DVI Cables - incompatible

Hello. I noticed the thread about DVI cables and was surprise at the
perspicacity of some of the advice. Perhaps you could help me also?

I bought a Dell 2405 about six months ago. I can't use the digital DVI
cable. One end fits nicely in the monitor but the other end does not
fit into the back of the computer (video connector?).

I wonder if there is some kind of adapter to fix the problem?

Perhaps my Video card is too old. (Dell Dimension 8300) I sure would
like to have digital input for when I use Google Earth.
Thanks.

"Ron" wrote in message
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Hello. I noticed the thread about DVI cables and was surprise at the
perspicacity of some of the advice. Perhaps you could help me also?

I bought a Dell 2405 about six months ago. I can't use the digital DVI
cable. One end fits nicely in the monitor but the other end does not
fit into the back of the computer (video connector?).

I wonder if there is some kind of adapter to fix the problem?

Perhaps my Video card is too old. (Dell Dimension 8300) I sure would
like to have digital input for when I use Google Earth.
Thanks.


Ron, you need a DVI connector on your video card. Sounds like your card
only supports traditional VGA. The 8300 could have come either way. It's a
generic AGP card, so something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130232

Would likely be a huge step up.

Even something like this would be an improvement for a whopping $40,
assuming you aren't a big gamer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130008


What video card do you have now? Device manager will tell you.

Tom

Tom Scales wrote:


Ron, you need a DVI connector on your video card. Sounds like your card
only supports traditional VGA. The 8300 could have come either way. It's a
generic AGP card, so something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130232

Would likely be a huge step up.

Even something like this would be an improvement for a whopping $40,
assuming you aren't a big gamer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130008


What video card do you have now? Device manager will tell you.

Tom



Or...just use the VGA cable. The monitor ships with both. My biggest
concern would be whether the video card or on board video you have now
will support the widescreen resolution that the monitor requires in
order to perform best.

Bob