If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

VGA or DVI?

Lucious Sweet · 2006-02-14 10:53:30

Just wondering what is the preferred method for connecting my flat panel monitor to video card. VGA or DVI? moz,

14-02-2006 10:53am

#1

Lucious Sweet

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭

Join Date: June 2003

Posts: 1442

Just wondering what is the preferred method for connecting my flat panel monitor to video card. VGA or DVI?

moz,

0

Comments

#2 14-02-2006 10:58am

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 906 ✭✭✭

Join Date: December 2004

Posts: 866

DVI would be better generally, what output does your video card have? I currently have my flat panel hooked up via D-sub (VGA) as that is the only cable have handy, but my card outputs from DVI, so I have to convert. If your card supports it you can get HD output via DVI, but not D-sub.

0
#3 14-02-2006 10:59am

Kintarō Hattori

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2001

Posts: 13760

If you have both DVI on your TFT and your video card go with that. It produces a sharper more vibrant image.

0
#4 14-02-2006 11:18am

Lucious Sweet

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭

Join Date: June 2003

Posts: 1442

Card and TFT support both VGA and DVI. Have it connected with DVI cable. Just wanted to be sure.

Cheers lads,

moz

0
#5 14-02-2006 11:58am

Stephen

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 1999

Posts: 17714

DVI is digital all the way through, whereas with a VGA cable you will incur some digital to analogue conversion on one end, and back to digital on the other again - hence DVI is better.

0