andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 hours agoDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down13
arrow-up166arrow-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 · 7 hours agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareAlternateRoutelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·7 hours 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-up8·edit-27 hours 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-up16·6 hours agoDVI is the Gen X of video connectors
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 hours agoVGA is the Boomers and HDMI is the Millenials. Gen-Z is using USB-C.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·48 minutes agoand just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 hours 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-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours 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.
and just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
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.
The cables are extra long so they have plenty of slack, too.