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    DVI Cable

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fewmets, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    Is DVI on a Samsung (19", 1440x900) monitor worth picking up a cable for (as opposed to analog, which I am using now)? What are the major benefits, if any?
     
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    Unless you're using a ultra substandard vga cable, then there's virtually 0 difference in picture quality.
     
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    DVI is an all-digital, high-quality interface, which provides much higher deffenition on the monitor than VGA would. VGA is an aging monitor standard, since it's analog, somewhat low-quality, and must be converted from a digital signal, to an analog one to pass through the cable, and back to a digital signal once it reaches the monitor. Since you have the option, I would go DVI to get a crisper picture from your computer.
     
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    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    (First, sorry about the location of the thread, I realize I posted this in completely the wrong section).

    Thanks for the feedback, I'll probably end up getting one, but only if I can get it for cheap; why does it seem that DVI and HDMI cables can be had for substantially lower prices online than in stores? ($50 for an HDMI cable at Staples, whereas $15 ones seem to abound on the internet).
     
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    Staples is an expensive store ;)
     
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    Actually, if you look up the 2 interface's specifications, VGA actually offers highier bandwidth and is able to output highier "definition" than DVI can.
     
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    I wonder why they made DVI then...huh?
     
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    DVI is digital signal cable while VGA is analog signal cable. DVI cable is cheaper and probably easier to make. Also.. the computers monitors are 99% digital now, so there's no need convert from digtial to analog many times.

    For high resolution computer monitors, you'll need dual link DVI which offers more bandwidth because singal DVI isn't enough to output such high resolution. VGA signal can match dual link dvi in terms with resolution with properly made vga cables.
     
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