Have a 1080p monitor but with vga no hdmi port on the monitor question

I have a spare 1080p monitor at work but it only has a vga port on it and not hdmi. My laptop also has a vga port so if I connect that to the vga port on the 1080p monitor, it is still 1080p right and works exactly the same as if I connected an hdmi cable to hdmi port??

 

HDMI is digital just like DVI while VGA is analog, so you may notice a slight difference in image quality (some say they do, others say they don't), but nothing experience breaking and you'll definitely be able to display at 1920x0180. Aside from the difference in signal type, it will work just the same.

 

Thanks Tijo

 

I could check it out on my LG IPS monitor, but I'm feeling too lazy to run the VGA cable from the dock to the monitor instead of the DVI cable I'm currently using. I've done 1920x1080 over VGA before though and it worked fine.

 

I haven't seen any noticeable difference in my Vizio TV (which I was using as a monitor for a year) between HDMI and VGA at 1080p.

 

From some comments I've seen in the M6700 threads, if the two monitors are side by side, you can see the difference if you look closely, but not if you don't have the two side by side to compare.

 

I have dual HP LP2465's at work and the VGA quality is horrible compared to the DVI, blurry like eyes can't focus correctly Actually it was so bad that I rather downgraded to PCIE 1x GF7300 that around I had so I could get dual DVI... It was bad beyond words but luckily I've upgraded it to some old 16x Quadro.

 

That may be due to the inherent nature of the analogue signal: It can be effected by so many things including poor cable quality. (Those higher priced cables do make a difference.)

Still, when its done right, there's no reason VGA can give you a high quality picture rivaling that of today's digital displays. Even my old Dell produces a great if not stellar quality picture via VGA.

 

Yeah, try get a shorter/better VGA cable if possible. Also, there should be some fine tuning options in the monitor's OSD settings. I usually try let it automatically detect the settings while displaying the attached image in full screen. It helps it clear up the image quite well on my TV.