Cables Unlimited ADP-3750 DVI-I Female to VGA Male Adapter

by Cables Unlimited

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EDRZ0G
• Item model number: ADP-3750
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,527 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 28, 2005

Product Description

Cables Unlimited Unlimited DVI-I Female to VGA Male Adapter ADP-3750 Cable Adapters

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere, January 15, 2010

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T. Berkheimer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables Unlimited ADP-3750 DVI-I Female to VGA Male Adapter (Electronics)

Unlike the other reviewer, this product was exactly what I was looking for (DVI video card with a DVI cable needed to plug into a VGA monitor). Unfortunately it didn't work and the cost of shipping it back would be more than just buying a new one. I simply had no input detected by the monitor. I did test other scenarios to ensure this was the only component that didn't work. I guess my next step is to try a DVI (M) to VGA (F) adapter and use a VGA cable. I thought this would have been the cheaper route since I already had a DVI cable. I was wrong.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Every other reviewer is quite correct, January 20, 2010

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ChessOak (Texas, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cables Unlimited ADP-3750 DVI-I Female to VGA Male Adapter (Electronics)

This product seems to be intended to connect to a VGA-out port and allow one to connect a DVI cable (monitor) on the other side. It claims to be DVI-I, which is both digital (DVI-D)and analog (DVI-A) for an explanation). Despite the multiple warnings that this product does not work, I chose to ignore the reviews and ordered one. It does fit into the analog VGA connector on the back of my PC, and it allowed me to connect my DVI-D monitor to the PC. However, no signal!

I connected a VGA screen to the VGA out port and got a signal. So I can only surmise that it does not do any conversion (I do not know if it is merely a matter of internal wiring) to provide for output on the digital connectors of the plug.

If you have a DVI-A monitor (I don't even know if such a beast exist), this may well convert your VGA output to DVI-A, but do not expect it to provide DVI-D output if connected to a VGA port. And you cannot connect it to anything else.

This product also does not seem to be designed to take DVI output from a video card and provide a VGA attachemnt, since the connectors are wrong. If it was DVI male to VGA female, that would have been possible.

As it is, I am left wondering what solution this product addresses.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars First review..., January 18, 2010

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Paul Deines "Writer of Fictions" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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I never write reviews for items I buy online, but I feel like I need to warn prospective buyers away from this. Like the previous reviewer (whose input I sadly did not read) I knew exactly the adapter I needed. This is it, but it does not work. Period. After an hour with my computer's tech support, I am certain that this item has no function. Except perhaps as a paper-weight. And owing to its size, I doubt it could hold down more than a single business card in a light breeze. Avoid this adapter.

Off to Best Buy ...