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Newbie LCD Monitor & Connection ?
I'm itching to buy a LCD monitor and am in need of help.
My year old Dell Dimension 2400 has an integrated Intel graphics adapter with a 15-pin connector. Can I use that same connector to run the LCD digitally with an adapter cable/adapter device or do I need a new video card? Any info or links are greatly appreciated. Thanks CP |
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Newbie LCD Monitor & Connection ?
No. If you want to drive your new LCD in true digital mode then you'll need
a new video card that has a dedicated digital output (DVI). -- DaveW ---------------- "CP" wrote in message ... I'm itching to buy a LCD monitor and am in need of help. My year old Dell Dimension 2400 has an integrated Intel graphics adapter with a 15-pin connector. Can I use that same connector to run the LCD digitally with an adapter cable/adapter device or do I need a new video card? Any info or links are greatly appreciated. Thanks CP |
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Newbie LCD Monitor & Connection ?
In article , "DaveW"
wrote: No. If you want to drive your new LCD in true digital mode then you'll need a new video card that has a dedicated digital output (DVI). On one page I found, it says your motherboard has an 845GV chipset. http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1610&page=3 Notice there is no AGP slot (the 845GV chip is missing the AGP function, so even soldering a connector to your motherboard won't fix it). If you want to add a video card, it will have to fit in a PCI slot. There are a number of video cards available in PCI format. I think there is ATI 7000, ATI 9250, Nvidia FX5200, Nvidia FX5500, Nvidia FX5700LE. I don't think there is a master list anywhere, of which cards are available in PCI format, and this list is the best I know of, in terms of verifying DX9 hardware support (the DX9 hardware support is to try to keep more game software happy): http://web.archive.org/web/200410120...ydajnosci.html This is the best one so far, because it has both a VGA and a DVI connector. It is supposed to have DX9 support in hardware, which not all cards have. On the minus side, it has a 64 bit wide memory interface (some cards are 128 bits wide). It has 128MB memory (the odd card has 256MB). I'm surprised at some of the cards I've seen on Newegg, as a good combination of the above is missing. (And this card uses a ribbon cable, to connect the VGA connector to the main PC board, which is a stupid way to do it - video signals should be kept in a proper transmission line environment, to avoid reflections that cause ghosting of the image on the screen. The best cards connect the VGA and DVI connectors right to the PCB directly, without an intervening cable.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103167 I saw a FX5500 with 256MB memory and 128 bit wide memory interface, but it is missing a DVI connector! Good luck in your search, Paul |
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Newbie LCD Monitor & Connection ?
"CP" wrote in message ... I'm itching to buy a LCD monitor and am in need of help. My year old Dell Dimension 2400 has an integrated Intel graphics adapter with a 15-pin connector. Can I use that same connector to run the LCD digitally with an adapter cable/adapter device or do I need a new video card? The 15 pin connector will be fine. DVI will provide a cleaner signal and picture, but even side by side a lot of folks would have a hard time telling the difference. Worry about the quality of the monitor, not the connector. |
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Newbie LCD Monitor & Connection ? - Thanks
Thanks everyone.
I really appreciate the helpful info. "Noozer" wrote in message news:TzDaf.397917$1i.386984@pd7tw2no... "CP" wrote in message ... I'm itching to buy a LCD monitor and am in need of help. My year old Dell Dimension 2400 has an integrated Intel graphics adapter with a 15-pin connector. Can I use that same connector to run the LCD digitally with an adapter cable/adapter device or do I need a new video card? The 15 pin connector will be fine. DVI will provide a cleaner signal and picture, but even side by side a lot of folks would have a hard time telling the difference. Worry about the quality of the monitor, not the connector. |
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