NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Is there a major (noticible) performence output difference between DVI and VGA In other words...can you notice the difference between VGA and DVI in LCD monitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Is there a major (noticible) performence output difference between DVI and VGA In other words...can you notice the difference between VGA and DVI in LCD monitors Not unless you put them side-by-side and compare images. The digital cable really shows its stuff if you are watching movies on your LCD. With that sadi, the quality of the analog signal conversion to LCD monitors is really good these days. Most can't tell the difference when you are playing games. The specs on your monitor a good to the point where you will be good. You will be fine man. You main concern will be checking that monitor for dead-pixels when you first get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 alright i might get a new graphics card for x-mas, but im not in a rush to spend another 150-200$ right now so i should be ok for a few months and hopefully no dead pixles thanks for all of your help man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 alright i might get a new graphics card for x-mas, but im not in a rush to spend another 150-200$ right now so i should be ok for a few months and hopefully no dead pixles thanks for all of your help man No prob man. You will be fine. I just recently built me a new system and did a ton of research myself. That monitor you are getting is nice, my friend has one. With that 2ms response time, you will not see any "ghosting" at all when you play games. If you can get that new card for Xmas, all will be golden. :wtg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangstar Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 type dell dvi cable on ebay and you'll find one for under $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 FYI, majority of the bigger screen HDTV's use the analog RBG connection for hooking up your computer. Most of the TVs are programmed to sync to that, but with a digital connection will only do 640x480. I have a Vizio 37" HDTV widescreen currently hooked up by RGB and running at its max native res of 1366x768 and it looks great. Games either run at 1024x768 or at 1366x768. I did the hex editor tweak on MVP's EXE to run at the max res and it looks SWEET. Best looking baseball game I have ever seen with all the high res mods. Windows and IE all look great in full widescreen at 1366x768. No less quality than on my previous 19" LCD computer screen with DVI hookup. Response time is supposedly quicker on my 37" than my 19"(8ms vs 12ms). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Canadian Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I got my DVI cable with my monitor (NEC 90GX2). Is it good, or should I upgrade to a Monster Cable DVI Cable, for example, for great results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Don't buy into the cable hype. Cables are one of the highest profit margin items because of the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 i just bought a dvi cable off ebay for 15$ to replace my analong cable and i can't really see any noticible difference at 1280x1024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangstar Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I agree with sidwinder, alot of fancy cables etc is hype. BUT dont get fob crap as that is pure junk. $15 seems like what you'd pay at the store to get a dvi cable. I got a belkin dvi cable this week, works fine, hard to tell the difference myself. Certain colors look different indicating it truer color. If you were to compare a vga connected monitor and a dvi, the dvi would look slightly better. Hard to tell in reality it all has to do with how the information is transmitted through the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cslHaplo Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 A cable really is a cable, I've used premium and cheap on my 23" and returned the premium cable - 0 difference in quality - hella difference in price. DVI is nice for a number of reasons, but it's primary advantage over analog is bandwidth (not throughput really, just maximum bandwidth) because Analog struggles at high resolutions (and looks like it's struggling). So if you are in the market for a larger widescreen (1920x1200px) monitor, you must go with DVI. I also use DVI on my 19" gaming monitor and the picture seems sharper. -tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 My LCD came with both and my video card also supports both but I have yet to try the DVI. Is it really that much of a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 Everything does look a little sharper and seems faster. There is also more clarity with dvi than vga. It isn't night and day but if you want the more crisp picture go with dvi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'll try to out then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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