Laptop-Monitor Match

This is probably a simple question but I'm not sure what to do...

I have a Toshiba P750 (with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M- up to 3793MB (64bit OS) dynamically allocated shared graphics memory with 6GB of system memory).

The laptop only has a VGA slot and an HDMI slot.

The monitor I have is Samsung E2220X 21.5IN LCD Monitor 1920X1080 Full HD 5ms 70000:1DCR VGA DVI. It has a VGA and a DVI slot, but no HDMI slot.

Since the only slot I have for both is VGA, I would have to rely on that. Is VGA quality a lot less than DVI?

If I got a VGA-DVI adapter to plug into my laptop, would there be a loss in quality? What are my other options?

Do monitors with HDMI tend to be more expensive?

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

Just a note here, but converters are not going to help improve quality or anything like that. They exist only to make it possible to connect to things.

VGA quality is VGA quality, whether or not you convert it to HDMI or anything else. As the saying goes ... "garbage in, garbage out".

VGA would be fine for connecting to a TV. I'm sure quality wise there is an advantage to DVI or HDMI but it isn't one that I notice.

 

VGA is plenty enough for computer usage. There will be a slight loss in image quality due to converting to analog and back, but it is not obviously noticeable (if you weren't told, you might not even notice).

You can get a HDMI -> DVI cable. This is not an adapter, as they are mostly just different interfaces - with the exception of HDMI being able to carry audio too. This will keep all signals in digital format and will result in the best image quality.

Amazon.com: DVI to HDMI Cable 6ft Male-Male: Electronics

 

+1 To that, simplest solution. But either way try VGA first, as the monitor should come with the cable. If you don't like it, then grab one of those cables or an adapter mentioned above.

 

Sometimes the difference is huge, sometimes barely noticeable, and sometimes imperceptible. After connecting the monitor via VGA, make sure you press the monitor's "Auto adjust" button. Many complaints about VGA quality are caused by people not pressing this button.

 

Thanks so much for the help. I really appreciate it. I am trying VGA now and "Analog" flashes on the screen when I first connect. The monitor is higher resolution than my laptop and so far it looks pretty crisp. Maybe I will try the cable in the future. I don't know if I'm going to need my monitor for audio.