VGA or HDMI

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  1. kiwi1

    kiwi1 Regular member

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    My LCD has both VGA and HDMI inputs. My video card has the same corresponding outputs. Which one should I be using and why?
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    kiwi1, Apr 23, 2008
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    HDMI will offer a far superior picture quality. It's not common for a graphics card to have an HDMI output, and less common still for a monitor to have one. Do you mean DVI? That's the typical standard (and don't worry, the picture quality of DVI is also excellent, VGA is the only naff one):
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    VGA is the one on the left, DVI the one on the right.

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    For this cable, DVI on the right, HDMI on the left.
     
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    kiwi1 Regular member

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    oh I have my HDMI and DVI mixed up. Substitute HDMI for DVI and same question.
     
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    DVI, without question.
     
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    kiwi1 Regular member

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    Thanks I'll buy a cable. What is the difference?
     
    kiwi1, Apr 24, 2008
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    may i suggest monoprice.com for your cable needs. awesome cables for very cheap.
     
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    I'm sure they are but i'm in NZ. I'd rather just pop down to the shops :)
     
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    VGA is Analog, and DVI is digital, so you don't get fuzz or blur.
     
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    I see. Thanks
     
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