VGA or DVI?

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I've recently bought a new graphics card with DVI, HDMI & VGA ports,

I'm currently using a Lacie 19" CRT monitor (VGA) but I've heard that using the DVI output with a DVI-VGA adapter usually gives a better picture quality than using the VGA port.
 
I would doubt that personally, and even if it did the improvement is probably not worth the cost of the adapter
 
It MAY give you a better picture as the D->A is the responsibility of the adapter. You may have to pay good money to get something significantly better than the graphics card.

Unless your monitor is a super expensive one, a decent 22"-24" IPS panel is probably a better way of spending your money (at a guess the CRT will be several years old and the phosphors may well be beginning to go).
 
arad85 said:
Unless your monitor is a super expensive one, a decent 22"-24" IPS panel is probably a better way of spending your money (at a guess the CRT will be several years old and the phosphors may well be beginning to go).
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Yes It's a (about) ten years old Lacie "Electron 19 Blue III", which is only used once or twice a week, I'm thinking of replacing it with a lower end (less expensive) Eizo.
 
arad85 said:
It MAY give you a better picture as the D->A is the responsibility of the adapter. You may have to pay good money to get something significantly better than the graphics card.

Unless your monitor is a super expensive one, a decent 22"-24" IPS panel is probably a better way of spending your money (at a guess the CRT will be several years old and the phosphors may well be beginning to go).
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Dvi isn't just digital, it is analogue and digital, some pins are analogue and some are digital, the output from a dvi to VGA adapter (little thing you plug onto the graphics card) will be identical to the VGA connection.
 
Dale_d3100 said:
Dvi isn't just digital, it is analogue and digital, some pins are analogue and some are digital, the output from a dvi to VGA adapter (little thing you plug onto the graphics card) will be identical to the VGA connection.
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Ahh.. yes, you're right.
 
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