[ILUG] [ot] RGB/VGA monitor connectors (slight Linux related :-)

[Wesley Darlington]

Hi folks,

On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 11:09:22AM +0000, Dave Airlie wrote:
> Just to say this is for the Decstation port of Linux :-)
>
> I've got a decstation which has a 3-coax output with Sync on Green, that
> drives the heaviest monitor I've ever seen, now I wanted to get something
> a bit more let us say small, (my room is not that big), so I said ah PC
> monitor, so does anyone know if it is possible to convert a VGA input on a
> monitor to RSoGB coax system? and cheaply possibly DIY, I think Blackbox
> had something that looked right but was 300 quids :-)
> 
> Failing that, what about somewhere to get a 15-17" light monitor which
> accept RGB inputs and works Sync On Green in Ireland cheap, 

I have a notion that any decent PC monitor will accept the (fixed-freq) 
signal from the decstation, sync to it and display it. I have never
considered the possibility that a monitor mightn't be able to `sync on
green'.

If you have a monitor with bnc inputs, then just connect it up and give
it a go. If you only have a monitor with a captive cable and no bnc
inputs, perhaps you might try using a vga15-to-BNC cable `in reverse'
along with a VGA15 gender bender? I'm sure Maplin sell such things.

Just a thought - good luck,
Wesley.