some dvi questions

[Crellion101]

i was wondering about the converters a lot of people talk about with dvi-to-crt. does this converter converter digital dvi signal to vga signal or does this converter only work with dvi-analog. also is this dvi-analog signal better than standard dvi or just the same. im asking these questions because i bought a gainward with only tv-out and vga and i want to know if im missing something good here without dvi. i dont plan on using lcds and dont care about multimonitoring. i like regular crts just fine.

 

[Batti]

Welcome to Anandtech!

If you don't plan on using LCD's, then you want an analog connection anyway. The VGA signals are analog, so you might as well have a card that outputs analog and not have any conversion external happening. You've got the right setup now.

Batti

 

[Peter]

DVI-I output connectors carry both an analog and a digital signal. DVI-to-VGA dongles aren't signal converters, they just provide the analog signal on an old style 15-pin connector. So if your new card has a DVI-I output and a DVI-to-VGA dongle, there's nothing lost, and you're ready for the future.

regards, Peter

 

[geoff2k]

I found some pretty good DVI info here.

 

[Crellion101]

thanks guys! oh and one more question, is the analog signal that comes through the dvi port the same as the regular vga port in image quality or better?

 

[Peter]

Same as ever - good on well designed cards, bad on those that aren't.

 

[Crellion101]

thanks peter! i was asking about that because i heard somewhere that people with dvi-analog signals get better signal/image quality then regular vga signals. is this just bs?

 

[Crellion101]

can you please tell me if the following statement is fact or bull: dvi-anlog signals are better in image quality than regular vga signals. please respond!

 

[rbV5]

dvi-anlog signals are better in image quality than regular vga signals. please respond!

Since it has already been answered in the thread "DVI-to-VGA dongles aren't signal converters, they just provide the analog signal on an old style 15-pin connector" the answer would still be "no" as in: DVI-analog signals ARE regular VGA signals.

 

[Peter]

Exactly.

 

[Crellion101]

thanks guys!!!!