Rene said:
This is probably another stupid question but, when I wire this thing
(computer VGA cable) up, pin 1 connects to pin 1, pin 2 connects to pin2,
pin 3 connects to pint 3 etc....
That's correct. For best results, or for long runs, 75R coax cables or
twisted pairs will give better signal transmission for the RGB signals. If
you use coax or twisted pair, use pin 6 for red earth, 7 for green and 8 for
blue. If the signal source is a properly designed video output, this will
give you good results up to 40 metres or more. Pin 10 is usually used as
the signal earth for both sync signals and pin 5 is not normally required.
Some devices also use other pins for communication between PC and monitor.
Plasma screens, projectors etc don't use them so they can normally be left
unconnected.