andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 hours agoDo you screw in both bolts on VGA cables, just the top one or ignore them altogether?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-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 · 13 hours agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareAlternateRoute@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·13 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-up9·edit-212 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-up20·12 hours agoDVI is the Gen X of video connectors
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 hours agoVGA is the Boomers and HDMI is the Millenials. Gen-Z is using USB-C.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 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-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 hours agoand just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 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.
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.