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    ASUS and VGA - WTH!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ArDarsh, Jan 27, 2011.

  1. ArDarsh

    ArDarsh Notebook Consultant

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    For the ASUS experienced,

    Why the heck do they still put a legacy port on their laptops? DisplayPort too new still?

    Any word on SB based laptops being uptodate? The N53s look decent, but I don't know if that GT550 is gonna show up in US models. Sure would hope so along with a displayport over the old garbage VGA port.

    Why can't they offer something freakin DELL does on XPS? Maybe the XPS might be a better option unless people note really sucky experiences with those.
     
    ArDarsh, Jan 27, 2011
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    VGA is not legacy. It's still the premier analog video port. Monitors that are only a few years old do not have HDMI or Displayport connectors, however, almost everything has VGA.
     
    Lithus, Jan 27, 2011
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  3. DCx

    DCx Banned!

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    VGA is pretty much the only thing guaranteed to be compatible with the projectors at work.
     
    DCx, Jan 28, 2011
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    The B53 has displayport, others might as well.

    VGA is still pretty standard, it's not just ASUS...
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 28, 2011
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  5. Butr0sButr0s

    Butr0sButr0s Notebook Evangelist

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    I agree with this. When I go to conferences, give presentations, or have to connect to a projector for anything the standard connection is VGA. Even if it's a legacy format at this point I have yet to encounter HDMI on any systems that were installed more than a year ago.
     
    Butr0sButr0s, Jan 28, 2011
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  6. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Yep. I needed VGA for connecting to classroom and conference center systems. DVI is more common now, but I can't rely on having it everywhere I go.
     
    KimoT, Jan 28, 2011
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Just to clear some confusion, VGA is technically considered a legacy port; but due to so many devices in homes/offices that are still using VGA AND the fact that it's cheap, there's no reason to eliminate them in the near future.
     
    David, Jan 28, 2011
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    lol True. The same way DVDs are legacy media.
     
    DCx, Jan 28, 2011
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