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DVI or VGA
Hi,
Sorry to post this here, I had no idea where to post it, but since I’ve been posting mainly in this forum and I assume most of you are pro-editors it makes sense that I ask you.I’ve been editing with my monitor connected through VGA. Is that really stupid? I’ve noticed that both my computer and my monitor can be connected through DVI. SHould I switch?
Thanks
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Here is a good discussion on this topic. Personally I have both and don’t see any difference. I believe it really depends on the monitor/card and what you application is. Do a search on Google DVI VS Analog (D-SUB). Hope this helps.
Joe -
https://www.tomshardware.com/forum/52864-3-tomshardware
https://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion/index.php?t50789.html
Sorry I forgot to include the links
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> I’ve noticed that both my computer and my monitor can be connected through DVI. SHould I switch?
The short answer is: Yes. DVI is digital while VGA is analog. Your computer is digital and your LCD is digital (CRT’s are analog). So you are converting a digital signal in your computer to an analog signal to send it to your LCD so that it can convert it back to a digital signal. That seems silly. Just send the original digital signal to your LCD via DVI and be done with it.
While the difference might be very subtle, I would bet that something is being lost in the analog conversion so why do it.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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The difference is NOT subtle, it is remarkable. When I bought my pair of Dell widescreen monitors, my display adapter card had one VGA and one DVI port. Side-by-side comparisons were remarkable. The DVI was noticeably sharper than the VGA side.
I now have a dual-DVI adapter.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com
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