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What interface do you use to connect your computer's screen?

What interface (cable / port) are you using to connect your computer to a monitor/TV?

  • VGA

  • DVI

  • HDMI

  • DisplayPort / mini DisplayPort

  • Wireless HDMI / WiDi / WHDI / etc.

  • Component / Composite / S-Video

  • Some sort of unreleased / futuristic or mysterious method (magic? or i has lightpeak bwuahahahah!)

  • Other


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faxon

Platinum Member
May 23, 2008
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dvi>hdmi (monitor only has hdmi and vga input), and dvi>dvi for the second one. my other comp still uses a CRT, so DVI>VGA on that one.
 

zerocool84

Lifer
Nov 11, 2004
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DVI of course

Dual Link DVI is all that can support 120Hz right now as HDMI 1.4 isn't everywhere yet.
 

Dark Shroud

Golden Member
Mar 26, 2010
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HDMI, my monitor has an attached sound bar. So I can use a single HDMI cable to carry both the Video & Audio to the moitor & soundbar.
 

fffblackmage

Platinum Member
Dec 28, 2007
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My primary monitor uses DVI, but I have a spare LCD monitor connected via VGA (it doesn't have DVI or HDMI).
 

nitromullet

Diamond Member
Jan 7, 2004
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I have a 4-port KVM, so I actually use a number of things. miniDP on my MacBook Pro, HDMI on my Xbox 360, and DVI on my two PCs. The KVM itself only supports DVI-D, so it all gets converted to DVI before it hits the KVM.
 

Voo

Golden Member
Feb 27, 2009
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If the results stay this way the most surprising result would be that VGA beats DP - only reason I see would be people with old CRTs?
 

VirtualLarry

No Lifer
Aug 25, 2001
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DVI for the two main 26" LCDs (on seperate computers), and HDMI for the HTPC, and VGA to one of the 26" LCDs for test/debug/install purposes.
 

Schadenfroh

Elite Member
Mar 8, 2003
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DVI, my notebook and my HP LP2475w LCD both have DisplayPort, but nearly all of the video cards I see feature only DVI and to a lesser extent, HDMI.

Not sure what the advantages of using DisplayPort over DVI would be if I purchased a graphics card with it when I finally upgrade....
 

tokie

Golden Member
Jun 1, 2006
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DisplayPort -> HDMI. It's very convenient since it also carries audio over the single cable.
 

jiffylube1024

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Feb 17, 2002
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DVI for me. I've been dying to try the slim/easy to plug Displayport on my Dell 2709W, but unfortunately Nvidia in its cost-saving wisdom did not put DP on any of its current cards. If I wasn't so darned happy with my GTX 460, I'd be inclined to try a 5850 just for the displayport, even though I know that ultimately the picture would be the same.