Analog vs. Digital monitor display for BF2 - Difference?

Dot.com Cowboy · 07-10-2005, 06:38 PM

Guys,

My video card and monitor support both anolog and digitial inputs / outputs. Specfically for gaming and BF2 is there any difference? I currently (or will when my computer get's out of the shop) run BF2 in Analog.

Just wondering if I'm missing anything but not running it in digital mode? I have a Samsun 930B LCD 19inch montior.

I researched this on google, but all I got were lots of reviews of CRT (analog) vs Digital LCD reviews.

I'm just interested in the diff of digital and analog as it relates to an LCD monitor specifically for BF2 gaming.

Thanks!

grim reaper · 07-10-2005, 06:43 PM

Run it using DVI. As well as getting marginally better picture quality you will allso get perfect geometry.

Dot.com Cowboy · 07-10-2005, 06:46 PM

For example this is what I'm getting from the net, and it's simply confusing...

Digital versus analog input. Though digital and analog connections are supported by both types of displays, the debate about which is better applies more to LCDs than to CRTs. The standard VGA-compatible connection takes the digital display information, which is stored in the graphics adapter's frame buffer. This data is then sent to the display. If that display is an analog monitor, the data is sent to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and then out the VGA connector as analog signals. If the receiving monitor is an LCD, the analog data must be converted back to digital. Because LCDs are digital, the quality of the signal may diminish as it's converted from digital to analog and back again. Also, some LCDs have difficulty synchronizing correctly to an analog signal, resulting in pixel jitter. A digital signal addresses each pixel directly, so there is no jitter. Most displays that accept digital signals use the DVI (Digital Video Interface) connector, but digital inputs are becoming less important, because many LCD monitors do a much better job of processing analog signals than they did in the past.

I'm like, what...?

grim reaper · 07-10-2005, 07:06 PM

To sum it up DVI is better.

Dot.com Cowboy · 07-10-2005, 07:06 PM

DVI Digital Video in? Thanks Grim. When I get my computer back I will do that. Currently I'm using my work laptop to type.

Much appreciated.

grim reaper · 07-10-2005, 07:08 PM

DVI = Digital Visual Interface.

maverick514 · 07-10-2005, 07:20 PM

If you have an LCD (which I think you do), DVI has better quality/more sharp.

Dot.com Cowboy · 07-11-2005, 06:16 PM

K thanks guys. DVI for me when I get my computer back!

07-10-2005, 06:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	Analog vs. Digital monitor display for BF2 - Difference? Guys, My video card and monitor support both anolog and digitial inputs / outputs. Specfically for gaming and BF2 is there any difference? I currently (or will when my computer get's out of the shop) run BF2 in Analog. Just wondering if I'm missing anything but not running it in digital mode? I have a Samsun 930B LCD 19inch montior. I researched this on google, but all I got were lots of reviews of CRT (analog) vs Digital LCD reviews. I'm just interested in the diff of digital and analog as it relates to an LCD monitor specifically for BF2 gaming. Thanks! __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

07-10-2005, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	For example this is what I'm getting from the net, and it's simply confusing... Digital versus analog input. Though digital and analog connections are supported by both types of displays, the debate about which is better applies more to LCDs than to CRTs. The standard VGA-compatible connection takes the digital display information, which is stored in the graphics adapter's frame buffer. This data is then sent to the display. If that display is an analog monitor, the data is sent to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and then out the VGA connector as analog signals. If the receiving monitor is an LCD, the analog data must be converted back to digital. Because LCDs are digital, the quality of the signal may diminish as it's converted from digital to analog and back again. Also, some LCDs have difficulty synchronizing correctly to an analog signal, resulting in pixel jitter. A digital signal addresses each pixel directly, so there is no jitter. Most displays that accept digital signals use the DVI (Digital Video Interface) connector, but digital inputs are becoming less important, because many LCD monitors do a much better job of processing analog signals than they did in the past. I'm like, what...? __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

07-10-2005, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	DVI Digital Video in? Thanks Grim. When I get my computer back I will do that. Currently I'm using my work laptop to type. Much appreciated. __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

07-10-2005, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
maverick514 Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: People's Republic of MA Posts: 6,061	If you have an LCD (which I think you do), DVI has better quality/more sharp. __________________

07-11-2005, 06:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	K thanks guys. DVI for me when I get my computer back! __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

07-10-2005, 06:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Run it using DVI. As well as getting marginally better picture quality you will allso get perfect geometry.

07-10-2005, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	To sum it up DVI is better.

07-10-2005, 07:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	DVI = Digital Visual Interface.