my lcd doesnt have dvi cable, does the converter make my screen work in dvi mode or there is new screens with dvi cables
2007-07-02 12:00:06 · 4 answers · asked by Black Spade 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
i dont really know, i have a LCD monitor and it is a DVI port and i dont really have a CRT monitor to compare it with. sorry
2007-07-02 12:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by Alex K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DVI comes in three flavors:
DVI-A is analog. This has exactly the same signals as a VGA connector but in a DVI connector shell. Signal quality is a bit better. You can get adapters that will remap the signals from a DVI-A connector to a VGA connector.
DVI-D is digital. This will give a better image for flat panels as the video signal stays digital from the GPU through to the panel. VGA it gets converted from digital to analog, pushed up the (lossy) cable, sampled and converted back to digital.
DVI-I is analog and digital. Usually seen on the back of video cards. Since the analog signals and the digital signals use different pins you can fully populate the connector and support either.
So if you use a DVI-A to VGA adapter to connect to the DVI-I port on the video card you have an analog signal, just the same as connecting the VGA cable to a VGA video card.
If you have a DVI-D connector on the monitor, then buying a DVI-D cable and connecting that way will produce a slightly better image. The higher the resolution, the harder it is to get a good analog image. 20" and above I would definitely recommend a DVI-D link.
2007-07-02 14:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The converter will down convert from DVI to VGA so you will only get VGA quality at the monitor.
Yes some newer flat panel LCD monitors have DVI inputs and usually come with a DVI cable.
My monitor is an HP f1903 flat panel LCD 19" and it supports both VGA and DVI and both cables were included.
Hope this helps good luck
2007-07-03 09:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by twopappa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most LCD monitors have connectors for both digital and analog modes. The same applies to most video cards.
In order to be in digital mode, you must have the video card digital connector cabled to the monitor digital connector.
A lot of monitors do not include a dvi cable in the package. You have to purchase it separately. This was the case with the Samsung monitor I bought.
2007-07-02 13:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by Fed-up 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋