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Which type of Cable gives you the best Graphics? VGA HDMI or DVI?? Rate Topic: -----

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 10:44 AM

Anyone know which type of connection from the monitir to the pc gives you the best Quality Graphics??
HDMI to DVI? Dual DVI ? Or Dual VGA?
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 01:02 PM

HDMI to DVI or Dual DVI, both should weild similar results.
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 03:41 PM

Dual DVI can handle more bandwidth than a single DVI which means you can get a higher resolution. But Dual DVI vs single DVI at the same resolution (such as 1680x1050) there will be no quality difference. DVI is better than DualVGA. And as far as I know HDMI vs DVI is the same in video quality but HDMI supports audio.
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 04:38 PM

View Postc0lin, on Mar 20 2009, 03:41 PM, said:

Dual DVI can handle more bandwidth than a single DVI which means you can get a higher resolution. But Dual DVI vs single DVI at the same resolution (such as 1680x1050) there will be no quality difference. DVI is better than DualVGA. And as far as I know HDMI vs DVI is the same in video quality but HDMI supports audio.


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Posted 20 March 2009 - 05:38 PM

Also, DVI and HDMI are both digital, so there's virtually zero signal loss. Because it's also digital, it means that these "uber quality gold plated" HDMI cables you can buy are a ripoff. A $10 cable is the same as a $100 cable!

VGA is analogue, so if you run it next to, say, power and audio cables, it might get some interference. Plus, it can't push through as much bandwidth as DVI or HDMI. ;)
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Posted 21 March 2009 - 07:52 PM

View Post.William, on Mar 20 2009, 05:38 PM, said:

Also, DVI and HDMI are both digital, so there's virtually zero signal loss. Because it's also digital, it means that these "uber quality gold plated" HDMI cables you can buy are a ripoff. A $10 cable is the same as a $100 cable!

VGA is analogue, so if you run it next to, say, power and audio cables, it might get some interference. Plus, it can't push through as much bandwidth as DVI or HDMI. ;)

Thanx alot for the tip!
yeah i have seen alot of those gold plated cables on Ebay!
but i found a new dual DVI cable for £0.99 !
What is the differnce between HDMI and DVI ?
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 12:27 PM

View PostDutchie911, on Mar 21 2009, 07:52 PM, said:

What is the differnce between HDMI and DVI ?

You wont find any real difference in quality between the two, if any at all. HDMI is just more conveniant. Also, I'm not sure if HDMI-DVI will carry audio. Some GFX cards might support it, but all I know is my mac doesn't.

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Posted 22 March 2009 - 01:38 PM

Simply put:

HDMI is designed for home theatre systems (TVs, BluRay players, etc), and carries both video and audio.

DVI is designed for PCs, and carries video only.

However, you do sometimes see them converging sometimes. Some TVs and set top boxes have DVI ports, and some computer monitors have HDMI ports. :)
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 03:31 PM

View Post.William, on Mar 22 2009, 01:38 PM, said:

Simply put:

HDMI is designed for home theatre systems (TVs, BluRay players, etc), and carries both video and audio.

DVI is designed for PCs, and carries video only.

However, you do sometimes see them converging sometimes. Some TVs and set top boxes have DVI ports, and some computer monitors have HDMI ports. :)

tHANX FOR ENLIGHTENING ME ON THIS MATTER GUYS!
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 05:52 AM

HDMI only supports up to 1600p, while DVI goes up to 2400p.
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