensive conversion hack at<br>
~$20-$30/cable.</div></blockquote></div><br>Well,my friend (btw: I noticed your profile on your google account that reads "software janitor" -I'm still laughing-... I think I must be "software mine-field cleaner" then ;)...<br>
<br>... if you knew that down here in .AR stores are still selling VGA-only monitors like hotcakes, and that only now store clerks have begun to understand what DVI is when you ask for one... and that there are almost no monitors with displayport on the mainstream retail channel... (only in a few places, 23" or higher, and at a premium price because those are thought to be for ' professional ' use whatever that means), and that displayport-to-vga adapters are available but retail for $35-40 greenbacks....<br>
<br>...then I think you' d feel better about your situation. <grin><br><br>Again, thanks for your reply and your help/insight.<br>FC<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act<br>
Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario<br> - George Orwell<br><br>