How big a jump is DVI/HDMI over VGA?

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himmatsj

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I have a 23 inch Syncmaster monitor, and never realized it was using a VGA cable (has port for HDMI as well) all this while.

Got my new GPU as well, but that doesn't have a HDMI port.

Just wondering, how much better is HDMI/DVI over VGA? Is it worth getting a converter for either my monitor or GPU?

I don't feel VGA is bad (never bothered me), but I'm curious to know how big a jump the other two are over it.
 
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theres quite a big difference in terms of actual visuals, digital signal over dvi / hdmi is much more crisp and HD looking, compared to vga which is more blurry and not crisp.

my experience of using a vga monitor for years and finally upgrading to a digital signal
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no difference really... if you had a 120/144hz monitor, you would have to use a dual link dvi cable, or hdmi 1.3, but with a std 1080p monitor @ 60hz, you will get the exact same experience.
 
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well not quite the case with analog vga there's a good chance that digital signals will look a bit better, with analog signals unlike digital you can experience picture quality degradation if there are disturbances or the cable is bad, have seen it, and hdmi has 3d
 
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Cemerian knows a bit more than me.. i used to use a vga cable once, and i didnt notice anything different when i changed over... I feel better using a dvi cable myself, because it is much thicker and i presume better shielded
 
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theres quite a big difference in terms of actual visuals, digital signal over dvi / hdmi is much more crisp and HD looking, compared to vga which is more blurry and not crisp.

my experience of using a vga monitor for years and finally upgrading to a digital signal
 
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Hi guys. I just updated from VGA to DVI-HDMI cable. I notice ZERO difference after using a 1920x1080 display for 2.5 yrs on a VGA. So I suppose the difference is grossly over-stated.
 
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