| LCD monitors and some ultra mobile PCs use DVI | | | | adapters allow a user to use a much larger screen |
| video displays. Macintosh computers also use this | | | | without the use of docking stations. |
| technology. If a person with a DVI video card wants | | | | Finding DVI to VGA adapters |
| to use an SVGA monitor, he must purchase a DVI to | | | | Tiger Direct, Radio Shack and Best Buy all carry this |
| VGA adapter. | | | | type of adapter. These adapters come in two sizes, |
| What DVI to VGA Adapters Do | | | | mini and normal. The DVI connection determines |
| The purpose of the adapter is to allow a computer | | | | what size a person needs for his computer and his |
| with a DVI video card to use VGA monitors. The | | | | monitor. |
| rising popularity of netbooks have increased the need | | | | USB 2.0 8 Multi-Monitor Display DVI+HDMI+VGA |
| for this type of user among PC users. | | | | Adapter 2048x1152(USB 2.0 To VGA/DVI/HDMI |
| Macintosh OS X users have found an increasing need | | | | Multi-Display Adapter ) |
| for this technology in recent years as well. | | | | What DVI and VGA Stand For |
| Macintosh and DVI Technology | | | | The use of acronyms is a common habit among |
| The most common use for VGA to DVI adapters is | | | | hardware engineers and computer programmers. DVI |
| to use a monitor intended for a Windows-based PC | | | | stands for digital video interface and is the newer of |
| with a Macintosh computer. Newer PC computer | | | | the two technologies. VGA stands for video graphics |
| video cards make allowances for either type of | | | | array. It was developed, by IBM in 1987. Third party |
| monitor.USB 2.0 to DVI Adapter (QWXGA) | | | | vendors expanded the technology beyond its original |
| Netbooks and Other LCD Monitors | | | | specifications after IBM announced it. The new |
| Many newer LCD screens and smaller netbooks use | | | | standard that allowed for higher resolution were |
| these adapters to allow the user to connect the | | | | called Super VGA. |
| computer to a larger screen. This is especially true of | | | | USB To DVI VGA Dual Multi-display Adapter Video |
| models with a seven-inch screen size. DVI to VGA | | | | 1920x1200(USB Graphic Adapter Display USB2. |