Okay I’ll bite the bait. THE TOP ONE‽‽‽ What sick form factor are you using with vertical VGA ports?
Many machines have vertical connectors, if the machine is turned for any reason. Or you’re using the on-board card, etc.
That’s when you use the ports placed on the motherboard in a standard verical PC case, meaning the system uses integrated graphics for the visual output instead of deticated videocard. Videocards that are put into MB at 90° are horizontal, right, but in most office setups I handle they are rare nowadays. Videocards are almost exclusively installed when you handle 3d and content rendering in demanding apps, and for office and browser stuff they are too costy after the crypto price hike and in a sanctioned Russia.
Nettops have horizontal motherboards tho.
standard verical PC case
Excuse you! Standard PC cases are horizontal:
You need to rotate your pc case if the VGA port isn’t vertical. The ground pins always need to be on top so all those grounding electrons weigh down the other conductors to make the data flow more quickly.
Makes total sense must be true
Can confirm.
Source: am grounding electron.
That’s not true. VGA is a horizontal spec with the entire trapezoid housing being the ground contact. The data electrons to one side is due to the earth’s axial tilt spinning them into a corner via healing crystals.
Uh no, the ground pins need to be at the bottom so they’re near the ground idiot
Desktop computers that have a vertically standing motherboard.
I don’t screw them in unless it’s in a confined location where the cable is applying pressure to unseat, or if it’s fallen off at least once
For quickly testing something: fuck screws.
For long-term use: both a tight as I can so I barely can unscrew them later because why not.
A school computer lab with a bunch of grubby-handed students touching and licking and who knows what to every surface? Yes, VGA cables get screwed down.
Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. As someone else pointed out it depends if it is temporary or long term… I always screw them in if it is long term
Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time.
Exactly. What have you done to HDMI and DP ports?
DVI is the Gen X of video connectors
The cables are extra long so they have plenty of slack, too.
VGA is the Boomers and HDMI is the Millenials. Gen-Z is using USB-C.
and just like the boomers VGA is still thriving
Nobody likes DisplayPort
DisplayPort is the cool uncle who is happy to mind the kids for free. A lot of people copy his smooth relaxed style and mannerisms without realising.
Lightly screw in one
And then replace my old shit and not touch anything but HDMI or DP for the last ten years.
Well that’s retro but I used to only screw in the side that’s easier to reach because that already secures it while also allowing you to more easily unplug it again.
I just use HDMI or DP
DP
BBC?
no, BNC
My current job, we test products with these cables, we are required to screw in both when plugging it in, so both.
The real answer is the top one fell out a long time ago.
the one that still works
Yeah, there was always one broken on these fuckers
Both every time but I also haven’t used a VGA cable in at least 15 years.
Lucky you lmao
I still see them once every so often
In fact, I went onsite to a customer who wanted a new PC set up because the old one “wouldn’t boot”. Sure enough the cable was sticking out of the monitor at about a 15deg angle. I pushed the VGA cable in a bit extra hard and it came right back.
I was out of there in about 30min.
Ever think you got it unscrewed and accidentally yank the standoff from the PCB?
I work in tech support. I haven’t done this, but a user I’ve worked with absolutely has. I have a photo around here somewhere, if I recall correctly he actually ripped the wires out of the cable lmao!
Edit: the picture. Guess it wasn’t wires out of the cable hah.
How in the fuck?
Like pulling a tooth.
Both. If there’s a screw, I’m tightening it, baby.
Both, three rotations after the threads catch.
One or none bears the risk of the connector coming out crooked and bending the pins, causing a potential alignment issue on the next connection and bending them further.
