Are there adapters for monitors with DFP connectors?
Unfortunately that DFP connector is digital-only, and the standard VGA HD15 output on your Dell is analog. If a converter exists, it will be expensive, much like these VGA to DVI adapters. The cheap “DVI to VGA” adapters are solely for plugging a monitor with an analog VGA cable into a card with DVI, which is a hybrid digital/analog connector. Those things unfortunately won’t help you. You have two options, both of which require getting a new video card: 1. Get a video card with a DFP output. These boards are rarely available new, but you may have luck on eBay. 2. Get a card with DVI output, which can be converted to the DFP connector relatively cheaply. Most video cards sold these days have DVI outputs, even a lot of the low-end boards. Since your Dell has onboard video, it may or may not be possible to put in a new video card. For example, it may not have an AGP port, which
