VGA, DVI or HDMI?

[dgazz]

Hi!

Recently purchased a lovely new Dell 24 inch ST2420L for my Photoshop picture editing with CS5.

It has VGA, DVI and HDMI sockets available, but only came with a VGA cable.

My question is what is the better route to take with Photoshop editing? VGA, DVI & HDMI?

Suppose I should mention that my pc/desktop doesnt have a HDMI socket, but i think that can be easily fixed?

Thanks!

[thefonz78]

vga is the standard analogue connection which has been used for donkeys years. dvi & hdmi are digital So are a better option.

[donoreo]

DVI and HDMI will produce pretty much the same image, they are compatible. You can use a HDMI to DVI or a DVI to HDMI adapter.

If you only have VGA, you are stuck, you cannot easily convert VGA to DVI (but you can DVI to VGA). a DVI image is much better than VGA.

Your option is to get a new video card. These can be had quite cheaply and are very easy to install. If that freaks you out, they will probably install it where ever you purchase it.

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by dgazz

Hi!

Recently purchased a lovely new Dell 24 inch ST2420L for my Photoshop picture editing with CS5.

It has VGA, DVI and HDMI sockets available, but only came with a VGA cable.

My question is what is the better route to take with Photoshop editing? VGA, DVI & HDMI?

Suppose I should mention that my pc/desktop doesnt have a HDMI socket, but i think that can be easily fixed?

Thanks!

Shouldn't make much difference using Photoshop by staying with VGA, as the other only come into their own with video.

[donoreo]

Originally Posted by OldBoy

Shouldn't make much difference using Photoshop by staying with VGA, as the other only come into their own with video.

I would disagree, to a point. When I switched from VGA to DVI (nothing else changed, just the cable and input on the same monitor) my overall image quality was much better.