NYR11
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| DVI or Analog Connection for LCD
Finally took the plunge and bought a 19" widescreen LCD monitor. What a difference over my old CRT. Anyway, it has a DVI connection and so does my 6600GT video card. It only came however, with the VGA cable. It is connected right now with the analog cable and looks great. What I want to know is will it perform better with the DVI connection?
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seqrets
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1 edit | I have two Dell 18" monitors and they both have DVI/Analog inputs.
With each monitor I have two pcs connected "DVI/Analog" and to be honest the difference is minimal at best.
BTW, one monitor has two nVidia 6600gt connected to it and the other has an ATI 9600 AIW Pro and Radeon 8500 Pro. |
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Dustyn
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Yes, you'll obtain a slightly sharper image.
Text looks crisper and easier to read.
Graphics are improved.
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VGA cable has Noise on it (back Colour show others mixed in)
no Noise on DVI no other blacks mixed in using the same image
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Camelot One
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From a technical standpoint, DVI is better. However, when everything else is equal, MOST people couldn't tell the difference.
But everything else is normally not equal. For example, the A/D converter in the Dell 1904FP LCDs is complete crap, largely because the manufacturer figured anyone buying a DVI monitor wouldn't need to use the VGA input. For this reason DVI looks night and day better than VGA, though it is the shortcomings of the converter in the LCD to blame, not the connection type.
My suggestion....pick up a DVI cable at one of the local stores. (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc) Try it out and see if it makes a difference. If not, you can return it for a full refund.
*Personally I would return it either way, and order a DVI cable from Monoprice.com if you decide you want one*
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signmeuptoo
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Plus using the DVI connection will mean better quality in non native resolutions too, right?
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Camelot One
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clubs: | Actually I've found it just the opposite with the Dells. But it may be just that model. |
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GlenQuagmire
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If you do decide to get a DVI cable don't go to Circuit City, Best Buy, CompUSA, etc. They want way too much($25 or more). You can get one from eBay for about $2.
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signmeuptoo
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That is why I posted it as a question, becaue I have read people saying so, but I have no personal experience.
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CrzyCrakr
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Edgewater, MD | My understanding is that with DVI your video card doesn't have to work as hard cuz it doesn't have to convert things to analog. |
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dslsupreme
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Orlando, FL | reply to NYR11
I have an extra DVI cable. If you PM me I'll ship it to - if you pay shipping of course. We can work that out later if you're interested. |
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starcaptor
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monoprice.com has very cheap DVI cables if in need, and in all lengths.
Generally, with LCDs, esp the ones from the past 4 years, you cannot tell the difference even on a per pixel basis between d-sub and DVI connections. I will literally use whichever cable is abailable to me first. However, since DVI is a digital bi directional connection, your computer is more able to detect it for the model is really is (it plugs and plays like USB). It is also your only avenue into getting into the super high resolutions beyond 1080p on a monitor (via dual dvi) |
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fw
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said by Camelot One  :*Personally I would return it either way, and order a DVI cable from Monoprice.com if you decide you want one* Great site! |
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Markinsac
join:2001-06-20
Sacramento, CA | reply to NYR11
I've found that DVI works OK for Windows operating systems - Linux hasn't liked them at all, and I've had to use analog when loading that OS.
Mark |
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GilbertMark
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Gilbert, AZ | reply to NYR11
I get all my cables at www.cablestogo.com Excellent prices fast shipping. I bought a few DVIs for my LCD TVs there. |
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HFB1217
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I have both a 20 inch DVI/D-sub monitor and 19 inch D-sub only. Both have good pics but the DVI has a finer and sharper resolution the D-sub analog.
I use the analog with a KVM switch and 4 systems running Seti@Home only don't need anything special for them. The DVI digital is on my primary system and I do graphics with it.
By the way both are Dells but the 05 series not the 07s
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clevere1
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DVI for a crisp clear, sharp image.
VGA for anything else.
Non-native resolutions look like crap on most LCD's.
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Jahntassa
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DVI is indeed night and day, especially on Dell LCDs. It does offer a crisper display, slightly improved colors, and if you had dual screens, is pretty much the ONLY way to get the colors to match between the screens.
As said by others it also eliminates any noise in the cabling caused by any sort of electromagnetic interference.
If you can get a DVI cable cheap, either online or on clearance, go for it. But as said, I wouldn't reccomend going to a big box store because they'll overcharge you. |
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said by clevere1 :DVI for a crisp clear, sharp image. VGA for anything else. Non-native resolutions look like crap on most LCD's. that is only some but highend look good
let's say i lower the resolution to 640 X 480 32bits
it will Force it to run 480P mode to keep the good image  (monitor also supports 480I but the video card will force 480P cause it will not do 480i in DVI mode)
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NYR11
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1 edit | reply to NYR11
Thanks for all the help. I will definitely give the dvi cable a try. 
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