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"If it fits, it works" is pretty easy to explain. An adapter cable is also easy to explain: it fits, so it will work. With USB C, there are scenarios where you
by crote 6y ago
"If it fits, it works" is pretty easy to explain. An adapter cable is also easy to explain: it fits, so it will work. With USB C, there are scenarios where you can have an adapter cable and it'll still not work.
- jayd16 6y ago>"If it fits, it works" is pretty easy to explain. It also isn't correct. It wasn't true as far as VGA and DVI adapters were concerned. Nor is it true for connecting two HDMI-In ports, for example.
- crote 6y agoIf I recall correctly, DVI had three main variants: -I, -A, and -D. A DVI-to-VGA adapter would have a DVI-A plug. The video card would have either DVI-I or DVI-D. If the card had DVI-D, it only offered digital and the DVI-A plug would not physically fit. If the card had DVI-I, it would offer both analog and digital and both DVI-A and DVI-D would fit. So, if it fits it works! And yeah, the HDMI thing is of course true, I'll give you that. :-)
- jayd16 6y agoThe pin helped sometimes but there were a few arrangements that fit but did not work. Female DVI to Female VGA adapters existed for going from VGA to DVI-A but this meant you could fit a pinless DVI-D cable and a VGA cable together this way.
- izacus 6y agoEasy to explain but extremely inconvenient for users because it doesn't gracefully degrade like USB-C can in a large amount of cases.