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1080p LCD Mini-Display VGA or DVI

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drinkslurpee

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I have a 32 inch samsung LN32A550, I would like to know which adapter will give me better quality, i've read though the forums, and it seems that i am hearing mixed reviews.

My TV has a VGA port however does not have an DVI, so I would need to purchase a DVI to HDMI adapter.

Which setup will give me the best quality?
 
For whatever reason my 42" vizio has its 3rd hdmi port on the side of the screen my other two are currently occupied by 360 and ps3 so I decided to go with the RGB mini display port adapter its cheaper than getting a VGA adapter and a vga > hdmi cable. The quality is excellent the only problems I've had so far is that every 10 mins or so during video playback my tv will flicker to no signal found and then almost immediately returns to playback a minor inconvenience as I dont use it often or professionally.
 
Beanlok said:
For whatever reason my 42" vizio has its 3rd hdmi port on the side of the screen my other two are currently occupied by 360 and ps3 so I decided to go with the RGB mini display port adapter its cheaper than getting a VGA adapter and a vga > hdmi cable. The quality is excellent the only problems I've had so far is that every 10 mins or so during video playback my tv will flicker to no signal found and then almost immediately returns to playback a minor inconvenience as I dont use it often or professionally.
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dang thats what I have been hearing about connecting macbooks to bigger lcd screens
 
dr. shdw said:
Because VGA is analog and DVI/HDMI are digital😕
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since when is analog horrible again? lol

yea dvi is better but not by a landslide. i can not tell a difference on my monitors at all. however, larger screens you probably will start to notice it
 
dukebound85 said:
since when is analog horrible again? lol

yea dvi is better but not by a landslide. i can not tell a difference on my monitors at all. however, larger screens you probably will start to notice it
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I could notice a difference on a 16" LCD. Trust me, it's noticeable.
 
dr. shdw said:
I could notice a difference on a 16" LCD. Trust me, it's noticeable.
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well others and myself cant notice it on our displays and yes, ive looked hard at the comparisons (why i tested it in the first place)

but to each his own i guess lol

however, to say vga is bad just isnt true by any means
 
i want have a info: have i change 1080p or 1080i on my mac, but where can i see it, with a 3rd software maybe?

my lcd cant give me the info.
 
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