The naffin' VGA icon . . .

[Pacman555]

Alright, I know i really should know this, but i don't . What does the VGA icon on a computer port look like? Is it a box with a line on either side?
Cheers in advance,
The Real Pill Popper

[Papercut]

On a PC, if there is a symbol at all, it looks a little bit like a monitor screen.

Often there is no symbol, 15 pin hd d type sockets (the vga connector) isn't used for anything else in the PC world.

[Pacman555]

Um, rite, i'll count the pins then

[Lyris]

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[Pacman555]

Aha. Cheers m8, I am now extremely happy . Thanx to you I now know that my laptop has a VGA port so I can plug in any foreign consoles. 8)

[Abhisara]

That port is likely to be VGA output - e.g. to display your laptop on a bigger screen or on a projector.

[Pacman555]

Argh! Oh no! But I don't see the point in VGA output, I've already got S-VIDEO, which I use occasionally. How can I tell whether it's input or output?

[Papercut]

A socket would normally be vga out.

Its very unusual for a laptop to accept vga input.

Also, the vga out is there so that you could use it on a desk with a normal monitor, which a lot of office folk with laptops do.

[Pacman555]

Ah right, ok, cheers Papercut. I thought it was unusual too, but . . .
Ah well, I'll just practice my guitar instead of buying a DC VGA box.