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Old February 7th, 2006, 09:46 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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VGA or DVI

I have an x800XT with DVI out and i am using a VGA adapter. My Viewsonic 17" flat screen has both VGA and DVI connectors on it. What are the benefits of switching to DVI?

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Old February 7th, 2006, 10:12 PM     #2 (permalink)
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well dvi is a digital interface, vga analogue. given the choice dvi every time. not sure on the exact technoligies involved in digital pictures but its obviously better picture quality then analogue
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Old February 7th, 2006, 10:25 PM     #3 (permalink)
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DVI is the newer technology.... you should get a better quality picture or something. Why not?

But I'm using VGA The only type of video input my monitor supports, I don't mind.

I'm sure you wont get much of a difference in quality if you switch to DVI...
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DVI slightly but noticably sharper, at least on the two LCD monitors I've used.
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cool thanks. i will have to google it but i wanted to get some personal feelings on the subject.
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