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| 154676 | 2003-06-24 05:31:00 | If I have two identical LCD panel, two identical Display cards, one via DVI and one via standard analogue ... will I notice the difference? Reason for this is I'm planning to get a LCD, my display card supports DVI, but the LCD with DVI input is a lot more than the one without, so I would like to know is it worth it? CHeers :D |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 154677 | 2003-06-24 05:49:00 | Yes I notice the difference, its not huge but it can be seen. Primary LCD display is DVI, secondary LCD is analogue. I was surprised when I bought a DVI cable and installed it, as I didn't think there was much room for improvement, were running both as analogue. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 154678 | 2003-06-24 05:59:00 | Thanks .. :) when u said u noticed the differences .. does the DVI provides a sharper image? Colors more vibrant? or Color temp is better? |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 154679 | 2003-06-24 06:05:00 | Well, as I am colour blind, I will refrain from discussing such issues as colour temperature as what I see may not be what you get (WISMNBWYG) The sharpness actually improved, as (in my opinion anyway) did the colour depth. I did not think the sharpness could get any better, but it did. Certainly spoils you from ever going back to a CRT. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 154680 | 2003-07-07 01:09:00 | I've recently bought myself a LCD screen (Philips 170B4) and rushed out to buy a DVI cable to get the excellent picture promised. Unfortunately it seems my video card is DVI-I and my monitor is DVI-D. I'm not sure what this means except that my DSE cable won't fit the monitor. Is anyone able to tell me what cable I should use and where I can get one from? TIA Capt Jimbo |
Capt Jimbo (17) | ||
| 154681 | 2003-07-07 01:26:00 | Check out the reviews on www.tomshardware.com This will explain all the benefits of DVI over Analogue Digital->Digital->Digital is better than Digital->Analogue->Digital There may be a flicker due to a small difference in frequencies. Colour range is better too. Remember some (fast 16ms) LCD screens only can display 262,000 colours and if you require more than that, i.e. 24 or 32 bit colour, you may find your resolution worse. Do your research ? |
KiwiTT (4082) | ||
| 154682 | 2003-07-07 01:34:00 | Thanks KiwiTT Yep I already did a little bit of research My problem right now is not being able to source the correct cable |
Capt Jimbo (17) | ||
| 154683 | 2003-07-07 01:44:00 | Captain Jimbo What type of Graphics crad do you have. You may need a later card. |
KiwiTT (4082) | ||
| 154684 | 2003-07-07 02:12:00 | Card is a MSI8894 TI4200 approx 2 weeks old. Unlikely it is the problem :-) As best as I can ascertain there are 3 standards of DVI (DVI-A, DVI-D & DVI-I) My card is DVI-I and the monitor is DVI-D. I think a DVI-D to DVI-D cable will do the trick but I still can't find where to buy one. |
Capt Jimbo (17) | ||
| 154685 | 2003-07-07 02:32:00 | Take a look at www.pacificcable.com You can probably order the cable from them. I am considering an LCD monitor, but the colour/motion blur is a turn-off as is reduced resolution. I have 0.21 pixel size CRT and think a pixel size of .25/.27 is noticeable. |
KiwiTT (4082) | ||
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