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Old 03-November-05, 03:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default DVI vs VGA

Which should I go with on my 23" LCD Display?
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Old 03-November-05, 03:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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DVI......

Are you trying to show something off......I want pictures.....
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Old 03-November-05, 04:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Which should I go with on my 23" LCD Display?

As long as you've got a DVI output on your graphics card, you should use the DVI input on your LCD. Analog-DVI does you no good, since it's still just an analog signal being run through a DVI input.

Essentially, the image a graphics card generates is a digital one. Always has been. We just didn't have digital interfaces to send images, so we used analog interfaces, which means that any graphics card using an analog (15-pin) connector is downgrading the digital image to an analog image before it gets put up on a display. Digital-digital connections don't require the analog downgrade that has historically been used, so you get a crisper picture. It's that simple.

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Old 03-November-05, 04:17 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If you have an option, always go DVI. DVI is a digital video interface, while VGA is analog. VGA signal will require extra conversion to get from your videocard to your monitor... but your system handles that for you. Both DVI and VGA will work, but DVI coupled with an LCD will generally give you a better quality image.
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Old 03-November-05, 04:30 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Awesome guys! Thanks.

I have had a nice 23" LCD hooked up to my laptop for sometime, and I just recently realized I have a DVI jack on my laptop, and the cable came with my LCD.

I don't know why you want pics, but I will after I clean up a bit
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