Why does VGA still exist?

[aselwyn1]

Why does a connector from1987 still around and popular and not been replaced by Display port or DVI?

[Osmium]

Because we can't go and recall hundreds of thousands of displays/GPUs/cables/motherboards/systems just because something new came out.

[nsyedhasan]

It still exist because people still have devices that uses only VGA.

[Mo5]

Because it's good enough for most people and it's cheap

[Vitalius]

It still exist because people still have devices that uses only VGA.

CRT monitors.

[nsyedhasan]

CRT monitors.

Also a lot of projectors as well. 

[Nineshadow]

Because I couldn't get any other cable and now I'm too lazy to get DVI or something.

[eX.Drunk]

because it has more swag. 

and because it's still being used ofcourse. 

[nsyedhasan]

Why does a connector from1987 still around and popular and not been replaced by Display port or DVI?

VGA isn't a really terrible connector. It is for things lower than 1280x1024.(Something I'm saying not a fact)

[FloRolf]

Well AMD took a step in the right direction with the 290/x.

[ttam]

Still functional.

What if a port breaks and you need video?

Most people don't need the extra cost for a higher end unit.

 

Many many reasons.

[OmanGS]

There's an industry standard now a'days to include analog and digital interfaces to support backwards compatibility. If you completely phased out VGA, millions of devices would suddenly cry in terror, and would be suddenly silenced (until an analog to digital interface was brought into the picture - but that can cost almost as much as a new device.

 

It just is what it is.

[aselwyn1]

Just because every electronic from the past 20 years has it does not make it so every new electronic needs to still put them in

[simtransporter]

Simple. There's a lot of people with legacy devices out there.

[aselwyn1]

Look at Parallel printer that got killed off by USB and the older devices then started using adapters then die out over time

[simtransporter]

I'm glad that PS/2 isn't dead.

[LaoJr]

some people still use it obviously 

[Nineshadow]

VGA isn't a really terrible connector. It is for things lower than 1280x1024.(Something I'm saying not a fact)

I use it for 1680 x 1050 .

[aselwyn1]

Well AMD took a step in the right direction with the 290/x.

what did amd do for going In the right directio?

[nsyedhasan]

I use it for 1680 x 1050 .

Most of my devices have HDMI so I use that.

[Nineshadow]

Most of my devices have HDMI so I use that.

My monitor only has DVI and VGA...and the people at a local store don't know what DVI is so...yeah.

[FloRolf]

what did amd do for going In the right directio?

 

they banned the analog pins of the DVI-I Connector (DVI-D basically ^^) on their 290/x cards. So you cant use a dvi->vga adapter anymore.

[nsyedhasan]

My monitor only has DVI and VGA...and the people at a local store don't know what DVI is so...yeah.

Get a HDMI to DVI from eBay.

[Nineshadow]

Get a HDMI to DVI from eBay.

I'm currently using DVI to VGA because my GPU,luckily, came with one.(it doesn't have VGA out).

 

Oh,I've searched for them already.I looked at around 20 of them and nobody would ship them to Romania. Dat shipping!

[nsyedhasan]

I'm currently using DVI to VGA because my GPU,luckily, came with one.(it doesn't have VGA out).

Order a cable off of Ebay because they are like sub 10$.