Monitor question

[Mrs Pingu]

WFH I have a laptop docking station with the following monitor outputs:
VGA
HDMI
DisplayPort

I have 2 monitors (FYI these are ancient old square format, not anything fancy in super high res):
1 with VGA only
I with VGA and DVI-D (I'm currently using only this via VGA)

I have a VGA-VGA cable.

What's the best purchase to allow me to use the 2nd monitor in a 2 monitor set up?
HDMI to DVI?
DisplayPort to DVI?

[rusky]

Either will be fine

[grams]

In my experience DisplayPort to DVI adapters are super finicky.

HDMI and DVI are (roughly) the same thing in a different shaped plug, so should be more reliable.

Your laptop may or may not support outputting to multiple displays at once.

[Mrs Pingu]

I later found that the monitor also had a DisplayPort as well so I've ordered a DP to DP cable in the vague hope that would work best.
I use 2 monitors at work no problem, I just CBA bringing both of them home.

[ian]

My Macbook uses a mini-displayport to the DVI without issue – mostly because I couldn't find an HDMI cable the cable snake drawer. I'm sure I have at least six, but as is the nature of cables, you are doomed to find every cable that you don't want and never the one you do.

[Kim]

I was pleased to see in this recent ElecroBOOM video that he has those boxes just like the rest of us...