Do I Need a Monitor with DVI?

[Alphanos]

I'm building a system and have just been looking at monitors. The Viewsonic G90fb 19" monitor looks extremely nice, but from what I can tell lacks a DVI connection (I could be wrong). Do I need a monitor with a DVI connection if I'm running a good graphics card? If so, can anyone recommend other monitors with similar quality/price point that also have a DVI connection?

 

[Schadenfroh]

most people just use analog vga, they are still very good and great for games.

 

[Wag]

Are there CRTs with DVI? I don't know of any.

 

[JZilla]

DVI is just for lcd/tft/flat panel monitors.

 

[Alphanos]

Ah, thanks guys. I've read lots of stuff talking about DVI and didn't realize it was only for LCDs.

 

[DeeK]

CRTs with DVI connectors, although rare, do in fact exist, and they even make a little sense. The reason is that while CRTs require the signal to be converted to analog at some point, the later in the connection from video card -> monitor that happens, the less chance of picture degradation there is. Instead of it being a noise-susceptible analog signal all the way from the video card's RAMDAC onward, it'll only be analog from the monitor's DAC onward, a much shorter path. Really, it's no different than using a digital connection from your sound card to your speakers.

Edit: There's a thread that mentions CRTs with DVI here.