[mythtv-users] Why do they put VGA on Mother Boards anymore?

[Dan Ritter]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:20:36AM -0600, Robert Johnston wrote:
> Even if you're aiming for the "Lowest Common Denominator", a
> Motherboard manufacturer can still use DVI on the backplane, and
> simply bundle a DVI->VGA adapter (And/or a DVI->HDMI adapter) to suit
> the people who still have the old technology around. So why they don't
> is totally beyond me.

As has frequently been observed, the answer to any question
starting "why don't they" is "money".

A motherboard manufacturer who puts an integrated graphics
adapter on knows that they are selling to a very price conscious
market (desktop boards) or a graphics-insensitive market
(servers). In both cases, it makes sense to put only one video
connector on, and make it the cheapest, most ubiquitous
connector around: the DB15 VGA port.

For desktops:
If they put a DVI port in, they would have to bundle a DVI-VGA
adapter, which costs a buck or so. That's too much of the
profit. If they didn't bundle it, they would get complaints and
returns.

For servers:
If they put a DVI port in, the people who hook everything up to
KVM switches would complain that their KVM switches expect VGA,
so they need a DVI-VGA adapter...


For specialty motherboards for multimedia machines and such, you
can get VGA + HDMI output:

For example, ASUS P5E-VM  and eleven listings here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1410330297&Configurator=&Subcategory=22&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

-dsr-



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