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Some advice please. I am confused by the barrage of interfaces and cables these days. I need to get a new windows laptop and as it happens I need to get a new monitor as well. One thing that is important to me is that I can attach a second monitor to my laptop and it be used digitally. I do not want to use it with analog VGA. This is cos I have a desktop computer that attaches to a DVI monitor and the other monitor to VGA and the difference in quality is enormous. The digital looks so much better than analog.
So, I need some advice.
Can I get a laptop with DVI output that I can plug into a DVI monitor? On google, I haven't seen any laptops with a DVI output.
Or do I have to get a laptop with HDMI output, that I can plug into an HDMI monitor. Will that work?
I am NOT interested in plugging into a TV. Everywhere I read about DVI and HDMI outputs on laptops, they assume you are trying to hook up a TV. I am not.
Any examples of laptops would be great. My googling is not being very productive.
Thanks.
So, I need some advice.
Can I get a laptop with DVI output that I can plug into a DVI monitor? On google, I haven't seen any laptops with a DVI output.
Or do I have to get a laptop with HDMI output, that I can plug into an HDMI monitor. Will that work?
I am NOT interested in plugging into a TV. Everywhere I read about DVI and HDMI outputs on laptops, they assume you are trying to hook up a TV. I am not.
Any examples of laptops would be great. My googling is not being very productive.
Thanks.
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serialband, please correct me if I am wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that VGA to DVI adaptors weren't very good really. And if you want the digital experience, go for proper digital. Is this right?
Thank you guys for cleaning that up; I'll be a bit more thorough next time.
The VGA to DVI connector will just output to standard analog VGA quality through the analog pins on the DVI connectors. It will be similar to hooking up a VGA cable to a VGA monitor. It's the same resolution, but if you are a videophile, or just used to staring at a DVI screen for a long while then switching to VGA, you will notice it. You may notice it if you have a VGA and DVI monitor side by side with exactly the same image. I notice some minor "fuzziness," compared to digital DVI, on the systems I use it on, but I'm ok with it. I'm currently using VGA, because I had to part out the DVI card and I noticed the difference. You should go to a store and compare an analog screen to a digital screen of the same resolution and see if you're ok with the difference.
Basically, if the video quality is critical to you, then get a DVI or HDMI laptop. If it's not, then you have more options. I just happen to have a few of those adapters around for older systems. I also have a few of those HDMI to DVI adapters that came with some newer rack mount systems.
Basically, if the video quality is critical to you, then get a DVI or HDMI laptop. If it's not, then you have more options. I just happen to have a few of those adapters around for older systems. I also have a few of those HDMI to DVI adapters that came with some newer rack mount systems.
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Thanks to everyone. I am going to get cheap £299 laptop with hdmi out. And will get HDMI to DVI converter for a spare monitor with DVI that has just cropped up. Split points equally.