Analog VGA is being replaced with DVI-D and HDMI on many devices nowadays, so it would be nice to port projects from VGA to DVI-D. To address this, he’s come up with a simple DVI-D ...

a DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable is used to connect the video. The audio must be cabled separately as DVI transfers only video. The HDMI circuit detects the DVI signals and switches to the DVI protocol.

I am having to use a DVI-D to DP adapter to hook it up though, given GPUs abandoned DVI long ago. I do miss the screwy mechanism. That roll of the thumb, followed by another roll of the thumb ...