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Post subject: dvi  Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:27 pm |
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please tell me about the dvi cable ..... how do it work?
is it worth it? .........
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:40 pm |
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depends on the screen really - you probably won't see much difference as the D/A then A/D conversion on VGA doesn't degrade the picture these days
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:41 pm |
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All I know about DVI is that my graphics card supports it, but my monitor only has an analog CRT plug, not DVI, so I need to use an adaptor, as shown below..
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:56 pm |
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It's digital so the signal goes
PC (D) wire (D) flat monitor (D)
instead of
PC (D) DAC in video card (A) wire (A) montors ADC (AD) monitors screen (D)
Theoretically the analog wires pick up other signals and become distorted, this then feeds screen, digital signal get distorted also but the wave forms are easily reconstituted. obviously too much distortion and the signal has bit errors.
Does digital make a difference, who knows, it depends on more things than I could list here. Try it and see.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:57 pm |
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I would say, that both your graphicscard and your videocard supports it, a DVI cable is the best in 99,9% of the cases!
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:24 pm |
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except in vista where my screens are attached in analouge because vista cant wake them up properly after turning them off.
Stupid vista attacks sleeper again.
Also annoys me that if the dvi is plugged in it only shows a picture after the bios load screen has disappeared
analougue ftw - screw currys not supporting tapes anymore
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:41 am |
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Well I hav switched between the 2 and I have seen(imagined) some improvement in the image. Not devastating, but more of a sharpening up of the image.
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:16 pm |
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dvi's purpose was highier bandwidth = higher res + high colours.
it also is HDCP whereas d-sub isnt.
DVI will soon be replaced as its run out of bandwidth (the 30 inchers use it all)
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