andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 days agoDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down14
arrow-up1120arrow-down1imageDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksandrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareAlternateRoutelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·20 days agoHaven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. As someone else pointed out it depends if it is temporary or long term… I always screw them in if it is long term
minus-squarewellDuuh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-220 days ago Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. Exactly. What have you done to HDMI and DP ports?
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·20 days agoDVI is the Gen X of video connectors
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·20 days agoVGA is the Boomers and HDMI is the Millenials. Gen-Z is using USB-C.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-220 days agoDisplayPort is the cool uncle who is happy to mind the kids for free. A lot of people copy his smooth relaxed style and mannerisms without realising.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·20 days agoand just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoThe cables are extra long so they have plenty of slack, too.
Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. As someone else pointed out it depends if it is temporary or long term… I always screw them in if it is long term
Exactly. What have you done to HDMI and DP ports?
DVI is the Gen X of video connectors
VGA is the Boomers and HDMI is the Millenials. Gen-Z is using USB-C.
Nobody likes DisplayPort
DisplayPort is the cool uncle who is happy to mind the kids for free. A lot of people copy his smooth relaxed style and mannerisms without realising.
and just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
The cables are extra long so they have plenty of slack, too.