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minus-squareMagister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoAs an old coot I had boxes of various cable, I gave most of them to local thrift stores. But I kept one of each, in case of, (black, white, short, long) AC power cable, a VGA, RCA, DVI, TOS, serial, S-VHS, etc IN CASE OF!!! until next round :)
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoIt feels weird that DVI is old now but it really is… I’ve got like, 2 old monitors that will still take it, everything is DP or HDMI now
minus-squarekboy101222@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoEvery so often I see new monitors with DVI support and I always wonder why
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoTo work with the old-ass KVM nobody wants to pay $$$ to replace? That’s all I can think of. DVI adapter chains get real janky real fast.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoYou won’t need them until you part ways with the last one. Then you will need it within a week.
As an old coot I had boxes of various cable, I gave most of them to local thrift stores. But I kept one of each, in case of, (black, white, short, long) AC power cable, a VGA, RCA, DVI, TOS, serial, S-VHS, etc
IN CASE OF!!! until next round :)
It feels weird that DVI is old now but it really is… I’ve got like, 2 old monitors that will still take it, everything is DP or HDMI now
Every so often I see new monitors with DVI support and I always wonder why
To work with the old-ass KVM nobody wants to pay $$$ to replace? That’s all I can think of. DVI adapter chains get real janky real fast.
You won’t need them until you part ways with the last one. Then you will need it within a week.