New TFT :D

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Hi,

I normally browse through the PC mags to spot the "award" and then look at reviews elsewhere, such as the net.

Does DVI make a much better resolution? I have a LG510P with DVI and someone commented that it was no better than their 9 pin old dustbin CRT

 

When talking about DVI you need to be clear on some things.

The *full* set of DVI handles analogue as well as digital.

The adaptors supplied with some VGA cards and elsewhere will *only* handle analogue. They won't work with digital only units.

There is *no* improvement if you use the analogue part of DVI.

If you are *totaly* digital (this implies a TFT screen) then the improvement is very noticeable.

More info at http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html among other places.

Harry.

 

Good. Is it DVI-I, DVI-A or DVI-D?

Harry.

 

Harry,

What is the difference in the types you mentioned? I have an ATI card with only DVI output and TFT monitor where i use the DVI input.

 

Thats why I posted the link - lots of good explaination, and diagrams too!

Saves me lots of typing!

Harry.

 

Harry,

Sorry, sometimes me mouse thinks quicker than my brain

 

No probs....

Harry.

 

It means that if you get a DVI-I or DVI-D screen it will be better quality than an analogue VGA monitor.

OTOH running it at anything other than native resolution will be a pain!

Harry.

 

Why would you? You can't run TFT higher than native res anyway, and running it at lower than native res, although not without it uses I daresay, is kind of like buying a Ferrari and driving it at 15mph everywhere!

 

This is perenial problem, particularly for older people.

Native res on many screens demands fairly good eyesight. If you are over 50 your eyesight isn't any longer of the first order, and many people I know of want to reduce the resolution to be able to cope.

I have seen screens at work used by people in their 20s which are such high res that even my better reading glasses can't resolve.

So TFTs and their native res are a mixed blessing for older people. I frequently find myself advising such people to buy a good CRT to get best results.

Harry.

 

I see your point Harry. I share a desk with a young whipper-snapper who constantly adjusts our 19" CRT to 1600x1200 which drives me mad. 1280x1024 is the best I can manage on a screen that size.

EDIT: AJ: Woo Hoo???

 

Nice

Yours? And do you only drive it at 15mph?