getting the most out of VGA

hello,

I've been researching monitors and ended up purchasing a Samsung 215tw. One thing that i came across often while learning about monitor specs was that
most people seem to agree that a dvi connection is superior to a vga connection. Unfortunately my laptop (dell e1505) doesn't have a dvi port, only a VGA connection. So I was wondering if anyone had any tips for getting the most out of VGA? Would higher quality cables help produce better images? I've seen docking ports that have dvi ports, but I would assume these would still be just converting an analogue signal into a digital one, which as i understand it is something the monitor would do anyway.
thanks for any advice

 

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. While a straight digital signal is fine, you work with what you have. Just make sure you have a decent quality cable so that you minimize any potential interference from other sources and you will be fine.

 

I once bought a "professional VGA cable". It was much thicker than the default cable my HP 22" LCD came with. Funny thing is, the thin default cable gives a better picture than the "professional" cable.

I think this is because it has lower resistance.

 

Frankly the only difference between a digital and analog signal on a decent cable is that the clock and phase of the vga signals are liable to be affected by cable length, resistance, and RF interference. Any good lcd monitor with an analog input can be manually adjusted for clock, phase etc, and there are programs out there that can generate a test pattern to adjust each of those parameters, but for most peoples eyes most LCDs built in automatic calibrators are more than adequate. Just make sure you recalibrate the monitor regularly and it'll be fine. CRTs dont have as much of an issue because they're analog in nature so any variances in the signal don't risk tripping a wrong 1 or 0 like they do in an LCD.

 

I have a E1505, and a 24" WUXGA screen
The E1505 has no problem running 1920x1200 resolution on the external screen.

Dont worry about the quality of VGA, you cant tell the difference at all between the two.

K-TRON

 

I have to agree with K-TRON. I really cannot tell the difference between my VGA and my brother's DVI input on the same screen with the same MB. It really looks just the same to me.