DVI > VGA or DVI > HDMI

My new PC will have a GTX260 with 2 dual link DVI-I connections and a S-Video connections and my monitor has HDMI, VGA and component connections and svideo.

I am currently using a PS3 on the HDMI connection and dont want to keep swappin between the PS3 and PC so would the DVI to VGA connection be good for 1650 x 1050 gaming or will HDMI be better? Also web browsing needs to be good too.

ok cheers

St-Owned posted,

" Of course you will only be recieving a analog signal thus the quality will drop "

Just to say that while this it technically correct i doubt you would actually notice the differance.

Mactronix

Yeah there will be no diff between DVI and HDMI.

I need to find out what will scale better on non native res on my monitor. Some people have found HDMI scales better on my monitor then VGA.

How much of a difference you actually notice really depends more on the quality of your monitor.

A crappy 18" @ 1440x900 will not see a difference, whereas a really high quality 30" 2560x1600 monitor will notice some difference.

I use DVI to VGA @ 1440x900 and its great.

Ummm...why downgrade the signal back to analog over VGA? Use HDMI, and buy a $50 3 way HDMI switch if needed.

I only use my VGA port for non-HD gaming (to connect my Wii, for instance...), everything else gets routed through HDMI.

if I can find a cheap switch for HDMI then I will use DVI to HDMI.
Otherwise VGA will have to do.

And yeh most monitors only have either HDMI or DVI not both.

yeh its a LG monitor/TV combo.
Its pretty good for what I paid for it. £199
22" 3000:1 contrast.

Not really. My 22" wide only has HDMI and VGA.

You my good sir... are a bastard...

I got a question. If you connect to all those ports gamer mentioned, how do you select which one is seen on screen?

My moniter has a button on the side where I cycle through which setting I use (Analog (VGA), Digital (DVI), or HDMI). Same thing for my sound over optical; just turn the dial to the source I want.

Basically, my setup is this:

Video:

PC: DVI -> Moniter
Wii: VGA -> Moniter (via Wii VGA cable)
PS3: HDMI -> HDMI Switch -> Moniter
TV: HDMI -> HDMI Switch -> Moniter

Sound:

PC: 5.1 Analog -> SoundCard
Wii: Stereo RCA -> Wireless headset reciever*
PS3: Digital Optical (DD/DTS) -> Optical Switch -> Wireless headset reciever*
TV: Digital Optical (DD) -> Optical Switch -> Wireless headset reciever*

*My wireless reciever decodes DD/DTS signals over a digital optical connection, and also has stereo RCA ports, which I use for my Wii.

EDIT

For the record, I had to get a dedicated 120 amp line put into my room, just so I wouldn't cause my houses circuit breakers to blow. Needless to say, wire management and heat can be problems...