VGA or HDMI . . . ?

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8 Feb 2012 - 12:11 AM

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Chris_L

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8 Feb 2012 - 12:21 AM

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An HDMI connection is better than a VGA connection as the HDMI is digital and the VGA is analog.

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8 Feb 2012 - 12:41 AM

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Nik's advice unfortunately is completely wrong.

DVI doesn't go to a higher resolution at all. HDMI won't give you a limited resolution. Even with the cheapest cable it will easily provide the 1680 x 1050 native resolution of your monitor. HDMI is backwardly compatible with DVI. HDMI has been designed to handle resolutions up to 4K

http://hdmivsdvi.com/

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8 Feb 2012 - 1:04 AM

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Quote: whatever

Sorry that you don't know what you're talking about with your claims that HDMI has a limited resolution and that DVI goes higher than HDMI

You run monitors at a higher resolution than what? I hope you're not reading the phrase "it will easily provide the 1680 x 1050 native resolution of your monitor" to mean that is the limit of HDMI, because it's not, it's the limit of the guy's monitor.

You ought to read up about HDMI before going round wrongly advising people that it's not as high resolution as DVI when the opposite is the case.

cliffez

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8 Feb 2012 - 8:35 AM

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Thanks gents, puting my mind at rest . . . the new computer has DVI and HDMI, its the monitor that only shows HDMI or VGA. The monitor is working fine, so, I thought I'd keep that for the time being, see if I can track down a Windows 7 colour setup disc or down load for it? If not, see how it works in 'auto setup' mode, I'm told W-7 has its own monitor colour set up facility, which may be an option?

I like my monitor colurs to be right to 'my eye', but I dont want to get into spiders etc., the pictures are only for me.

Once the dust has settled, and I have got my head around W-7 . . . as I'm in my autum years, that may take a bit of time. Then, if I'm realy unhappy with the monitor, I will look around????

Thanks once again, CJS

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8 Feb 2012 - 11:51 AM

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Yes DVI is an intermediary standard supporting both digital and analog in one socket (that's why for a while graphics cards or monitors would come with VGA-DVI adaptors.) HDMI is more advanced and digital only. So though you can easily connect DVI to HDMI with a simple lead you can't go from VGA-HDMI with a simple adaptor. You'd need an ADC of some kind.

I believe that HDMI became more popular first in laptops because of its much smaller connector. Nothing to do with transmitting audio to a TV as it's actually very hard for consumers to configure as most media players will use the default sound card (and speakers) and many laptops don't even have the HDMI wired for sound. It's a FAQ with laptop HDMI

cliffez

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8 Feb 2012 - 6:16 PM

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Thanks all, I get the picture, HDMI it is. Picked up the computer this afternoon along with an appropriate lead, they know how to charge for leads!!!

I've been onto my 'very nice computer man' up the road, he says drop it in in the morning, if all goes well with the set up, I can have it back in the evening . . . thats service, however the way my luck goes it wont be plain sailing???

Then I'm into a lot of head scratching, working my way around the new operating system, putting my favorites back up . . . 'you luck people'

CJS

cliffez

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10 Feb 2012 - 7:51 PM

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OK guys, thanks. Up and running, few headachs but Im getting there . . . I'm sticking to DVI with an adaptor, gives me 'VGA' which the monitor is setup for one headach at a time
Cliffez