how does a 2001FP look on VGA?

[Kaido]

just curious, want to hook one up to a laptop.

 

[XMan]

Meh. Nothing to write home about . . . it really shines on DVI, though.

 

[Demo24]

its ok. course looks ok to me cause I cant get my comp to let me do dvi 🙁 😛

 

[BentValve]

It looks great via VGA and that much better via DVI.

 

[heartsurgeon]

i have two (must mean i like them!), quite frankly, i can't tell the difference between 1600x1200 analog, or 1600x1200 dvi..
they both look the same (great) to me.

please don't tell me i'm wrong, unless you actually own a 2001fp and have done the comparison yourself....

 

[stingray1381]

You're wrong. I've done the comparison, and DVI is sharper.

 

[jEnus]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
i have two (must mean i like them!), quite frankly, i can't tell the difference between 1600x1200 analog, or 1600x1200 dvi..
they both look the same (great) to me.

please don't tell me i'm wrong, unless you actually own a 2001fp and have done the comparison yourself....

Reviews state:
DVI > Analog

 

[w00t]

i am a crt fan but i know dvi is better but still crt's can own any lcd at this point. give it 5 years and maybe no more deadpixels and good refresh rates. response time needs to be fixed. looking at angles terrible.

 

[EvanB]

I've got 2 next to each other and before I had a dual dvi card, I had one at analog and one dvi. I could most definitely tell the difference. The color was clearer and brighter on dvi. Analog wasn't bad, dvi was just better.

 

[jvarszegi]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
i have two (must mean i like them!), quite frankly, i can't tell the difference between 1600x1200 analog, or 1600x1200 dvi..
they both look the same (great) to me.

please don't tell me i'm wrong, unless you actually own a 2001fp and have done the comparison yourself....

That test was one of the first things I did when I got it out of the box. I noticed the difference most in watching video clips; DVI was sharper.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: w00t
i am a crt fan but i know dvi is better but still crt's can own any lcd at this point. give it 5 years and maybe no more deadpixels and good refresh rates. response time needs to be fixed. looking at angles terrible.

A response time of 16ms or less is nearly perfect. There is no streaking.

There are no "refresh rates" like on a CRT. That is one of the best things about LCDs... no strobing.

A single dead pixel is hardly noticable, and most of the problems come from dead sub-pixels, which are not an issue at all. Anything noticable can be replaced.

Why wait 5 years for technology when LCDs already beat CRTs? Unless you are a CAD or digital artist, there really is no reason for a CRT. The only thing they do better now is reproduce a greater range of colors.

EDIT: Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I could notice the difference immediately on my 2001FP as well. It's nothing major, but definitely easy to spot. If you can, use DVI. There's really no good reason no to.