Strange Monitor Plug

hstylez

hstylez

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Quick question regarding a monitor plug. I picked up a monitor for free from a friend and noticed only after that it has a verry strange plug on it. I'm used to mostly VGA or DVI even but I have never seen anything like this. If someone can tell me what it is called and/or where I can find an adapter to VGA. Here are soem pictures. Sorry they arnt the best but with flash it was too bright and without, well it was blury. Thanks ahead of time.

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What other types of monitor plugs are there besides VGA and DVI? There can't be many more, so it should be an easy task figuring out what type he's on about until the pictures are reposted. Although I personally only know of VGA and DVI :D.
 
There is a Mac connection....it looks like an enlarged serial plug. You could also have red, green, and blue A/V, or S-video, etc.
 
Bobo said:
There is a Mac connection....it looks like an enlarged serial plug. You could also have red, green, and blue A/V, or S-video, etc.
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Beleive me, there are many more than those... I mean there's EGA/CGA, a few forms of DVI(just different amounts of pins) SCART, Sun/SGI's monitor plug, a few for the older macs, plus many more that I've not even seen...
 
It takes all types to make the pc world go around! :P You have 24pin as well as 15pin as well as 9pin and... and... and... the list goes on. The link above can identify the correct type of connector after you count the pins on the connector itself. Each of the link seen on the page there show an illustration of the plug type while listing the wiring for each pin.
 
my old monitor even had 3 coaxial connectors, (1 for red, 1 for blue and 1 for yellow) so i gues there are many way's og connection a monitor. :)
 
That sounds like the monitor connected directly to the board on an old system there. Now you can have wireless displays. http://www.connectivity.avocent.com/product-pdfs/0705-avfamily-bro-v3.pdf XGA wireless that is.

The early term for monitors before the pc for the desktop was developed was called "dumb" terminals where the old crts(cga or worse) were directly wired to the host.
"The term "centralized computing" bears some examination as it is one of the underpinnings of network evolution. Centralized computing means, in simple terms, that all applications run on the host computer and that all access to those applications is made from "dumb" terminals. Dumb terminals are exactly that, "monitors" or "CRT's" that have no intelligence. They are direct wired to the host, and the host takes care of any intelligence it might need. When you turn on your dumb terminal and login to the host, all computing you do is being done on the host. If you were to turn off your terminal, you have lost nothing as you have nothing - it's on the host. A very interesting concept. There was a certain beauty to this environment. There was reliability and stability. Either a dumb terminal worked or it didn't. If it didn't, you got another one from the storeroom, plugged it in, and you were back in business. All systems administration functions, such as defining new terminals and printers, were done at the host, in a centralized fashion. All human resources, such as Systems Programmers, were also centralized in one location." http://users.ez2.net/tmanning/
 
That's not quite an antique for sure. But it was still old school stuff there. I can imagine you needed a fork lift to move it anywhere. :P Those old crts were something to lug around at times. I ought to know. I stacked enough of some of the old "boat anchors" on pallets to be shipped many years back.
 
SirKenin said:
A CAD monitor might have a BNC connection.
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I was just about to post that its more than likely BNC, but you beat me to the punch. Could be an older composite video monitor as well with video, synch, ground etc.

However, its probably most likely BNC
 
Archangel said:
and those are connected with coaixial cables too right?
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I only know of older monitors or special monitors (like arcade machines) that run at a 15Khz signal versus your standard CRT signal @ 31Khz. They used composite connections from the video board on the display to the video source.

I honestly have not had too much experience with this type of stuff other than rigging an arcade monitor to a MAME box once, and it used a composite connection.
 
jljhlhl said:
Wireless display? Amazing. Too much stuff advances so quickly. :P
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What is so surprising about that. You can easily find everything in wireless. wirelless internet, mice, keyboards, game controllers, brakes, phones, etc. wooo.. someone say wireless brakesssss..... .woooo.... :eek: ()#_@&# crash! :confused: chirp... chirp...
 
I have a cordless extension cord.








(I'm sorry....I know it's random, but I couldn't help but say it.)
 
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