need some help

yeaiknow99 · 06-15-2009, 06:48 PM

i have a lg 19 in monitor ( model no# W1952TQ) just bought a vga to dvi-d adapter for it when i connect it to the dvi connection the screen goes into power saving mode & the screen goes black. does anyone have a fix for this.

**Lead3** · 06-15-2009, 07:23 PM

Hi,
Welcome to TSF. What model adapter are you trying to use? From what you have said, are you trying to connect a VGA cable to the DVI connection on the monitor? Why not use the VGA connection on the monitor?

yeaiknow99 · 06-15-2009, 07:30 PM

its a vga to dvi-d adapter. the dvi-d connection is digital. the vga is analog

**Lead3** · 06-15-2009, 07:49 PM

In order for me to help, I need to know what model, brand, etc. of adapter you are using.
I asked about the cable since your monitor has both digital (DVI-D) and analog (SUB-D)
inputs. Does you video card have just DVI-D outputs or DVI-D and SUB-D? Where are you putting the adapter (at Computer or Monitor end)?

yeaiknow99 · 06-15-2009, 08:00 PM

ok don't know what model no# the adapter is bought it from ebay.the adapter is being connected at the monitor.as for the video card that i don't know. the vga cable is connected to the cpu.

**Lead3** · 06-15-2009, 08:17 PM

I would connect the VGA cable directly to the SUB-D connector on the monitor.
Why do you want the DVI-D. I don't know of an adapter that can convert analog signals to digital (that is cheap). Even if one were available, you would not gain any performance since you are starting with analog.

yeaiknow99 · 06-16-2009, 04:12 AM

then why do they put digital connectors on these monitors if there is no difference in preformance don't make any sense to me

**Lead3** · 06-16-2009, 10:22 AM

There is a difference if you have a digital output from your computer (DVI-D) if it is analog (a SUB-D connector) then converting it will produce no greater performance than what it started with, analog. They make an VGA to DVI-D converter but they cost around $300 and they can not make something better than it was to start with. To get digital performance, your computer (graphics card) must have a digital output and most modern ones do, in fact most new ones only have DVI. That is why the low cost adapters were made, to allow you to connect a newer graphic card to an old monitor.

06-15-2009, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
yeaiknow99 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	need some help i have a lg 19 in monitor ( model no# W1952TQ) just bought a vga to dvi-d adapter for it when i connect it to the dvi connection the screen goes into power saving mode & the screen goes black. does anyone have a fix for this.

06-15-2009, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,380 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: need some help Hi, Welcome to TSF. What model adapter are you trying to use? From what you have said, are you trying to connect a VGA cable to the DVI connection on the monitor? Why not use the VGA connection on the monitor? __________________

06-15-2009, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
yeaiknow99 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: need some help its a vga to dvi-d adapter. the dvi-d connection is digital. the vga is analog

06-15-2009, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,380 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: need some help In order for me to help, I need to know what model, brand, etc. of adapter you are using. I asked about the cable since your monitor has both digital (DVI-D) and analog (SUB-D) inputs. Does you video card have just DVI-D outputs or DVI-D and SUB-D? Where are you putting the adapter (at Computer or Monitor end)? __________________

06-15-2009, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
yeaiknow99 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: need some help ok don't know what model no# the adapter is bought it from ebay.the adapter is being connected at the monitor.as for the video card that i don't know. the vga cable is connected to the cpu.

06-15-2009, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,380 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: need some help I would connect the VGA cable directly to the SUB-D connector on the monitor. Why do you want the DVI-D. I don't know of an adapter that can convert analog signals to digital (that is cheap). Even if one were available, you would not gain any performance since you are starting with analog. __________________ Last edited by Lead3; 06-15-2009 at 08:19 PM.

06-16-2009, 04:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
yeaiknow99 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: need some help then why do they put digital connectors on these monitors if there is no difference in preformance don't make any sense to me

06-16-2009, 10:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lead3 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,380 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP2 x64 & x86, Windows 7 x64 & x86 My System	Re: need some help There is a difference if you have a digital output from your computer (DVI-D) if it is analog (a SUB-D connector) then converting it will produce no greater performance than what it started with, analog. They make an VGA to DVI-D converter but they cost around $300 and they can not make something better than it was to start with. To get digital performance, your computer (graphics card) must have a digital output and most modern ones do, in fact most new ones only have DVI. That is why the low cost adapters were made, to allow you to connect a newer graphic card to an old monitor. __________________