I see no diffrence

depends what resoultion your running at 1080p on vga has the same pixels as 1080p on hdmi, my tv, for some reason, looks better on the same res using a vga cable than on a high quailty hd cable, but my HDTV is a couple of years old and i think for computers thats the res it was designed to look best on for connections to computers.
One of the main advantages HDMI has is that it can also carry audio.
Using my vga lead and port on two gpus the max res listed is 1360*765, even though both gpus can support higher res using hdmi i can go up to 1920*1080.
 
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dellxps420 said:
I got my fully hd monitor couple off days ago but i hardly see any difference between vga and hdmi do you ?
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I have noticed a rediculous difference. I was amazed. You might have something else in the mix causing a degraded signal.
 
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There should be a ridiculously large quality difference between VGA and HDMI. VGA is very grainy and not as sharp as HDMI.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
There should be a ridiculously large quality difference between VGA and HDMI. VGA is very grainy and not as sharp as HDMI.
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Thats what i always thought but when i plug in a hd lead the picture becomes too sharp and ends up looking crap in comaparison to the same res using vga (1360*765), but its prob just my tv tho :)
 
VGA is analog video. The video is converted from digital to analog, goes via the cable and then converted back to digital. You are bound to get a loss in quality. Get out the TV manual or on-screen menus and look through the settings, especially video.

Edit: I dug out the manual for a Sony Bravia. That has 8 Scene settings on top of which you have about 16 specific video settings (including sharpness).
 
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I was expecting to see a good difference when i switched from VGA to DVI recently. all i really noticed was the writing was clearer in BIOS. lol
 
innercx said:
depends what resoultion your running at 1080p on vga has the same pixels as 1080p on hdmi, my tv, for some reason, looks better on the same res using a vga cable than on a high quailty hd cable, but my HDTV is a couple of years old and i think for computers thats the res it was designed to look best on for connections to computers.
One of the main advantages HDMI has is that it can also carry audio.
Using my vga lead and port on two gpus the max res listed is 1360*765, even though both gpus can support higher res using hdmi i can go up to 1920*1080.
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Im using a hdmi cable with a dvi adapter plugged into mu computer and my res is set on 1920-1080p basically fully hdmi
 
voyagerfan99 said:
There should be a ridiculously large quality difference between VGA and HDMI. VGA is very grainy and not as sharp as HDMI.
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Im doing something wrong then.. or maybe its my eyes lol as this Viewsonic monitor ive got is a new model... well i think im might have noticed the problem im using a 5 pound hdmi cable from tecso do you think that is it lol
 
Thats unusual that you cant see the diffrence,I have had my VGA monitor hooked up alongside my DVI monitor and theres much better quality in my DVI monitor so your HDMI should be better.

However you cant really tell the diffrence between DVI to HDMI...well i couldnt anyway.
 
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Nevakonaza said:
Thats unusual that you cant see the diffrence,I have had my VGA monitor hooked up alongside my DVI monitor and theres much better quality in my DVI monitor so your HDMI should be better.

However you cant really tell the diffrence between DVI to HDMI...well i couldnt anyway.
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I was using VGA and ive gone from that to HDMI but i dont see no difference what things should i be able to see clear ? i dont even know what im looking for or is it in general everything ?
 
What kind of video card are you using to compare these video types? The one in your sig? I don't think a 9800gt will be powerful enough to show you everything you're "missing". It's good that you're using a larger resolution. Do you have your colors set to 16 or 32 bit in the control panel?
 
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Russ88765 said:
What kind of video card are you using to compare these video types? The one in your sig? I don't think a 9800gt will be powerful enough to show you everything you're "missing". It's good that you're using a larger resolution. Do you have your colors set to 16 or 32 bit in the control panel?
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yep its a nvidi 9800gt i think a new gpu is on my list and its set on 32bit... but i really think this card is under-rated as the graphics on it are awesome for its age. you wont see much difference from a newer hard and this.
 
dellxps420 said:
yep its a nvidi 9800gt i think a new gpu is on my list and its set on 32bit... but i really think this card is under-rated as the graphics on it are awesome for its age. you wont see much difference from a newer hard and this.
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Your GPU is more than capable of powering HDMI. I noticed a difference immediately with my ATI 4200 intergrated graphics chip set in HDMI. How long have you had that GPU? It's possible that it may be degrading, or you might want to invest in a more expensive HDMI cable. I don't understand why you're having this kind of issue. Most of us in here have noticed a huge increase in quality from HDMI.
 
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Demilich said:
Your GPU is more than capable of powering HDMI. I noticed a difference immediately with my ATI 4200 intergrated graphics chip set in HDMI. How long have you had that GPU? It's possible that it may be degrading.
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Yes i know my gpu is pretty decent but i think the 4200 is a better performing card..... well its easily over a year old i think it came with the pc new, is there a way i can bring it back to life :)
 
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