Replacement vga monitor cable.

[golfcart]

Hi all. Just need to know where to buy a new vga cable for my monitor. Dog got the best of it and I'm missing blue now Where's a good place to pick one up?

[howste]

I don't know if they're a standard item. You may have to get one from the manufacturer. Of course, you could try the local thrift shop and see if you can find a cheap old monitor of the same brand.

BTW, can you read this? hehe

[golfcart]

Hehe yeah I can read it. I'm on a different machine atm I didn't even think about taking one from another monitor. I might just have one laying around. Will have to take a look.

[necromancer]

I had to get mine from the manufacturer of the monitor, it cost something like $40.



*edit* I tried one from a different monitor and the pinout was not the same.

[howste]

What kind of monitor is it (brand/model)?

[bill1971]

gc:

Try www.cablesonline.com . I'm sure if it's a 15 - pin D-sub standard VGA cable, they will have one for a lot less than $40.
A lot of them are connected inside the monitor itself ; if so, that
might get tricky. . .be careful.

- Bill

[golfcart]

It's a Phillips / Magnavox 17". MB7000 manufactured in 1997. Anybody know if they make a replacement connector for the end of the cable? I could just cut about a foot off too.

[golfcart]

So, can I just buy this:
http://store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/10hdmalmonca.html
And cut one end off and solder it to the board on the monitor? I don't see why not...

[howste]

You'd have to know what color wire goes with what pin. The color coding is probably not the same.

[fosin]

I've got several. If interested, I can take a pic of the connectors to see it matches yours.