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I've been using VGA on my 1080p monitors for about 3-4 years now.  Till I was looking at all the Linus tech tips video and found a comparison.  I saw it and decided to post on here asking about it.  So I've finally switched to DVI, ordered some 3 meter long gold plated DVI cables.  And straight after switching I noticed nothing... everything was the same.  Then when I went on to the forum, I would get the vague lines coming down before, I thought that was just the monitor... yet they were gone.  I actually thought my monitor was dying for a couple minutes till I peeked at my graphics card and saw the big black cables poking out the back of it.  And so I grabbed a second monitor.  This old LCD I thought was crap cause it always looked so bad.  And so after plugging it in I get an option for 1600x900... yet all the other times it could stretch to 1366x768... everything looked clearer on that! So now I have not 1 but 2 displays.  One LCD and one LED.  So kinda out of wack but it works.  I'm amazed at just what DVI can do compared to VGA.  I thought it would just be colours and contrast.  Yet it didn't change that it changed the whole viewing experience.  And funnier yet the LCD one looked so bad with VGA I actually thought it was one of those old fat monitors.  Yet after reading what CRT monitors actually are I found out, so DVI literally changed my whole viewing experiences... for only like $20

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Still rockin' the ol' VGA because my monitors are VGA... BUT SOON!!!!

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Isn't there a performance difference? Also I want to be able to display higher resolutions.

 

No there's not, they are both a digital signal.

DVI can just drive higher res.

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is there any difference between hdmi and dvi other than resolution capable?

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why!?

I dunno how it was on your, but on HDMI the black color kind of sucks. I switched from HDMI to DVI without changing settings in monitor/CCC and black was black and not dark grey.

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is there any difference between hdmi and dvi other than resolution capable?

 

DVI can carry an analog signal as-well if you need to connect to VGA adapter for your monitor (if its the right DVI connection that is).  No other difference.

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No there's not, they are both a digital signal.

DVI can just drive higher res.

 

only Dual Link DVI ...

 

And also this wrong....

HDMI can (since 2006 ! - HDMI 1.3) drive Monitors with 2560x1600 @ 75Hz, it is only the monitor manufacturers/microsoft who screw up.

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Thanks guys! here are the 2 monitors I have VA2448m-LED & VG1932wm-LED

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only Dual Link DVI ...

 

And also this wrong....

HDMI can (since 2006 ! - HDMI 1.3) drive Monitors with 2560x1600 @ 75Hz, it is only the monitor manufacturers/microsoft who screw up.

 

Well yeh...true :P

 

Not quite. DVI cannot carry an audio signal, while HDMI can.

 

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Well yeh...true :P

If you really think about it most graphics cards these days above $100-$150 all have at least one dual link DVI. 

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No there's not, they are both a digital signal.

DVI can just drive higher res.

 

And higher refresh rate :)

 

But to the OP: Linus would probably like to give you a hug ^^

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I didn't notice any difference in using DVI instead of VGA on my monitor (1280x1024 ViewSonic VP171s), but at least I got my 25 DVI-D cables for free (found lying around in the trash at a local scrapyard). I still have 17 DVI-D cables, most of them are in original packaging and completely functional yet no-one wants to buy them...

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I use a 1080p VGA monitor at home and a 1920*1200 DVI monitor at work. I honestly, really don't see any significant difference at all. The DVI one has a bit better colour depth, but that's really all I could give you. :/

 

Will be switching out someday to a larger 1080p+ monitor so then I'll switch over permanently

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I've been using VGA on my 1080p monitors for about 3-4 years now. Till I was looking at all the Linus tech tips video and found a comparison. I saw it and decided to post on here asking about it. So I've finally switched to DVI, ordered some 3 meter long gold plated DVI cables. And straight after switching I noticed nothing... everything was the same. Then when I went on to the forum, I would get the vague lines coming down before, I thought that was just the monitor... yet they were gone. I actually thought my monitor was dying for a couple minutes till I peeked at my graphics card and saw the big black cables poking out the back of it. And so I grabbed a second monitor. This old LCD I thought was crap cause it always looked so bad. And so after plugging it in I get an option for 1600x900... yet all the other times it could stretch to 1366x768... everything looked clearer on that! So now I have not 1 but 2 displays. One LCD and one LED. So kinda out of wack but it works. I'm amazed at just what DVI can do compared to VGA. I thought it would just be colours and contrast. Yet it didn't change that it changed the whole viewing experience. And funnier yet the LCD one looked so bad with VGA I actually thought it was one of those old fat monitors. Yet after reading what CRT monitors actually are I found out, so DVI literally changed my whole viewing experiences... for only like $20

You don't need gold plated cables waste of money

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Why I asked is because I have a HDTV that I'm trying to achieve a higher resolution then just 1080P

Your tv has to be over 1080p to display over 1080p the cables won't make a difference in that aspect

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I have to agree with both of you here. On my monitor (Acer G226HQL) I see absolutely no change going from DVI to VGA. Honestly, I don't think there is any difference in picture quality unless you have an amazing quality monitor to start with, especially with 1080p or lower resolutions.

 

and @Mike_The_B0ss, Your resolution issue was likely not caused by the VGA interface itself. May have been an issue either in the GPU VGA output, the VGA cable, or the VGA port on the monitor. VGA will carry signals just fine up to 1920x1200 resolution monitors.

 

Like how you only notice a difference in sound card quality if you already have good headphones eh? Yeah I'd subscribe to that line of thinking.

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