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Upgrade to DVI?

Just a tip for those buying cables
Get ones that have inductors near the ends ( they help reduce interference picked up by the wiring)
 
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Does it matter if i buy a £3 one or a £15 - its just a cable isnt it.
I dont want to spent a lot really.

PESolution said:
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I don't understand this it could be; no it doesn't matter if its a £3 or a £15 one
or
'its just a cable isnt it?' - A: no.
Could mean the £3 isnt the same as a £15 one.
 
sorry for not being clear, no theres isnt a difference between a 3 or 15£ one. Not to the human eye anyway. IF sure there will be people who disagree with me, but unless u have the most expensive screen in th world, and the most amazing eyesite, and a 500£ prue gold DVI cable vs a 3£ one, the difference will still be minimal
 
I imagine the difference will be the same as using the free scart cable you get with a telly and using a £20 one, or buying £15 phono leads to replace the free ones you got with your CD player, or replacing the bell wire on your speakers with £2.50 p/m cable from a hi-fi shop.

Around those price ranges paying for the more expensive one, but not overly expensive, always gives worthwhile results, in my experience anyway.

It's when you start comparing £20 cables with £100 cables, or even £500+ cables, then the difference imo is minimal, but a lot of people will disagree with that too.
 
shoot1st said:
I imagine the difference will be the same as using the free scart cable you get with a telly and using a £20 one, or buying £15 phono leads to replace the free ones you got with your CD player, or replacing the bell wire on your speakers with £2.50 p/m cable from a hi-fi shop.

Around those price ranges paying for the more expensive one, but not overly expensive, always gives worthwhile results, in my experience anyway.

It's when you start comparing £20 cables with £100 cables, or even £500+ cables, then the difference imo is minimal, but a lot of people will disagree with that too.
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With DVI it's a digital signal. The difference is zero unless you get a cable so bad that there is no picture at all.

And the only time I'd bother "upgrading" from VGA to DVI would be if my monitor was noticably 'fuzzy' on VGA. If your picture is already sharp then in general there will be zero difference when you switch to a DVI cable.

There's a lot of innaccurate or just plain wrong info in this thread so far...don't fall into any purchasing traps without getting proper advice. Check out the Home Cinema & Hi-Fi Forum if you aren't sure about anything I or others on this thread have said. You'll find that people will say the same as I've just done, though.
 
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shoot1st said:
Cabling is - and always will be - a subjective topic.
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No it isn't - not when it comes to digital signals.

If we were discussing the merits of analogue signal cables then I'd agree, but we're not.

In the first post of yours I've quoted you've even used examples of analogue cables and likened the differences in quality to what you'd expect from a digital cable. There's a fundamental difference and it's a very common misconception that this isn't the case.
 
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In general the difference between VGA and DVI is minimal - usually DVI looks a little shaper and more vibrant - but you'd have to compare them side by side to really see it...

The difference depends a lot from monitor to monitor but any good quality monitor, with a good graphics card and decent leads on the analogue side will show minimal difference between them.
 
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Fair enough, you are entitled to believe what you want to believe, as am I.

There are plenty people who would agree with you, just the same as there are plenty of people who would agree with me.
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Well, you're entitled to be wrong but it really irks me when people are happy to give out incorrect information and then refuse to educate themselves when this is pointed out for what it is.

At least in this case the OP has probably only spent a few pounds needlessly - and who knows, perhaps the VGA on their monitor was bad enough that it'll have been a worthwhile upgrade.

*edited slightly to lessen harshness
 
I saw what you wrote and I think you're off the mark tbh.

I'm quite happy to sit and let you tell me I'm wrong, really is no skin off my nose, but if you want to educate me then feel free.
 
shoot1st said:
I saw what you wrote and I think you're off the mark tbh.

I'm quite happy to sit and let you tell me I'm wrong, really is no skin off my nose, but if you want to educate me then feel free.
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Okay, here's a few links:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17980155&highlight=digital+cables

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17962570&highlight=digital+cables

Took me all of 30 seconds to track down with good ol' search.

I'm done for the night now. Enjoy.
 
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I'm quite happy to let my eyes and ears be the judge as to whether I notice the difference, not other peoples opinions.

I'm also quite happy to sit and bask in my own ignorance if that's the case, if you want to prove me wrong then please be my guest.
 
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