I have a NVIDIA Geforce 6100 graphics card with PCI Express. I recently purchased an LCD monitor which has both the Analog and DVI input slots. My problem is I only have the Analog slot on the back of my computer.
My question, Is there any way with a cable or adapter, that I can convert my signal to DVI without purchasing a new video card? I have read if I use a VGA to DVI cable, I'm still only getting the analog signal.
VGA is an analog signal, and results in "soft" on-screen results with LCD monitors - not as crisp as a digital signal. Going "VGA to DVI" does not make the analog VGA signal into a high quality digital signal, it just pipes the VGA signal into some pins in the DVI-I connector that are there to carry oldstyle analog signals. So VGA to DVI is a misnomer - you are as well to use VGA to VGA if the monitor has an analog VGA port.
I have read that with the new lcd's you have to be an expert to tell the difference between DVI and analog, before bying the 2405 for a short time i had a 19" lcd and bought a DVI cable for it and did not see any difference, maybe it's because i have old eyes.
Your comment of newer monitors that are analog are better today, and some not seeing a difference is true to some degree. Depending on your eyes, you may or may not see a difference. And yes, analog has come a long way in viewing improvement.
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Posted March 28th, 2006 00:00
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