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Old 06-22-2005, 09:05 AM
ddollevoet ddollevoet is offline
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Default VGA port conversion to DVI question

I received my 2nd 2001FP yesterday. My PC's video card has a DVI and a VGA port. I had the first monitor hooked up through the VGA. I hooked the second monitor through the DVI Port. The DVI monitor is noticeably clearer (especially when looking at text) when sitting side by side with the VGA monitor. So, now I want to hook both monitors up via DVI.

If I buy a VGA/DVI adapter for my computer's VGA port, will I get a DVI quality picture on that monitor? Or will it still be VGA quality and the only purpose the adapter serves to to make the connection?

Thanks for your input.
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Old 06-22-2005, 11:25 AM
Guthrie Guthrie is offline
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Default Re: VGA port conversion to DVI question

Hopefully you'll get answer from someone who really knows, but I'm fairly certain that a monitor connected with a VGA>DVI adapter will not match the image quality of an identical monitor with a straight DVI connection.

An adapter is cheaper than another card, so you may want to get one and try it out before buying a new card.
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Old 06-22-2005, 11:48 AM
ddollevoet ddollevoet is offline
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Default Re: VGA port conversion to DVI question

That's what I figured. Thanks for the response.
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