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A_Curious_Cat

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« Reply #150 on: September 17, 2021, 08:28:34 pm »
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« Reply #151 on: September 17, 2021, 09:40:23 pm »
Is it a jumble of letters like HDMI, VGA, or DVI?
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« Reply #152 on: September 18, 2021, 02:06:08 am »
Display port?
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« Reply #153 on: September 18, 2021, 10:38:18 am »
Quote from: delphonso on September 17, 2021, 09:40:23 pm
Is it a jumble of letters like HDMI, VGA, or DVI?

Yes, it can be referred to using it’s acronym.



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Display port?

No.
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« Reply #154 on: September 19, 2021, 04:06:31 am »
S-Video?
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« Reply #155 on: September 19, 2021, 07:54:03 am »
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« Reply #156 on: September 19, 2021, 10:59:07 am »
Quote from: King Zultan on September 19, 2021, 04:06:31 am
S-Video?

No.



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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_connectors

Is it in this list?

You mean directly listed on that page without having to navigate to another page?  No.  I looked and I didn’t find it there.
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« Reply #157 on: September 19, 2021, 11:14:41 am »
What about this list?
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« Reply #158 on: September 20, 2021, 02:17:05 am »
How many different kinds monitor plugs do there need to be?
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« Reply #159 on: September 20, 2021, 04:31:56 am »
Quote from: King Zultan on September 20, 2021, 02:17:05 am
How many different kinds monitor plugs do there need to be?
Need? Probably 1 a decade. But how many can there be? As many as there are companies making them.  ::)
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« Reply #160 on: September 20, 2021, 10:13:55 am »
Quote from: a1s on September 20, 2021, 04:31:56 am
Quote from: King Zultan on September 20, 2021, 02:17:05 am
How many different kinds monitor plugs do there need to be?
Need? Probably 1 a decade. But how many can there be? As many as there are companies making them.  ::)

Note that a number of connectors were developed by the same compan(y/ies)…

“The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.”  — John Dykstra.


*waits patiently until there are at least two questions concerning the thing(r)*…
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« Reply #161 on: September 20, 2021, 01:35:52 pm »
I must point out that this tendency to name a specific obscure thing is what killed the old thread. So, while we should probably play out this round, in the future, please don't do that. :-\
(as a sort of post-hoc rule of thumb- if it takes over 10 pages to guess the thing, you've made it too specific/hard)

Anyway,
Is it for digital signal (like HDMI)? (as opposed to analog, like VGA)
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« Reply #162 on: September 20, 2021, 04:02:40 pm »
Quote from: a1s on September 19, 2021, 11:14:41 am
What about this list?

Yes.



Quote from: a1s on September 20, 2021, 01:35:52 pm
I must point out that this tendency to name a specific obscure thing is what killed the old thread. So, while we should probably play out this round, in the future, please don't do that. :-\
(as a sort of post-hoc rule of thumb- if it takes over 10 pages to guess the thing, you've made it too specific/hard)

Anyway,
Is it for digital signal (like HDMI)? (as opposed to analog, like VGA)

Yes.
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Re: Who am I 2
« Reply #163 on: September 20, 2021, 05:58:45 pm »
VESA?
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« Reply #164 on: September 20, 2021, 08:14:03 pm »
Quote from: delphonso on September 20, 2021, 05:58:45 pm
VESA?

VESA?!  VESA is a standards organization, not a connector.
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