Graphics cards again, Question

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I just picked up the All in Wonder 9600, no xt though.

Question: I have the sony 19 inch LCD that has three inputs.

1 HD 15
2 HD 15
3 DVI-D

My DVI cable is a wide one like on a LCD TV, the others are like serial ones.
Another thing, my wide one I got with the monitor, would not work on the ATI
9600, it has a lot of pins, but it is square.
The book on the ATI says (optional HDTV/Cables Optional). I did a search
for cables on google, but came up with nothing.
So, I want the best picture I can get, but if I'm right, the serial are VGA
and the only digital would be the one that fits a OTA box or HD TV.

Can you set me straight on this, as my motherboard the ASUS 'AV8' and the AMD
3500 come tommorow, and the assembly start's.
 
Looking at the specs for the AIW9600 and the AIW9600 Pro on the ATI website it
does NOT say digital connection anywhere.
It says 2 VGA connectors ..........not DVI
a.. Drive 2 VGA monitors or a VGA monitor and TV output simultaneously. Control
independent resolution and refresh rates for any two connected displays.
a.. Drive an HDTV-ready Television using the optional VGA->YPrPb adapter
available from ati.com. Enable a non-interlaced high resolution display in the
family room.
a.. peter
 
I think I made a Mistake, but would the Picture be better with the DVI, as as
the one people say, I'm getting old and my eye's aren't so good anymore.

Maybe take this one back, I'm looking at the nVidia GeForce , but they might
be going out, that's not so good either.
Advice, or sugestions, Please.
 
Most graphics card makers have detailed spec sheets. Yes,
DVI will give a crisper picture on a DVI capable screen
since each pixel is controlled.

Try a Google search for "DVI graphics cards" and/or check
the ATI and NVIDIA web sites for DVI cards.


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Merry Christmas
Have a Safe and Happy New Year
Live Long and Prosper
Jim Macklin
|I think I made a Mistake, but would the Picture be better
with the DVI, as as
| the one people say, I'm getting old and my eye's aren't so
good anymore.
|
| Maybe take this one back, I'm looking at the nVidia
GeForce , but they might
| be going out, that's not so good either.
| Advice, or sugestions, Please.
|
| | > You needed a card with the DVI connection.
| >
| > | >> I just picked up the All in Wonder 9600, no xt
though.
| >>
| >> Question: I have the sony 19 inch LCD that has three
inputs.
| >>
| >> 1 HD 15
| >> 2 HD 15
| >> 3 DVI-D
| >>
| >> My DVI cable is a wide one like on a LCD TV, the others
are like serial
| > ones.
| >> Another thing, my wide one I got with the monitor,
would not work on the
| > ATI
| >> 9600, it has a lot of pins, but it is square.
| >> The book on the ATI says (optional HDTV/Cables
Optional). I did a
| > search
| >> for cables on google, but came up with nothing.
| >> So, I want the best picture I can get, but if I'm
right, the serial are
| > VGA
| >> and the only digital would be the one that fits a OTA
box or HD TV.
| >>
| >> Can you set me straight on this, as my motherboard the
ASUS 'AV8' and the
| > AMD
| >> 3500 come tommorow, and the assembly start's.
| >> --
| >> ------------------------------------------
| >> All In and Out Virus Scanned
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|
 
My personal experience seems to indicate otherwise. I have a 20" Planar LCD
at work and I see no discernable difference between using the DVI or VGA
output. Common sense would indicate that I would, but I really can't tell.
Then again, I'm only doing office apps , light low-res video, and no games.
Maybe I'm getting old too. . . :-(
 
Stevie Wonder doesn't care about analog or DVI and Mozart
lost all interest in the stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 audio issue.


--
Merry Christmas
Have a Safe and Happy New Year
Live Long and Prosper
Jim Macklin


| My personal experience seems to indicate otherwise. I have
a 20" Planar LCD
| at work and I see no discernable difference between using
the DVI or VGA
| output. Common sense would indicate that I would, but I
really can't tell.
| Then again, I'm only doing office apps , light low-res
video, and no games.
| Maybe I'm getting old too. . . :-(
|
in message
| | > Most graphics card makers have detailed spec sheets.
Yes,
| > DVI will give a crisper picture on a DVI capable screen
| > since each pixel is controlled.
| >
| > Try a Google search for "DVI graphics cards" and/or
check
| > the ATI and NVIDIA web sites for DVI cards.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Merry Christmas
| > Have a Safe and Happy New Year
| > Live Long and Prosper
| > Jim Macklin
| > | > |I think I made a Mistake, but would the Picture be
better
| > with the DVI, as as
| > | the one people say, I'm getting old and my eye's
aren't so
| > good anymore.
| > |
| > | Maybe take this one back, I'm looking at the nVidia
| > GeForce , but they might
| > | be going out, that's not so good either.
| > | Advice, or sugestions, Please.
| > |
| > | | > | > You needed a card with the DVI connection.
| > | >
| > | > | > | >> I just picked up the All in Wonder 9600, no xt
| > though.
| > | >>
| > | >> Question: I have the sony 19 inch LCD that has
three
| > inputs.
| > | >>
| > | >> 1 HD 15
| > | >> 2 HD 15
| > | >> 3 DVI-D
| > | >>
| > | >> My DVI cable is a wide one like on a LCD TV, the
others
| > are like serial
| > | > ones.
| > | >> Another thing, my wide one I got with the monitor,
| > would not work on the
| > | > ATI
| > | >> 9600, it has a lot of pins, but it is square.
| > | >> The book on the ATI says (optional HDTV/Cables
| > Optional). I did a
| > | > search
| > | >> for cables on google, but came up with nothing.
| > | >> So, I want the best picture I can get, but if I'm
| > right, the serial are
| > | > VGA
| > | >> and the only digital would be the one that fits a
OTA
| > box or HD TV.
| > | >>
| > | >> Can you set me straight on this, as my motherboard
the
| > ASUS 'AV8' and the
| > | > AMD
| > | >> 3500 come tommorow, and the assembly start's.
| > | >> --
| > | >> ------------------------------------------
| > | >> All In and Out Virus Scanned
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
Unless you are doing lots of video work or are heavy into games the difference
is slight.
It is a noticable difference but it is still slight.I run a Radeon 9600Pro which
has a DVI out on a LCD monitor and the text is nice and crisp.Videos come in
nicely and games are great.To get TV and analog to digital movie conversion I
bought a Hauppage 250 PCI TV card and am using Snapstream's Beyond TV3 .I went
this route because of the horror stories I had heard about ATI and Hauppage TV
software.I have not regretted the purchase.
So the type of video card you purchase really depends upon what you are going to
use it for.
Both ATI and NVidea make great cards but they also make some crappy cards and a
little research usually helps to sort the 2 out.
If you decide that you really want digital out then you also need to look at the
resolution capabilities of the video card to make sure it matches what your LCD
monitor can display.Most if not all LCD monitors have a pre-set where they are
at their best...your video card needs to be capable of this.
http://www4.tomshardware.com/
http://www.sudhian.com/
http://arstechnica.com/index.ars
these are a few of the many sites that run video card comparisons and list specs
in more detail.
good luck and have a safe Xmas
peter
 
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