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Hello,
I have been given a new laptop to replace my old one and have a question regarding connecting it to a monitor.
My previous laptop had one of the 11 pin monitor inputs (the one with the screws to hold it in place etc. I think its 11 pin but I may be wrong) and the connector cable had the same plug on both ends.
The new laptop has a DisplayPort input on the laptop while the monitor has the old 11 pin plug.
The question is can I buy a cable which has the displayport plug one end and the 11 pin the other or is there some piece of magical equipment that I can use to make them compatable?
I looked on Amazon but I was baffled by things. Can anyone send me a link to the correct item please?
Help is much appreciated!
you need one of these:
http://www.ebuyer.com/406701-startech-6-ft-displayport-to-vga-cable-m-m-dp2vgamm6?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products
Might be worth getting this though if your monitor has DVI
Cheaper and digital to digital with no analogue conversion.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0017K6BD2/ref=asc_df_B0017K6BD211067801?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B0017K6BD2
http://www.ebuyer.com/184666-startech-displayport-to-vga-video-adapter-converter-dp2vga
EDIT - this allows you to plug a normal VGA-VGA cable into it.
Brilliant, Thnaks very much for that.