DVI cable...is it worthwhile?

[txTarHeel]

My old CRT monitor died recently and I replaced it with a 17" LCD. I'm still using a generic, analog cable (D-sub/VGA/RGB...whatever you want to call it) but I was curious if it's worthwhile to spend a few bucks on a DVI cable (which is the only other input this monitor accepts). Is the picture and/or performance much better when using a DVI cable?

Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions.


---Lonnie

[terrell]

http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html

[BruceWallace]

My old CRT monitor died recently and I replaced it with a 17" LCD. I'm still using a generic, analog cable (D-sub/VGA/RGB...whatever you want to call it) but I was curious if it's worthwhile to spend a few bucks on a DVI cable (which is the only other input this monitor accepts). Is the picture and/or performance much better when using a DVI cable?

Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions.


---Lonnie

I'll give you a more simple answer than Terrell's read. If your video card has a DVI out, then most definitely get the DVI cable. The picture is much better than analog.

[txTarHeel]

Thanks folks. I guess I'll get the cable.

BTW, I enjoyed reading the article in T's post. Good info there.


---Lonnie

[terrell]

you could always do what i do, and goto fry's, and let them demo it for you. it makes sense that more leads and better shielding will result in a better display. but i don't believe anything that i read, and only half what i see. unless bruce says so, of course. (8

[canuck]

My old CRT monitor died recently and I replaced it with a 17" LCD. I'm still using a generic, analog cable (D-sub/VGA/RGB...whatever you want to call it) but I was curious if it's worthwhile to spend a few bucks on a DVI cable (which is the only other input this monitor accepts). Is the picture and/or performance much better when using a DVI cable?

Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions.


---Lonnie

if you get 1 make sure its DVI-D
DVI-D is digital only
DVI-A is analog only
DVI-I is digital & analog but some monitors with DVI-I have trouble deciding which mode to run in and mostly run as analog.

chris