Re: 1080p LCD to PC, cabling: VGA / SVGA / UXGA

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From: Dennis
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:53

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On Aug 28, 9:52 am, "Calab" <mys...@csd.ca> wrote:
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> >I recently switched to using a 47" LCD as my monitor. It's 1080p so my
> > resolution is 1920x1080
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> > I'm currently using a normal PC cable, the same one I used for my old
> > 1024x768 monitor. Things look okay to me. But I note that there are
> > different kinds of PC cables (HD15 / Sub D) . There are some called
> > VGA, then there is SVGA and UXGA. Each is supposedly intended for a
> > different resolution, I think I read that the VGA one is intended for
> > 600x480, the SVGA is intended for 800x600, UXGA is 1600x1200,
> > something like that.... etc etc
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> > ie:  http://www.infinitecables.com/vga.html
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> > The questions: am I losing any video quality by using a normal PC
> > cable and not an UXGA one, or better still, a DVI to HDMI cable?  Can
> > any VGA cable handle high resolutions?
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> VGA is VGA. Unless you are going LOOOONG distances, you won't see a
> difference.
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> You would probably see a difference if you switched to DVI/HDMI though,
> since this is a digital signal.- Hide quoted text -
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Can anyone confirm:

(1) It makes no difference which kind of VGA cable you use
(2) But using DVI/HDMI cable you would notice a difference vs VGA

Agree?

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