MGaz

hi.. i've noticed that on the latest pci express gfx cards, some if not all seem to only have outputs for an LCD monitor. Can i use a converter to connect up to my superior CRT monitor instead? :?

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jp306

Yes, and most Video cards come with them.

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MGaz

ah.. great!! was worried there for a minute. thought i might have to 'convert' to a Less Capable Device than my trusty Cathode Ray Tube. lol

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F1N3ST

Umm, no. Im sorry i dont want part in a big hot piece of steaming poo that weighs 20 pounds and dosnt have DVI (Superior Quality), and it 2 feet in depth, and dosnt come in widescreen resolutions.

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MGaz

sure i'd like to have the superior quality of DVI.. Just not what it's connected to.

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Zelig

DVI is digital... CRT monitors are analog, so no potential quality increase over VGA, BNC, or whatever other cables there.

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MGaz

i did say 'i'd like' DVI, not 'i could have'.. not that it matters.

I guess that LCD's do need any help they can get.

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Dark Lord

my arguement for lcds.

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Judas

lcd's by far are not in line if not serpasses the quality of any damn good CRT anyday now (a decent LCD, not a POS shitty dell model, aside from the good quality onces)

Anything you would have spent on a damn good crt back in the day, if you spent that now on a LCD, you'd get the same damn good picture if not better.

BTW,

All retail video cards come with DVI-VGA converters, some of the higher end actually provide you with 2.

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PangingJr

the answer to the initial question is most likely Yes.

btw, about the "superior"
is that the brand of your monitor?

BWX

I just can't get over the color shifting with viewing angle- and comparatively narrow overall viewing angles of any reasonably priced LCD. They just look bad too me. The ghosting is the worst.. even on expensive LCDs I have seen text get all nasty looking if you smooth scroll a page, while on my CRT it looks the same as if it is standing still. I'll stick with my flat Samsung CRT for a while yet.

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BlueMak

You must have really bad TFT monitors lol.

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BWX

I don't have any LCD monitors.. Always CRTs.. I just check them out at the stores and whatnot.

Well I do have one crappy old LCD as a second monitor that someone gave me for free, but I am not talking about that. I am talking about good ones.

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H3X4D3C1M4L

Turn up your A/C, get a bigger desk and order an IBM P260.

DVI port? Oh yes.

Widescreen resolutions? Not natively but I can run 1440x900.

2 feet in depth? 1.5' if that.

20 pounds? Absolutely not! Its well over 100!