VGA
Video Graphics Array (DE-15)
Invented in
1987
Invented by
IBM
Availability
Legacy
The blue 15-pin analog video plug that connected computers to monitors and projectors for decades. Two thumbscrews held it in place; an analog signal carried the picture.
Technical specifications
Introduced1987 (IBM)
SignalAnalog RGB video
ConnectorDE-15 (3 rows)
FixingTwo thumbscrews
Found on
a laptopa desktop PCa monitor
Recommended brands
01Lindy
02StarTech
03Hama
Where to buy
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Common adapters and cables
Fun fact
Introduced by IBM in 1987, it hung on for over 30 years, you still find a VGA port on projectors and meeting-room screens.
Tips & tricks
Tighten both thumbscrews, a loose VGA shifts colours as a channel drops out.
Philosophy
The faithful blue trapezoid of a thousand presentations. Analog to the end, it outlived nearly all its rivals.
Applications
Video / SATData
