edek wrote in message ...
hi,

fortunately i would be suing the dvi output on my radeon 9700 with the
appropriate dvi cable connecting to a dvi monitor. now is there a
noticeable difference between picture quality with a dvi output as
compared to an fully analogous picture...

thanks

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:21:20 -0500, "John McGaw"
wrote:

edek wrote in message
...
hi.

considering buying a tft with dvi output to match my radon 9700 dvi.
But as this radeon also has 15 pin D-Sub which am currently using I
was wondering whether the quality is noticeable when using the dvi
output with dvi monitor?

thanks

The difference will depend on how good the A-D/D-A converters in the TFT
monitor and graphics card are. Since the display data starts out digital
on
the card and the LCD display is digital the use of the D-Sub means that
everything is converted from digital - analog - digital. A breakdown
anywhere in the chain will result in diminished results. It is entirely
possible that you won't be able to see any difference in the display if
your
equipment is working as it should. Of course, using the DVI takes the
worry
out of "would it be better if...?".

Like I wrote the first time, if everything is working perfectly in present
analog setup and your equipment is of high quality you may not be able to
see any improvement when you switch to DVI. It certainly won't hurt anything
to change and it just might help.
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