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Old September 2nd 05, 04:25 AM
Bobtail
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Default DVI connector or VGA connector?

My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?
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Old September 2nd 05, 04:42 AM
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Bobtail wrote:
My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?


On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.

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Old September 2nd 05, 04:57 AM
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"Robert Hancock" wrote in message
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Bobtail wrote:
My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?


On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.

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But this is about monitors/LCD screens with only a VGA connector. I'd like
to know this aswell.

With a screen that only has a VGA connector, is it better to run the video
card through a standalong VGA cable or is it better to run the video card
through a VGA-DVI connector first???

Do you get different results with an LCD via DVI-VGA over VGA, and also with
a CRT running through a DVI-VGA connector over a VGA?

Cheers Dre


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Old September 2nd 05, 05:00 AM
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Robert Hancock wrote:
Bobtail wrote:

My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor
I have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the
VGA connetor?



On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.
The monitor has a VGA connector. The vid card I upgraded to came with

both DVI and VGA connector inputs and a VGA to DVI adapter. Which one to
use is my question.
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Old September 2nd 05, 05:03 AM
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Dre wrote:
"Robert Hancock" wrote in message
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Bobtail wrote:

My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?


On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.

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Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Home Page:
http://www.roberthancock.com/



But this is about monitors/LCD screens with only a VGA connector. I'd like
to know this aswell.

With a screen that only has a VGA connector, is it better to run the video
card through a standalong VGA cable or is it better to run the video card
through a VGA-DVI connector first???

Do you get different results with an LCD via DVI-VGA over VGA, and also with
a CRT running through a DVI-VGA connector over a VGA?

Cheers Dre


Exactly my question. Too bad Im too drunk to articulate the question so
succinctly.
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Old September 2nd 05, 06:10 AM
Sune Storgaard
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Bobtail wrote:
Dre wrote:
Do you get different results with an LCD via DVI-VGA over VGA, and
also with a CRT running through a DVI-VGA connector over a VGA?

Exactly my question. Too bad Im too drunk to articulate the question
so succinctly.


There arent any difference. The "vga" signal that runs thru the dvi
connector, is of exact same quality/strength as the "real" vga connector.
There are simply just dedicated some pins to carry same signal as in the
oldfashioned 15pin.

Theoretically there is a little loss using the dvi adapter, as 2 connectors
(can) give weaker signal than a straight cable. But in this context, you can
safely disregard that, unless the dvi-vga adapter is rusty and stored it
sal****er when not used.

So save the hassle and use the vga connector with a vga cable.

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it wouldnt be making love to it, it would be ****ing it ! [Trey Parker]


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Old September 2nd 05, 07:26 AM
Dre
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"Sune Storgaard" wrote in message
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Bobtail wrote:
Dre wrote:
Do you get different results with an LCD via DVI-VGA over VGA, and
also with a CRT running through a DVI-VGA connector over a VGA?

Exactly my question. Too bad Im too drunk to articulate the question
so succinctly.


There arent any difference. The "vga" signal that runs thru the dvi
connector, is of exact same quality/strength as the "real" vga connector.
There are simply just dedicated some pins to carry same signal as in the
oldfashioned 15pin.

Theoretically there is a little loss using the dvi adapter, as 2

connectors
(can) give weaker signal than a straight cable. But in this context, you

can
safely disregard that, unless the dvi-vga adapter is rusty and stored it
sal****er when not used.

So save the hassle and use the vga connector with a vga cable.

--
This episode is called: "an elephant ****s a pig".
But the networks had it changed to "an elephant makes love to a pig".
Which is kind of silly, because if an elephant was on top of the pig,
it wouldnt be making love to it, it would be ****ing it ! [Trey Parker]

Makes sense, I just wanted to know if the DVI signal may have been stronger
for example.

No worries, thanks for the info!

Cheers Dre


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Old September 2nd 05, 07:27 AM
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"Bobtail" wrote in message
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Dre wrote:
"Robert Hancock" wrote in message
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Bobtail wrote:

My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the

VGA
connetor?

On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.

--
Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada
To email, remove "nospam" from
Home Page:
http://www.roberthancock.com/



But this is about monitors/LCD screens with only a VGA connector. I'd

like
to know this aswell.

With a screen that only has a VGA connector, is it better to run the

video
card through a standalong VGA cable or is it better to run the video

card
through a VGA-DVI connector first???

Do you get different results with an LCD via DVI-VGA over VGA, and also

with
a CRT running through a DVI-VGA connector over a VGA?

Cheers Dre


Exactly my question. Too bad Im too drunk to articulate the question so
succinctly.




Cheers Dre


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Old September 2nd 05, 09:43 AM
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"Bobtail" wrote in message
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Robert Hancock wrote:
Bobtail wrote:

My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?



On an LCD, if it has a DVI connector, you should generally use it.
The monitor has a VGA connector. The vid card I upgraded to came with

both DVI and VGA connector inputs and a VGA to DVI adapter. Which one to
use is my question.


Use the VGA connector on the video card, no need to use that adapter.
McG.


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Old September 3rd 05, 12:26 AM
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If the monitor only has a VGA connection then use the video card's VGA
output. You do NOT need to use the DVI converter.

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My vid card came with an adapter for VGA to DVI. The Sony LCD monitor I
have comes with a VGA connector. Should I use the DVI adapter or the VGA
connetor?



 




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