Dvi Vs VGA lol

[darkhunter139]

Well my great LCD luck continues.

I was at bestbuy getting my new monitor (Last 2 I got at sams had stuck pixels)

Got the geek squad to test this one out to check if there was any stuck pixels before I left. Well the guy that tested it forgot to put the DVI cable back in there (I was sure he used is own but apparantly not)

Is there a big differnce between the two types of cable? It says analog when I turn it on so I am pretty sure there is. Lol this is so dumb, I dont feel like driving 40 mins back to bestbuy.

 

[farfromhome]

Yes, DVI carries a digital signal; VGA, an analog. With a VGA cable, your graphics card has to convert the video signal to analog, then the monitor has to re-digitize it to put it up on the screen. With a DVI cable, the video card just sends each individual pixel and the LCD just displays it as-is. Much less work on either side, and you don't have to worry about centering the image in the monitor or the like. Depending on how good both sides are at the conversion process, the resulting image will most likely be sharper over a digital connection like DVI. In short, yes it's worth it to get a DVI cable.

It may actually be cheaper to order a DVI cable online from a place like Monoprice than to drive an hour and a half with gas prices as they are these days, unless you're going to be out that way sometime again anyway; connecting via VGA will still give very respectable image quality in the meantime.

 

[darkhunter139]

Im gonna go check them out at radioshack and if they are too much im going to order one off monoprice

 

[Tyhr]

Im gonna go check them out at radioshack and if they are too much im going to order one off monoprice

I bought an optical cable from radio shack. I then had to bring in my receiver for repairs as it was not taking the signal. Turns out, radio shack gave me a poor quality cable. The repair place gave me a quality cable, and voila!

I will never buy a cable from Radio Shack again. (I'm sure this could happen to any place, but I've always felt Radio Shack was a little lower on the quality scale and not worth the hassle anymore IMO.)

Monoprice has an EXCELLENT reputation.

 

[darkhunter139]

I ended up ordering off monoprice last night. I have used them before and they are awesome