On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Loki Davison <loki.davison@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>> Hey Mark,
>>
>> I forgot to mention that I'm running it with the VGA connection. Should
>> I line myself up against the wall now ? ;)
>>
>> Actually, thanks to Loki's remarks I'm kind of interested in the DVI
>> now. My video card has the output, but I need a cable. Is there any
>> other special consideration to make when going DVI ?
>>
>
> Well, it automagically does everything for you with size, location etc
> then which is nice, and it is clearer. Also a dvi cable costs $5 so
> it's not a big issue. It is nicer. No setup is required as it's the
> standard way to do it now days. Remember that HDMI and DVI have
> nothing in common. Lots of people keep mentioning HDMI which is the
> weird arse encrypyed dodgy one. :) Try both and tell me if you can
> see the difference. With cards/screens i've tried it's a pretty huge
> difference but i'm not sure if some of the guys using VGA connectors
> have A/Bed. Audio guys should know that extra ad/da for no reason is a
> bad thing.
>
To see for myself, I just swapped from VGA to DVI on my Westinghouse
LTV-19w6 (an LCD TV, but I use it as a monitor). My eyes can't tell
any difference.
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