Advantage of DVI input on monitor

Originally Posted by Spyer

Well my video card only has DVI-I inputs, while my monitor has a VGA and DVI-D adapter. However, what you are telling me is that even though I have a VGA cable with a DVI-I adapter going into my video and a VGA adapter into my monitor, there shouldn't be a difference if I slap on a DVI-D adapter onto that empty VGA and plug it onto the other plug in my monitor or just does it depend on whether or not I notice the difference. Also, should there not be a difference between the suggestion that I said above (ie. VGA cable with DVI-I adapter and DVI-D adapter), or would I be better off getting the standard DVI-D cable (note that money is not a problem with me).

Sorry if I am confusing you, but I just want to clarrify.

You get nothing by converting your signal from DVI-D to anything less (ie: VGA, DVI-I.) Also, there is hardly any difference between VGA and DVI-D in the first place. I, personally, don't bother with VGA or converters unless I have to, because I do notice some quality difference. (I'm a quality freak, if you haven't noticed. =P)

Image quality is mostly subjective, so I recommend going over to Staples or Future Shop and buying a DVI-D cable and trying them both out for yourself. You can always return the DVI cable if you don't think it's worth it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.