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    Need X300 Docking station that does DVI!

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by the-waves, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. the-waves

    the-waves Newbie

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    I can't believe it.

    The Lenovo x300 that replaces my 4 year old Sony doesn't have a DVI out. Further more, the USB Universal docking sation that Lenovo sell for this thing doesn't have DVI either! I need to have a DVI out option to do 1920 x 1200 but I just can't find it, has anybody else had this problem?
     
    the-waves, Apr 28, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Docking stations are limited by throughput, and most have a max resolution of 1600x1200. I've yet to see one with a WUXGA output.

    You can always go VGA to DVI.
     
    Lithus, Apr 28, 2008
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Better choice. its smaller and is a fraction of the price with more Display sizes
     
    X2P, Apr 28, 2008
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    the-waves Newbie

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    You mean a VGA to DVI cable?
     
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    Yes. What else could VGA to DVI mean?
     
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    OK cool - I have never seen one of those cables before, I will go grab one now and see if it helps, cheers!
     
    the-waves, Apr 28, 2008
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    Hmmm.

    I have bought 3 separate VGA to DVI cables but all of them have had extra pins that have prevented them from fitting the monitor DVI port, where am I going wrong here?
     
    the-waves, May 6, 2008
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    In fact, is it possible to get a VGA to Single link DVI Cable?
     
    the-waves, May 6, 2008
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    elfroggo Notebook Evangelist

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    Um, I'm pretty sure that VGA is analog and DVI is digital, so a cheap VGA-DVI cable isn't easy to find.

    DVI-VGA is much easier since it seems most video cards are also able to output the analog signal through a little DVI-VGA adapter.

    http://www.svideo.com/ext-vga-2-dvi.html
    This thing looks pretty old school, but just the same, VGA-DVI will cost a couple hundred bucks.
     
    elfroggo, May 6, 2008
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    Elfroggo, I am with you on this one - I can't see how you can go from VGA to DVI, looks like I'm screwed. Unbelievable that a 'cutting edge' laptop can't match the functionality of something 4 years old. Get with it Lenovo.
     
    the-waves, May 20, 2008
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