VGA vs. DVI...

So recently I almost had a heart attack (not literally) because I thought my video card was dead. It turns out the dvi port in my lcd screen is dead. I am using the VGA port right now with a dvi convertor in the video card. What's the main difference other then analog and digital. Any visual difference? I see absolutely no difference from dvi.

DVI supports a higher maximum resolution, can carry audio to built in speakers, and isnt nearly as susceptble to interference.

DVI supports a higher maximum resolution, can carry audio to built in speakers, and isnt nearly as susceptble to interference.

XaosII

Also if you have a high quality VGA cable, like an actual high quality one, there shouldn't be interference. However VGA is more subject to EMI. Most VGA cables are not as high quality. Analogue is not inherently worse, so your picture quality may be the same. Also there is a slight chance that you may get less input lag... just slight since some less extra processing might be skipped.

It's all about the quality and length of cable.

if u have a blu ray ROM, say good bye to high def because of copy protection (HDCP). it requres a digital start-to-finish system with everything along the chain being HDCP complient. old and cheap DVi monitor and all VGA ports are not HDCP complient.

... DVI does not carry audio.SinfulPotato