G glennl Baseband Member Messages 78 May 10, 2005 #1 my vid card has DVI. my monitor's just vga and plugged into that port. is there anything cool i am missing out on by not using DVI? what is it for?
my vid card has DVI. my monitor's just vga and plugged into that port. is there anything cool i am missing out on by not using DVI? what is it for?
HAVOC Fully Optimized Messages 4,217 Location Milford, Connecticut May 10, 2005 #2 DVI or Digital Visual Interface is used to connect a Digital LCD monitor or a DLP Projector to your PC. If you don't have either, then this connecter will go unused. Cheers..
DVI or Digital Visual Interface is used to connect a Digital LCD monitor or a DLP Projector to your PC. If you don't have either, then this connecter will go unused. Cheers..
F FadingTheory I Rule You Messages 543 May 10, 2005 #3 It supposedly provides better video quality then both S-Video and VGA. All looks the same to me.
S ShadowFalls In Runtime Messages 241 May 10, 2005 #5 or use a DVI to VGA converter to use a monitor which does not have the DVI Interface
W woot7800GT Daemon Poster Messages 1,261 May 10, 2005 #6 Yeah, I havn't even seen a monitor with a DVI interface.
S ShadowFalls In Runtime Messages 241 May 10, 2005 #7 this old Dell LCD monitor I have has DVI and VGA lol, there are many out there, though low-end ones are less likely to have both.
this old Dell LCD monitor I have has DVI and VGA lol, there are many out there, though low-end ones are less likely to have both.