dvi question???

survivalhero · December 13th, 2004, 01:36 AM

K well some of you know that I just got a new lcd monitor it has 16ms and dvi and normal monitor connections I dont have a dvi cable yet but I want to try to connect the regular 15 pin connector into the dvi slot witht he 15pin to dvi converter thing that came with my vid card, when I had everything hooked up then I turned on the monitor and it said it got no signal then it just went to sleep???? I have no idea why I checked my vid card prefs and could make out anything to resolve this plz help

paul9 · December 13th, 2004, 01:40 AM

use the normal connection.

survivalhero · December 13th, 2004, 01:42 AM

ya but when I do that and play dvds then I notice they are a little grainy, i got this monitor http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...arch=nec%20lcd
with 16ms and normal connections and dvi connection.

paul9 · December 13th, 2004, 01:51 AM

grainy? is your colour set to 16 bit, instead of 24 or 32? lcd monitors may not have the full colour range of crt, that is another reason it may appear grainy. the adapter, would be another source of picture deterioration, converting from analogue to digital. every conversion lessens quality. the dvi is only worth using if your video card can use it natively. the only reason the adapter was with your card was to cover for a dvi only monitor.

survivalhero · December 13th, 2004, 01:55 AM

ok, its not analog to dvi its just analog right now if I get a dvi cable and hook that up with the monitor and vid card(6800 non gt) will that be better ??

paul9 · December 13th, 2004, 01:57 AM

hold on, has your vid card got a dvi output?
if it has, then you may get a small improvement.

implexant · December 13th, 2004, 03:03 AM

Make sure your video card drivers are installed properly. If your LCD supports DVI and your video card supports DVI, I'd highly recommend getting a DVI cable. I've been told the difference is outstanding.

If you're plugging your monitor into the DVI port via a VGA to DVI adapter, you shouldn't have any trouble.

-Chris

RamonGTP · December 13th, 2004, 03:26 AM

Using a converter on the DVI port will not yeild in any benifits over using the standart VGA port. If you want DVI, get the cable. I've seen the difference, and I honestly didn't see much, if any. Maybe at higher resolutions, DVI may make a noticable difference. But at 1280x1024 which is what most LCD's native resolution is, the difference is neglagable at best.