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sfogliatelle
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sfogliatelle

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monitor-to-pc cable assistance request

My Dell Optiplex is currently hooked up to a Samsung monitor with a DVI-to-VGA cable.

The Dell also has a full size DisplayPort connector in back, the Samsung has a vacant HDMI port.

While not a gamer or one who dabbles in video editing, I'm considering an HDMI-to-DisplayPort cable, in hopes of coaxing out even a smidgen more visual clarity and goodness.

Whaddya think?

Camelot One
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Bloomington, IN

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Why not just DVI to HDMI?

JimE
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Belleville, IL

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If you have the cable, or can get it cheap, give it try. Depending on the hardware being used, there may not be a noticeable difference. But you won't know until you test it.

sfogliatelle
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Good question. It might have been due to my presumed naivety that DisplayPort is somehow superior to DVI.
Thordrune
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Lakeport, CA

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It technically is, but unless you're running a 4k monitor or take advantage of multi-stream transport (whether by hub or daisy-chaining), there's no perceptible difference.