This isn't all that much cus of the slot and more to do with that most vga was set up with mounting screws which sadly fell out of favor with hdmi
this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
946 points (97.9% liked)
Programmer Humor
30647 readers
363 users here now
Welcome to Programmer Humor!
This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!
For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.
Rules
- Keep content in english
- No advertisements
- Posts must be related to programming or programmer topics
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
As someone who has skinned his knuckles a thousand times and more, reaching behind equipment to try and loosen a VGA screw, fuck that. I won't even abide those DisplayPort locking cables with the button. It should just pull out.
Quite happy not having to screw it out and in.
DP is already quite hard to press some of the times in narrow areas.
The primary design goal of VGA was to display video. The primary design goal of HDMI was to prevent the display of video.
And to monetize the display of video. Licensing of that port's supporting technology is holding everyone back.
Every time I notice I cannot use my full refresh rate over the HDMI on my 7900xtx in Linux because of licencing issues, I get rationally pissed off.
displayport is the modern successor to vga.
I wish DisplayPort would become the standard already. It's superior in every way.
HDMI is the microUSB of the video world and I wish it would die already in lieu of DP and USB-C/ThunderBolt.
Why not USB C? It can carry a DP signal and (obviously) do all the USB stuff you'd ever need too.
It's superior in every way.
Not every way, it doesn't do audio. That's really the only downside.
That's incorrect. DP has had audio (up to 8 channels, 24bit@192kHz) since 1.0, nowadays it supports up to 32 channels and 1536kHz sample rate. Wikipedia has the official standards PDFs linked.
I stand corrected
HMDI can also do ethernet, which is very convenient. If you have two devices that support it.
And pass remote control inputs
and it also has a locking mechanism!
Fuck HDMI. All my homies use Displayport!
Those two screws on the VGA block are tough
I had a mobo one time that just gave up and the stand offs just screwed off with the cable. Shrug
Man, I miss those. Talk about enshittification lol
hold on, I have something for this
FOUND IT
We need to make screws on ports great again.
What's kind of amusing is that all those old ports with the screw-in fasteners were moving around anywhere from 3v to 12v at about 45mA on the high-side. Meanwhile, USB-C can move 240W and has nothing to prevent disconnecting while sending enough power to run a power tool.
It's even allowed to be randomly unplugged while delivering maximum power
Look at that thing hang, man it's big.
That's one of the things I like about Displayport. It locks in but is generally not too hard to remove (depending on your monitor/PC clearance).
The other is that it doesn't involve paying ransom to the HDMI consortium...
The port is great.
Device manufacturers putting said port deep in the bowels of Erebus where no mortal man could hope to actuate the locking mechanism is less great.
load more comments
(5 replies)
Oh, you want to plug your own computer into your own TV using a cable you own?
Isn’t there someone you forgot to ask (and pay)?
I have a TV with every input including VGA. It is for gaming only at this point.
The mighty DisplayPort: "what is this peasant behaviour I'm too royal(ty-free) to understand?"
load more comments
(10 replies)
load more comments
(17 replies)
Nah, it is all about safety.
If you triple over a stretched HDMI cable it will safely disconnect.
If you triple over a stretched VGA cable... Well, may God save you and your monitor.
skill issue
You're right, having problems with the HDMI staying in IS a skill issue.
MY BODY IS A MACHINE THAT TURNS ELECTRICAL SIGNALS INTO COLORED PIXELS. YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME, MORTAL. DON'T TREAD ON ME.
load more comments
(5 replies)
To be fair, VGA had 2 big ass screws on each side to hold the connection in. If you tightened them all the way down, the VGA connector was essentially part of the fucking machine at that point.
load more comments
(7 replies)
Fun fact: The connector is called a DE-15, VGA is just the protocol using it in this application.
load more comments
(1 replies)
view more: next ›