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n00b question about dvi-d
« on: July 02, 2011, 04:15:46 PM »
ok. i got 2 monitors.. one is for pc. other is for 360(built the vga/componet+switch) to hook 360 to one monitor.. the other. i have 2 pcs side by side. and i gotta unhook one and hook the other one. gets annoying.. but anyays my monitor has a vga connection and a dvi-d. if i got a dvi-d to vga adapter and ran it to the other pc would that would. i have speakers hooked to both pcs.. sorry if its a stupid question..
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2011, 04:32:15 PM »
Like this?

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/organization/twomonitors.aspx

 theres a way, posted to you not really catching what your saying they do make a divice to flip on keyboard monitor and mouse using one computer, Using a KVM switch, they go for around $50 us dollars. I think i know what your trying to do but I been racking my brain all day with xbox fixes...
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2011, 04:37:00 PM »
nope. 2 pcs to one monitor.. lol. just mash source and switch between them.. all i need it for is digital right? since i have the speakers hooked up


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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2011, 04:43:12 PM »
well thats how i  have my TV hooked up and theres no sound from pc to my tv being set up that way so i wasted the $40 bucks for the wrong cable .

 they do make one so that you want the dvi to dvi hook up for sound or you have to get the reagular monitor cable with the audio cord also attatched to it.


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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2011, 04:48:32 PM »
my monitor has built in speakers, but i dont use them. i just want it so i dont have to unhook a cable from one pc to the other. >:(. and niether pc has a video card or anything. just vga ports. and monitor has vga and dvi-d. i will use vga for one computer, and the dvi-d to vga for the other. will it work like that?
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2011, 04:51:31 PM »
Quote from: snowcolt17 on July 02, 2011, 04:48:32 PM
my monitor has built in speakers, but i dont use them. i just want it so i dont have to unhook a cable from one pc to the other. >:(. and niether pc has a video card or anything. just vga ports. and monitor has vga and dvi-d. i will use vga for one computer, and the dvi-d to vga for the other. will it work like that?
Yes It might all you can do is try it, and see, you wont hurt nothing so just plug it and see if you get sound .I thought you had a video card with both ports and wanted to use a dual monitor, or two pcs with one computer, either way you should be able to do it, hook it up and find out,

let us know if it worked

EDIT you might have to change the mode , just like switching it from the 360 to the pc
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 04:54:56 PM »
i can order it and see. lol thought i would ask before ordering :pi dont think i will have to change the resolution. not if i set both to the same. one has windows7 on it. the other has mac osx 10.5.6 ;). lol
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2011, 04:56:29 PM »
I mean your switching them now so it will have to work cus your switching them back and forth sorry for the misunderstanding
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2011, 04:58:36 PM »
lol yea. the monitor has autoadjust. idk i will just see in a couple days :)
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Re: n00b question about dvi-d
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2011, 05:00:49 PM »
ok let me know, and i would look around sometimes you can get them adaptors cheap :tup:
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