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minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoPin #9 of the VGA spec is 5v, though it seems unusual that a monitor would provide power on that pin
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThank you, I call bullshit.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoMaybe somewhere in the chain, the 5V from pin 9 is being converted to 5V shared across power and the video signal. So even if this chain worked in carrying a video signal it could be very weak or distorted. Purely a guess though.
Pin #9 of the VGA spec is 5v, though it seems unusual that a monitor would provide power on that pin
Thank you, I call bullshit.
Maybe somewhere in the chain, the 5V from pin 9 is being converted to 5V shared across power and the video signal. So even if this chain worked in carrying a video signal it could be very weak or distorted.
Purely a guess though.