DVI vs VGA

[Riles4365]

SO I need help. I am getting a motherboard with 1 DVI-D port and doesn't have a vga port. Is the DVI port faster than the VGA port when connected into a monitor? The monitor doesn't use HDMI so its just between DVI and VGA. 

[Cela1]

Just use DVI, it will be better. DVI is digital and VGA is analogue by the way.

 

Voila:

 

[EminentSun]

DVI is similar to vga except it supports 1080p where VGA only does up to 720p. Otherwise they are effectively the same.

[Cela1]

1 minute ago, EminentSun said:

DVI is similar to vga except it supports 1080p where VGA only does up to 720p. Otherwise they are effectively the same.

Not quite. Check out the guide I linked in my first comment

[79 Potatoes]

"universal" port would be DVI-I DL, you get DVI DL and you can adapt it without active adapters to VGA (DVI-I to VGA) and HDMI (DVI-D SL to HDMI)

The main advantage of DVI over VGA is just what @Cela1 said, it's digital which one of the strong points is that it's "stronger" against interferences.

[EminentSun]

2 minutes ago, Cela1 said:

Not quite

Oh my bad. Sorry bout that.

[Cela1]

6 minutes ago, EminentSun said:

Oh my bad. Sorry bout that.

I's not a problem

[Mira Yurizaki]

While I'm sure the quality loss is minimal, VGA also has the problem of needing to convert from digital to analog, then back to digital again, unless you're on a CRT. Otherwise the two are effectively the same.

 

I also keep thinking at least in NVIDIA land, DVI allows you to do more scaling modes, like having the graphics card retaining aspect ratio or doing 1:1 instead of sending something to the monitor and have it do whatever it wants to the signal.

[Cela1]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

DVI is NOT digital, BY THE WAY

Erm, yes it is.

[Cela1]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

Oops, confused it with something else but you replied before I could edit the post. Sorry

Oh, lol

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

8 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

DVI is NOT digital, BY THE WAY

Well, if it makes you feel better, DVI is basically a digital version of VGA. Though that's a very high level view.