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.
Yes DVI to VGA will work good for your pc connection. The PS3 is actually utilizing the HDMI better than a DVI to HDMI connectio will. HDMI sends both video and sound, so unless your mobo offers this option... you have no need for the HDMI pc connection.
Of course you will only be recieving a analog signal thus the quality will drop.
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.
I find it hard to believe that your monitor has HDMI, but no DVI.
I've seen some monitors with DVI, VGA and HDMI but are very rare, if the PS3 is hooked up to the HDMI port then leave it like that, a PS3 will look better than a computer in HDMI playing games. VGA is fine.
Could always use a 3-way or 4-way HDMI switch. I got a 4-way for my kid brother so he could hook up his PS3, Directv HD box, PC, and DVD player to his HD Monitor, which only had 1 HDMI port. It was around $50 and has worked flawlessly. My only regret was having to pay for decent 1.3b HDMI cables, too...
I find it hard to believe that your monitor has HDMI, but no DVI.
By the sounds of it he's using a tv/monitor combo, in which case it's not unlikely, my tv/monitor only has vga/HDMI instead of a DVI (as well as 50 million other ports but not DVI)
You select which one in the "input setting" in the on-screen menu, or some models actually have a button on the outside (like a lot of TV's) where you select the source. Ever seen a button on a TV or it's remote where you select the input? Same thing.
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.
*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...
Message edited by gamerk316 on 04-14-2009 at 02:16:16 PM
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