Ok now before everyone laughs at me.. i already know this is a probably a stupid question, but i cant find the answer anywhere.
So i have this LCD projector sitting around, and i want to hook it up to my computer to use as a monitor. It has all kinds of inputs on it, RGB S-Video, Component and such. I had it hooked up to my old computer through the S-Video, I have a video card with S-Video output on it.
But this new computer doesnt have a S-Video output, and my old video card (PCI) wont fit in this new one (PCI Express) so i cant use that.
What im trying to figure out, can i hook up the projector with the RGB output/input. Ive looked all over, and i cant seem to find a Female-to-Female RGB Cable. Do they even exist, and if so where can i get one. And would that even work?
Thanks!
EDIT: Another option would be to buy a new video card, but this computer is strange. its a dell optiplex gx280, and its a pci express low-profile card slot. i didnt look much, but from what i saw, all the cards that fit that were horrible expensive, like 800 dollars or something. Im not even sure which card to get, because i dont know if it would work with my computer... like i said im not very good with this stuff.
So i have this LCD projector sitting around, and i want to hook it up to my computer to use as a monitor. It has all kinds of inputs on it, RGB S-Video, Component and such. I had it hooked up to my old computer through the S-Video, I have a video card with S-Video output on it.
But this new computer doesnt have a S-Video output, and my old video card (PCI) wont fit in this new one (PCI Express) so i cant use that.
What im trying to figure out, can i hook up the projector with the RGB output/input. Ive looked all over, and i cant seem to find a Female-to-Female RGB Cable. Do they even exist, and if so where can i get one. And would that even work?
Thanks!
EDIT: Another option would be to buy a new video card, but this computer is strange. its a dell optiplex gx280, and its a pci express low-profile card slot. i didnt look much, but from what i saw, all the cards that fit that were horrible expensive, like 800 dollars or something. Im not even sure which card to get, because i dont know if it would work with my computer... like i said im not very good with this stuff.