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10 October 2003, 02:50 AM

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Hi Guys,

What is the advantage of having a TFT screen with a digital (DVI) input, against one that is analogue (assuming I have a digital & analogue capable graphics card)?

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10 October 2003, 08:09 AM

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no conversion of the picture to analogue from digital, so it SHOULD be sharper.. however current video cards are so good at doing the conversion you probably won't really notice it...

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10 October 2003, 09:54 AM

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That is exactly what I thought, but looking at both a DVI Vs Analogue at work (with the resolution set to max - 1280 x 1024, the image was as clear on both output types (which was pin sharp).

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10 October 2003, 10:12 AM

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I also presume its more for gamers to increase the speed??

As I suppose converting d/a/a/d must take some time

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10 October 2003, 10:13 AM

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With serious framerates being thrown at a TFT you will notice a difference between digital and analogue.

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10 October 2003, 11:34 PM

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i have to say though I'm yet to see a TFT screen that doesn't 'ghost' when playing fast paced games. I've been seriously tempted in the past but I'm gonna hold out for the next gen. of TFT's (next year i think) which apparently are going to be miles better than the current stuff available.

Marc