DVI Lovers, Make Your Case!
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Wont VGA limit the response rate of monitors? Because the graphics card makes a digital signal, which is converted to analogue for the cable which is the converted back to digital at the monitor?
People making sweeping statements that a £50 cable performs like a £1 cable and that 'digitial is digital' are very ill informed.
This is not the case at all. People with experience in sound engineering, measurement electronics, data acquisition, etc. all understand the importance of good quality cabling.
The fact that a digital signal is composed of 1's and 0's makes it just as susceptible to signal to noise ratio and bandwidth problems to mention a few.
Why do you think a cd skips if you record it too fast? Yes that's right, information is missing. Why do you think you can hear noise or boomy bass on some recordings? Yes that's right, unwanted information has been added to the signal. The same loss or coloration of the signal can occur down a cable.
These are more tangible examples as they can be 'heard', specially if you have a good hifi set-up. The very same thing applies to video.
Now, a more appropriate statement would be that 90% will not appreciate the improvement in quality that a better cable brings. This is becaue they either don't know what to look for, or because in their application it does not matter. A clear example would be Joe Bloggs viewing dvd's, browsing the web and using the Office suite doesn't much care for accurate colour reproduction. However, if one is a graphic designer this would be paramount and the use of something like a Blue Eye Pro calibrator is fundamental to their work, as well as the impact of colour banding and uniformity of the image.
So much more useful and better advice is to say that you will most probably be fine with the cable that comes in the box of your TFT. Now, if you really need it, you can afford it, and you have a means of callibrating your monitor (a buddy with a BlueEyePro?) then I'd recommend you evaluate a good quality DVI cable, keep the length to a minimum and re-calibrate every year.
Regards,
Loko
This is not the case at all. People with experience in sound engineering, measurement electronics, data acquisition, etc. all understand the importance of good quality cabling.
The fact that a digital signal is composed of 1's and 0's makes it just as susceptible to signal to noise ratio and bandwidth problems to mention a few.
Why do you think a cd skips if you record it too fast? Yes that's right, information is missing. Why do you think you can hear noise or boomy bass on some recordings? Yes that's right, unwanted information has been added to the signal. The same loss or coloration of the signal can occur down a cable.
These are more tangible examples as they can be 'heard', specially if you have a good hifi set-up. The very same thing applies to video.
Now, a more appropriate statement would be that 90% will not appreciate the improvement in quality that a better cable brings. This is becaue they either don't know what to look for, or because in their application it does not matter. A clear example would be Joe Bloggs viewing dvd's, browsing the web and using the Office suite doesn't much care for accurate colour reproduction. However, if one is a graphic designer this would be paramount and the use of something like a Blue Eye Pro calibrator is fundamental to their work, as well as the impact of colour banding and uniformity of the image.
So much more useful and better advice is to say that you will most probably be fine with the cable that comes in the box of your TFT. Now, if you really need it, you can afford it, and you have a means of callibrating your monitor (a buddy with a BlueEyePro?) then I'd recommend you evaluate a good quality DVI cable, keep the length to a minimum and re-calibrate every year.
Regards,
Loko
The things is though - it's really really obvious when a digital picture signal isn't getting through because the picture breaks up. You don't get minor artifacts like picture noise, or dodgy colours. It takes a lot of noise on a digital signal before data is lost - a signal with a little noise on it is easily converted back into the full and complete original data.
Given the resolution of the monitor in question, an expensive DVI cable would be a waste of money unless the lead is going to be something like 10m or more. We're not just talking about perception either, there would be no measureable difference.
It should also be pointed out that what the high street charges £20 for may be exactly the same as you could get for a fiver online. High street cable prices are ridiculous.
Given the resolution of the monitor in question, an expensive DVI cable would be a waste of money unless the lead is going to be something like 10m or more. We're not just talking about perception either, there would be no measureable difference.
It should also be pointed out that what the high street charges £20 for may be exactly the same as you could get for a fiver online. High street cable prices are ridiculous.
Hen_Dawg said:
To answer the original question then yes, of course going on e-bay and purchasing a DVI-D cable for £2.99 will be fine for your application. In fact, sticking to a VGA cable will be fine too if you're talking about that particular monitor. You most probably won't notice a difference, although there have been cases where it has caused a difference on the odd low cost monitor.