VGA out to DVI-D display

[covertsurfer]

Not sure this is the right forum but here goes.

I have a monitor with only a DVI-D(male) connection.

I have a laptop and other AV equipment with a VGA out(female).

I want to view the content on my monitor.

I have bought a DVI/VGA adapter but when I plug it in nothing appears on my monitor. The adapter has a VGA male and a DVI female.

Am I using the wrong adapter or is it a broken adapter?

Please help!

[yippy]

That converstion is not possible. Going from VGA, an analogue signal, to DVI, a digital signal, is not possible without an expensive digital to analogue converter, which probably doesn't even exist as buying a new graphics card would be far cheaper than any converter someone could make.

The only reason that you can connect a VGA display to a DVI port is that the DVI out ports often have the analogue VGA signals on a dedicated set of pins. If your monitor doesn't accept that set of pins on the connector there is nothing you can do about it.

[covertsurfer]

Ok thanks.

Bit of a pain but hey ho!

[CaptainChunk]

These adapters actually DO exist, but they're very expensive, typically in the $300-400 range. They have to convert and scale analog RGB signals into digital TMDS signals. Gefen (http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=4341) makes one if you really want to connect it that badly.