Connection question / Display and video
Can I connect VGA to DVI?
No direct class in this guide.
FromVGA
No class hereNo cable or adapter class in this guide
ToDVI
The answer
Short answer Not with the adapters documented here: they convert DVI → VGA only. A VGA source needs a product documented for VGA-to-DVI conversion.
What you need
The cable or adapter class
- Documented application: DVI-I output on a computer to a VGA display. Reverse use is not independently established.
- DVI-D source to VGA display only; the source does not establish reverse VGA-to-DVI conversion.
Before you buy
What must be true
- Requires the documented DVI-I source path; digital-only DVI-D is explicitly distinguished.
- Active DVI-D to VGA video conversion; audio is explicitly unsupported. Operating-limit entries disagree.
- USB is documented for power, not for video or general data transport.
Watch out
Direction and exact products matter
Connectors that fit do not prove a connection works. Check that the exact cable or adapter is documented for VGA → DVI, and that both devices support what you need.
Identify the ends
The connectors
Evidence
Where this answer comes from
Cable and adapter profiles: CA032, CA033.
S416StarTech.comStarTech DVIVGAMF — DVI-I to VGA passive adapter (manufacturer datasheet)S417StarTech.comStarTech DVI2VGAE — Active DVI-D to VGA converter with optional USB power (manufacturer datasheet)
Independent review pending. This page summarizes documented requirements; it is not a compatibility guarantee.