DVI Cable or VGA Cable?

ARTOSOFT · Dec 18, 2004, 11:07 PM

Hi,

Please help. I am using LCD flat panel display. It have DVI Port and VGA Port. The VGA Card also have DVI output and VGA output.

Is there any good to use DVI cable than VGA cable? Is there any visible view in using DVI cable? Faster VGA Card operation maybe?

Anyone can help to explain?

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,
Arto.

kenling · Dec 19, 2004, 06:00 AM

i'm no expert but i believe the dvi cable would only make a difference when watching high resolution dvd movies n such things. no actual game performance increase i think.

ReconCX · Dec 19, 2004, 07:07 AM

DVI is better, dunno the specifics, but it is. =D

zurih · Dec 19, 2004, 08:38 AM

there is a big discussion about this here
http://forums.devhardware.com/t14709/s.html

DanTheBanjoman · Dec 19, 2004, 09:31 AM

Well DVI is digital, VGA is analog, the videocard is digital, as is the screen.
So think about what happens to the signal. With standard VGA the signal would go from digital to analog and in the screen back to digital. With DVI the signal stays digital. Guess what causes quality loss? Is it noticable? I doubt it, still go with DVI

W1zzard · Dec 19, 2004, 09:46 AM

dvi is much better signal quality in higher resolutions .. on the other hand it can only send 60 fps, but your lcd usually cant do more than 60 hz anyways .. so dvi it is

ARTOSOFT · Dec 22, 2004, 08:21 AM

Finally I got a bargain price for DVI cable. Cheapest in town :-)
The result:
- No visible different with VGA cable so far. But I feel "better" since digital direct go to LCD without convertion digital to analog and back analog to digital again.
- My PCI 802.11g card produce more signal than before. This is because the VGA card's DVI port located below VGA port. So much clearance for antena :-)

Best regards,
Arto

C&C Freak 2K · Dec 24, 2004, 09:49 PM

I've got a CRT monitor that takes VGA and DVI in too, but I have yet to find a decent price and short enough cable for DVI.

Dec 18, 2004, 11:07 PM	#1
ARTOSOFT Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 397 (0.13/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	DVI Cable or VGA Cable? Hi, Please help. I am using LCD flat panel display. It have DVI Port and VGA Port. The VGA Card also have DVI output and VGA output. Is there any good to use DVI cable than VGA cable? Is there any visible view in using DVI cable? Faster VGA Card operation maybe? Anyone can help to explain? Thank you in advance. Best regards, Arto. __________________ [FONT=Courier New]Pentium 4: Clock 2.8GHz, FSB 533MHz. Memory DDR 333MHz 2Gb. LCD WideScreen 20" 1680x1050. ATI PowerColor x1600PRO 512MB AGP + Zalman VF900CU-LED (with Arctic Silver 5), ATITool: Core 567MHz, Memory 468MHz. Catalyst driver 7.6.

Processor:	Intel Celeron 320 E0 Stepping @ 3.6Ghz-200 fsb @ stocks volts
Motherboard:	Abit IS7-E rev 1.2 bios 2.4
Cooling:	XP-90 and ATI Silencer Rev. 3
Memory:	KVR PC3200 DT-D43 512mb X 2 @ 1:1 dual channel 2-3-3-5 @ 2.6 volts
Video Card:	MSI Radeon 9800PRO @ XT
Hard Disk:	WDC WD2000JS
PSU:	Cooler Master RS-450-ACLX
Software:	WinXP Pro

Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard:	ASUS Crosshair V Formula
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws 16GB (4x4GB) 1600 DDR3
Video Card:	ATI Radeon 5770 CFX x2
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA 3.0GB
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH242H 23.6"
Case:	COOLER MASTER Storm Trooper
PSU:	COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 700W
Software:	Microsoft® Windows 7 Ultimate

Processor:	Dual Xeon 5506
Motherboard:	Asus Z8NA-D6
Cooling:	2x Thermalright HR-01 X/passive
Memory:	6GB Corsair something
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 260 Core 216
Hard Disk:	None
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Asus
Case:	Thermaltake Swing
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	620W CM
Software:	Win2k8

Processor:	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Memory:	3x 2048 MB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP
Hard Disk:	Crucial C300 128 GB, WD6400AAKS 640 GB, WD15EADS 1.5 TB
Optical Drive:	BenQ DW1640
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell U3011 30", 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Case:	NZXT H2
Sound Card:	On-board Realtek HD
PSU:	Kingwin Absolute Platinum 550 W
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

Dec 19, 2004, 06:00 AM	#2
kenling Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 37 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	i'm no expert but i believe the dvi cable would only make a difference when watching high resolution dvd movies n such things. no actual game performance increase i think.

Dec 19, 2004, 07:07 AM	#3
ReconCX Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 391 (0.12/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	DVI is better, dunno the specifics, but it is. =D

Dec 19, 2004, 08:38 AM	#4
zurih Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 19 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	there is a big discussion about this here http://forums.devhardware.com/t14709/s.html

Dec 19, 2004, 09:31 AM	#5
DanTheBanjoman Señor Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 8,498 (2.58/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,453 Times in 1,077 Posts System Specs	Well DVI is digital, VGA is analog, the videocard is digital, as is the screen. So think about what happens to the signal. With standard VGA the signal would go from digital to analog and in the screen back to digital. With DVI the signal stays digital. Guess what causes quality loss? Is it noticable? I doubt it, still go with DVI

Dec 19, 2004, 09:46 AM	#6
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,792 (4.18/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,292 Times in 3,175 Posts System Specs	dvi is much better signal quality in higher resolutions .. on the other hand it can only send 60 fps, but your lcd usually cant do more than 60 hz anyways .. so dvi it is

Dec 22, 2004, 08:21 AM	#7
ARTOSOFT Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 397 (0.13/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Finally I got a bargain price for DVI cable. Cheapest in town :-) The result: - No visible different with VGA cable so far. But I feel "better" since digital direct go to LCD without convertion digital to analog and back analog to digital again. - My PCI 802.11g card produce more signal than before. This is because the VGA card's DVI port located below VGA port. So much clearance for antena :-) Best regards, Arto __________________ [FONT=Courier New]Pentium 4: Clock 2.8GHz, FSB 533MHz. Memory DDR 333MHz 2Gb. LCD WideScreen 20" 1680x1050. ATI PowerColor x1600PRO 512MB AGP + Zalman VF900CU-LED (with Arctic Silver 5), ATITool: Core 567MHz, Memory 468MHz. Catalyst driver 7.6.

Dec 24, 2004, 09:49 PM	#8
C&C Freak 2K Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Applegate, CA Posts: 203 (0.06/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've got a CRT monitor that takes VGA and DVI in too, but I have yet to find a decent price and short enough cable for DVI.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
VGA but no DVI	edy80y	Graphics Cards	3	Sep 1, 2007 03:22 AM
DVI cable clearance	nora.e	General Hardware	1	Jul 4, 2007 05:55 PM
Cable Management Clubhouse [Guides, discussion]	tkpenalty	techPowerUp! Club Forum	17	Jun 12, 2007 09:27 AM
How to change connection type from VGA to DVI?	steaua1986	ATITool	2	Mar 17, 2007 04:43 PM
AMD Unveils ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner	malware	News	9	Jan 9, 2007 12:21 AM