DVI vs VGA at 1680 x 1050?

[mrmaroon]

I'm presented with a choice here. I can either throw some cash to the wind, and buy a monitor with DVI (for the macbook hookages)

However, I could also use the large monitor I currently use for gaming and tv. Unfortunately, it is lacking a DVI port, instead boasting your bog standard VGA affair.

Now I'd want to be running at 1680 x 1050.


So!


First off, it is possible to attain this resolution though VGA, right?

If so, would the difference in quality between VGA and DVI great enough to splooge a load of money that, frankly, I could do with?


Cheers in advance...


MM

 

[TEG]

Yes, VGA will work at 1680x1050, but because the signal has to be converted from Digital to Analog back to Digital, it will loose clarity and be a bit fuzzy.

If it has another digital input, like HDMI, I would use that instead, or try it through VGA and see if it will work for you.

TEG

 

[iShater]

VGA should be able to handle it as long as your monitor can handle that resolution. The quality of the display is different, I notice a sharper image on DVI vs. VGA.