DVI vs VGA display quality? - GoFuckYourself.com

BigBen · 04-25-2007, 09:53 PM

I've only used vga connections, but have a dvi video card and monitor coming in the mail - Radeon x1300 Pro video card and Dell 24in monitor. I'm curious if there's a noticeable difference in using DVI instead of VGA when connecting to a digital monitor?

stickyfingerz · 04-25-2007, 09:54 PM

Huge difference...

mikesouth · 04-25-2007, 09:57 PM

the difference is in the resolution, dot pitch, contrast ratio and size of the monitor not the connection

now there can be a difference in video playback/speed thanks to the DVI connection but the real beauty is that with DVI a hidef TV for example can be used as a monitor for yer puter

that may not seem important but consider this

you get a computer and hook it to yer TV and to your wireless modem, download or purchase hidef videos, movies or whatever to that puter and play em back in Hidef on the TV

without an HD-DVD or bluray player

Jamie · 04-25-2007, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

Huge difference...

agreed, huge difference

BigBen · 04-26-2007, 05:05 PM

Sounds promising. Thanks for the info.

04-25-2007, 09:53 PM	#1
BigBen Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: scv Posts: 2,299	DVI vs VGA display quality? I've only used vga connections, but have a dvi video card and monitor coming in the mail - Radeon x1300 Pro video card and Dell 24in monitor. I'm curious if there's a noticeable difference in using DVI instead of VGA when connecting to a digital monitor?

04-25-2007, 09:57 PM	#3
mikesouth Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My High Horse Posts: 6,334	the difference is in the resolution, dot pitch, contrast ratio and size of the monitor not the connection now there can be a difference in video playback/speed thanks to the DVI connection but the real beauty is that with DVI a hidef TV for example can be used as a monitor for yer puter that may not seem important but consider this you get a computer and hook it to yer TV and to your wireless modem, download or purchase hidef videos, movies or whatever to that puter and play em back in Hidef on the TV without an HD-DVD or bluray player __________________ Mike South It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.

04-25-2007, 09:54 PM	#2
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,983	Huge difference...

04-26-2007, 05:05 PM	#5
BigBen Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: scv Posts: 2,299	Sounds promising. Thanks for the info.