VGA vs DVI

dave1701

dave1701

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Which is better? I have both on my card. I'm looking to buy a monitor and was wondering if having DVI should be a factor for buying one.
 
DVI has a much better and sharper picture to it. Much higher quality than VGA. Almost every monitor these days comes with both connection. In the end you could always try each one and see which one yo like best. I personally like DVI and I'm sure many other members would agree with me.
 
I don't think you'll notice much until you are using graphics-intensive programs like games or photoshop. Whichever one you choose, you can just get an adapter for the other type of connection and mess with your resolution a little for best settings. If the card has both, i'd probably use dvi because the option is there.
 
Russ88765 said:
I don't think you'll notice much until you are using graphics-intensive programs like games or photoshop. Whichever one you choose, you can just get an adapter for the other type of connection and mess with your resolution a little for best settings. If the card has both, i'd probably use dvi because the option is there.
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Wrong. Even on the Windows desktop you'll see a difference. Everything will be much sharper with DVI.
 
I don't think you'll notice much until you are using graphics-intensive programs like games or photoshop.
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I tend to agree.
I have two identical model monitors connected to the very same desktop video card.
One is connected through VGA and the other through DVI.
I see no difference in quality at all.
In theory, digital signal (DVI) should be better, than analog (VGA), but I see no difference.
It probably also depends on video card quality.
I have a good card in my desktop, but, if I connect my laptop (regular on-board video) to the very same monitor through VGA, I can see a slight difference to the advantage of DVI connection.
 
My understanding was that VGA doesn't support as high of resolutions as DVI. I've never really thought about it though, just assumed DVI to be superior.
 
VGA is analogue and is subject to interference. You'll need to manually calibrate the screen on LCD's (clock and phase)

DVI is digital, isn't affected by interference, and requires no calibration. It has a much clearer picture also.
 
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