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Poll on using an LCD with Analog or DVI

View Poll Results: DVI or Analog if both are available?
1 Go DVI period end of story 4 57.14%
2 Go Analog Period end of story 1 14.29%
3 Does not matter but Analog may be cheaper 1 14.29%
4 No idea. 1 14.29%
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Old August 26th, 2003, 08:01 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Poll on using an LCD with Analog or DVI

Just curious. I have 2 LCD's side-by-side. Both are s being driven my an Matrox G450 Millinium Dual Head but one head is DVI and the other is Analog.

What is everyone's thoughts about using DVI or Analog on an LCD flat screen (with respect to clarity, sharpness, refressh rates etc)?

I have had others say there is no differece and would be interested in subjective or objective (quantifiable ) opinions. To me, the LCD analog text looks a shade darker, but not quite as crisp (but then, with these old eyes, the darker may be easier to see, but then again, the crispness of the DVI makes it easier).. why is nothing easy in this business?

Thanks.

This would determine if I go buy another DVI card or not.


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Old August 26th, 2003, 08:14 PM     #2 (permalink)
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to me dvi is A lot sharper. i have dvi and analog on my monitor and without a doubt dvi is the best
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You can definitely tell the difference between DVI and VGA on text. Everything will look sharper in general, but with text it is very noticeable.
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