New monitor info??

[santa]

Hey guys I just bought this monitor last night so before it gets here I was wondering if it would make a difference if i used a dvi cable or if i used an hdmi to dvi converter cable, since my monitor has an hdmi slot but my graphics card (nvidia 8800 GTS 512MB) does not have an HDMI slot. here is a link to the monitor

Newegg.com - ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 12000 : 1) Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors

 

[KSoD]

It wont matter what you use. Can use the converter if you wish or just go with DVI.

 

[santa]

Will it show any quality improvment?

 

[carnageX]

DVI and HDMI are the exact same (both are HD); only difference is that HDMI carries sound. Graphics cards don't carry sound though, so there's no difference for a graphics card.

 

[santa]

Alright DVI it is, cant wait to use the monitor when it arrives

 

[zedman3d]

DVI does technically carry sound i believe, because you can go from HDMI to DVI to HDMI and retain sound.

 

[KSoD]

In certain situations it is known that DVI can carry sound. But by default most setups wont have that happen. PC being one cause the video card doesnt transfer sound anyways. So if you are using it with your PC it is just better to go DVI. Using HDMI to try and get the sound as well will be futile.

 

[zedman3d]

^ Actually the video card does output sound Mak. There is a very small wire that barely anyone uses that comes with the card that goes to a sound output port on the motherboard for exactly this.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

DVI and HDMI are the exact same (both are HD); only difference is that HDMI carries sound. Graphics cards don't carry sound though, so there's no difference for a graphics card.

Wrong... Very wrong... My 3850 outputs sound when using the HDMI connector, but I have to tell Vista to use that as a soundcard instead when I want the sound output going to an HDMI tv....

 

[KSoD]

^ Actually the video card does output sound Mak. There is a very small wire that barely anyone uses that comes with the card that goes to a sound output port on the motherboard for exactly this.

Ahh yes that cable. I know exactly what cable you are reffering to. I use that with my DVD Drives.