Voodoo 3 3500 VGA - Revision history

TorqueDaisy: Updating page with information regarding the actual connector style on the V3 3500 TV and adapter options for owners which do not wish to modify newly purchased P&D adapters.

2020-10-03T22:18:17Z

Updating page with information regarding the actual connector style on the V3 3500 TV and adapter options for owners which do not wish to modify newly purchased P&D adapters.

Tetrium at 05:50, 6 December 2016

2016-12-06T05:50:39Z

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2016-12-06T05:40:03Z

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[[File:Voodoo_3500_with_attached_PnD_connector.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 3500 with P&D connector]]

The Voodoo 3 3500 does NOT make use of a standard VGA or DVI connector.
This is important as standard connectors will not fit and it won't be possible to connect standard display screens to the Voodoo 3 3500.

The Voodoo 3 3500 was originally sold with a blue break-out cable, but an analog P&D connector can be made to work, though often requiring some work to make it fysically fit. The P&D adapter (which is also known by a couple other names) has to support analog signals or it will not work.

The P&D connector physically resembles a DVI connector, but is slightly wider and has more pins.

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 [[File:Voodoo_3500_with_attached_PnD_connector.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 3500 with P&D connector]]
-The Voodoo 3 3500 does NOT make use of a standard VGA or DVI connector.
+The Voodoo 3 3500 does NOT make use of a standard VGA or DVI connector.  The connector on the Voodoo 3 3500 is an EVC connector [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Enhanced_Video_Connector] which is also electrically compatible with the P&D connector standard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Plug_and_Display].
-This is important as standard connectors will not fit and it won't be possible to connect standard display screens to the Voodoo 3 3500.
+This is important as standard VGA connectors will not fit, and it won't be possible to connect standard display screens to the Voodoo 3 3500 without either the original break-out cable or an adapter.
-The Voodoo 3 3500 was originally sold with a blue break-out cable, but an analog P&D connector can be made to work, though often requiring some work to make it fysically fit. The P&D adapter (which is also known by a couple other names) has to support analog signals or it will not work.
+The Voodoo 3 3500 was originally sold with a blue break-out cable, but an analog P&D connector can be made to work, though often requiring some work to make it physically fit. The P&D adapter (which is also known by a couple other names) has to support analog signals or it will not work.  Another option is to purchase an OEM EVC adapter such as the Dell C4403, which will not require any physical modification to fit to the original connector on the Voodoo3 3500 TV.
-The P&D connector physically resembles a DVI connector, but is slightly wider and has more pins.
+The P&D connector and EVC connector both physically resemble a DVI connector, but they are slightly wider and have more pins.
-Some more info about this adapter can be read on Vogons [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42111][http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=27699]
+Some more info about these adapters can be read on Vogons [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42111][http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=27699]

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		+	Some more info about this adapter can be read on Vogons [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42111][http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=27699]