Analog LCD worth buying?

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spicey

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I'm in a bit of a quandary, I'm looking for a budget LCD that I can buy locally. All I can see that is really suitable is a Viewsonic VA2216W as here. http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/UK/Products/LCDE2/VA2216w.htm

The only issue is that this is D-Sub analog only. Currently I have an Viewsonic VX922 that has both D-Sub and DVI. Switching between the two connections I can't see any difference in quality. I'm using a DVI to D-Sub converter on the graphics card for the VGA connection.

The question is are there any other issues with VGA that I should be aware of. I'll be using the monitor for gaming, internet browsing and movies. Would you go D-sub?
 
I used D-sub on my 26 initially, and after I connected DVI, I couldn't tell any difference.
Being that the LCD you're looking at only has VGA, the port should be good quality.
 
It varies from monitor to monitor. Sometimes VGA looks the same as DVI, and sometimes it looks like crap compared to DVI. I agree with Dogmapog though, it should be good quality if it's the only port.
 
When you get back to VGA then you are back to not just the monitors input, but the cable quality and your cards ability to put out clean VGA.

When I tested this with a Dell 2405 with DVI/VGA, I could notice a small quality difference (at 1920x1200). Also on VGA it would have to do its auto adjusting dance and sometimes get off a bit when changing resolutions.

These days I wouldn't buy a new screen that was VGA only.
 
Thanks guys. I've decided to stick with digital only. Doing some testing on my current monitor, DVI is definitely sharper if you look closely.
 
I'd definitely agree. Especially with a monitor with a larger pixel pitch it is especially noticeable.
 
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