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Dvi

  • 01-02-2005 9:58pm
    #1
    PowerHouseDan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭


    Am getting a lcd monitor,What is DVI do thats normal doesnt and why should i get it


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  • #2
    stereo_steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭stereo_steve


    powerhousedan wrote:
    Am getting a lcd monitor,What is DVI do thats normal doesnt and why should i get it

    Does anyone hear speak Cork? I don't understand a word of that. I think it has something to do with a LCD.


  • #3
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    DVI = Digital Video Interface... It means the connection between your card and monitor if digital... supposed to be better and I would imagine the benefits would be more noticable on LCD screens.

    John


  • #4
    Chad ghostal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,958 ✭✭✭Chad ghostal


    iv hooked both types up on dell machines (with lcd screens)..and in all honesty i couldnt tell the difference (20/20 vision btw :))

    there may be some other difference, but visually i couldnt tell the difference...


  • #5
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Same here. I've 20/20 vision and could not spot any difference in quality between analog and digital connections to a 20" Dell UltraSharp monitor.


  • #6
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,165 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    its cos dell do fairly sh*t lcd screens in all honesty...

    It depends on the lcd, but if the lcd has implemented it well, a dvi connection is much clearer and sharper. I have a 20.1" viewsonic myself, and also another 17" Hyundai, and both are much clearer via DVI.

    Alot of cheaper monitors come without DVI, which is a pity, as in theory, DVI is cheaper to implement as its all digital, no ramdac's are needed on the video card, and the analogue data doesn't have to be reconverted at the monitor side either.

    Also, it would be fairly strange to see a crt type screen with a dvi connection. I haven't seen one myself (tho thats not to say they don't exist :)). Alot of TV's now will probably see a push towards HDMI cables for audio and sound, which is basically a more rigid DVI spec, with digital sound on the same cable.


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