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Are people still using DVI to connect or HDMI now?

AznAnarchy99

AznAnarchy99

Lifer
I was reading some monitor review and the guy said that HDMI connections from the video card gives a lower response time. Just wondering how many of you actually use an HDMI from your video card to your monitor?
 
VGA. Because Nvidia's drviers do not detect my monitors native resolution of 1920x1200 when using a DVI cable (my 4870X2 worked with DVI just fine).
 
both i guess. my 9800GTX has 2 DVI out but my monitor only takes VGA and HDMI so i use the DVI>HDMI cable they gave me and adapt it at the source.
 
I'm using a DVI to HDMI cable on a Toshiba 42" TV and straight DVI to a 2ms Viewsonic 19" TFT on the same card, images come up without lag on either.

(ATI's crap implementation of HDMI meant I wasted time with two of their cards in this set-up though... grumble grumble)
 
Both sometimes all three,DVI to HDMI for my Linux Kubuntu(9700 ATi card) and DVI to DVI on my main PC(4870 card).

I do use VGA to VGA from my Dell laptop (Nvidia 8600gtm ).
Nice having 3 different inputs on a monitor.
 
I use DVI -> HDMI as my TV only takes VGA or HDMI. Going DVI -> VGA (I didn't have the cable to use HDMI at this point) there was a block in the upper right that would lag a few frames behind the rest of the picture. Using HDMI I havne't had any issues except the TV not being detected by the computer (need to unplug and plug it back in).
 
Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
I use DVI -> HDMI as my TV only takes VGA or HDMI. Going DVI -> VGA (I didn't have the cable to use HDMI at this point) there was a block in the upper right that would lag a few frames behind the rest of the picture. Using HDMI I havne't had any issues except the TV not being detected by the computer (need to unplug and plug it back in).
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I'd put money on you having an ATI card with that problem.
 
Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
I was reading some monitor review and the guy said that HDMI connections from the video card gives a lower response time. Just wondering how many of you actually use an HDMI from your video card to your monitor?
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It shouldn't. HDMI and DVI use the same method for transferring information.

I use DVI to the monitor and VGA to the tv for displaying movies. VGA is much more tolerant over long distances and my display is easier to set up using it.
 
DVI, for everything.

I've used various HDMI setups with nV/AMD cards, & i don't like the bugginess & glitches that i've seen.
 
Originally posted by: BushLin
Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
I use DVI -> HDMI as my TV only takes VGA or HDMI. Going DVI -> VGA (I didn't have the cable to use HDMI at this point) there was a block in the upper right that would lag a few frames behind the rest of the picture. Using HDMI I havne't had any issues except the TV not being detected by the computer (need to unplug and plug it back in).
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I'd put money on you having an ATI card with that problem.
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neg happened on both a 8400m gs and a 7900gt.
 
AyashiKaibutsu, Monitors have an chip (?) with EDID info on, which tells the pc what your monitor is and what resolutions etc. I've read there is a separate EDID for DVI and VGA, so maybe your DVI one is corrupt/incorrect, resulting in not being able to select native resolution
 
Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
Originally posted by: BushLin
Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
I use DVI -> HDMI as my TV only takes VGA or HDMI. Going DVI -> VGA (I didn't have the cable to use HDMI at this point) there was a block in the upper right that would lag a few frames behind the rest of the picture. Using HDMI I havne't had any issues except the TV not being detected by the computer (need to unplug and plug it back in).
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I'd put money on you having an ATI card with that problem.
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neg happened on both a 8400m gs and a 7900gt.
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aaand strike 1 for the nVidia fanboy. 😛

I use HDMI for my TV and DVI for my monitor (on an HD4650). No lag on either.
 
I'm using the following connections on my Westinghouse.

DVI/HDCP -> HDMI -> CableBox HDTV
DVI/HDCP -> HD4870
VGA -> XBOX360 Xenon
Component -> XBMC

As Modelworks pointed out a DVI signal is compatible with HDMI signal, so there should be no difference.
 
Originally posted by: JLee
aaand strike 1 for the nVidia fanboy. 😛
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No affiliation to any company here, I'm too old for that BS. Just that I wasted time and money on a 3870 and a 4850 which would require a re-plug to a Toshiba TV if I changed input. Even with their proprietary DVI->HDMI adapter. Not a great living room setup with the computer across the room.

Also, the sound over HDMI would enter some kind of power save mode and take around a second to return so you didn't hear error noises.

I wanted to use the more power efficient ATI cards but Nvidia's drivers and implementation of features meant ebay made a little more from me. I hope they fix these problems soon as a 40nm card is attractive to me.
 
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