DVI over VGA?

[Ice Rich]

Hi all,

I have a DVI compaitble monitor but use a vga lead (with adapter as my graphics is also DVI), Was wondering if I should purchase a DVI cable? Will there be any improvment?

Thanks

 

[paradigm]

In most cases, picture quality and colour representation are vastly improved, assuming you get a decent quality cable.

Digital Video Signal > Digital TFT is better than

Digital Video Signal > DAC > Analog Cable > ADC > Digital Panel.

There are less stages in which to lose signal quality.

 

[Ice Rich]

Thanks for reply, just posted a wanted post in the MM.

 

[OzyOly]

I find vga really washed out compared to DVI. My monitor supports both and I'm DVI all the way.

 

[Rroff]

Depending on your setup the image quality using DVI will be slightly more "vivid" but mostly its hype... tho I believe its a bit more noticeable with high end displays - with your bog standard 19-22" TFT you may not even notice any difference at all.

 

[bliss]

My DVI cable died on thursday so i spent friday using a DAC > Analogue cable > VGA input. Didn't notice any difference at all on my Viewsonic vx2025wm.