VGA OR HDMI CABLES?

(13-07-2010 16:54 )MrJack Wrote:  I think what Hexit is referring to is that VGA, unlike DVI/HDMI, doesn't support AACS content protection, and that some media (most likely bought and paid for BluRay discs) will force HD outputs to downscale to 480p if they don't support AACS, not sure how many actual BluRay discs enforce this though and whether this would affect things like Xbox 360.

The screen limitation is probably a more likely reason...

Nope, at present VGA is a loophole for AACS protection as it is counted as a computer connection and therefore not subject to the same restrictions as other analogue signals more normally used for A/V equipment

(13-07-2010 12:08 )Red Wrote:  

(13-07-2010 02:15 )Hexit Wrote:  you should see an improvement in picture quality on lcd from vga to hdmi. being vga is an analog output and hdmi is digital and the colour should be more accurate. at least thats the sales pitch, but as red says on a tv thats 720p it would be hard to notice. that and vga only supports 480p where as hdmi supports 720p and 1080p...

Really? I'm not exactly using state of the art equipment here but my VGA cabling on my desktop unit has had no problem dealing with 1600*1200 (AKA 1600p)
I think what you might be pointing at is a limitation of the screen. I should have mentioned before More than a few LCDs don't support their full native resolution on their VGA connections. Check your manual

no m8 you go by the vertical resolution. 1600/1200 1200p(progressive) and is achieved by running the monitor at higher than 60hz normally around 85hz for a crt or 75 for lcd. its a slight cheat as the higher hz enable higher rez, but if the monitor was running at 60hz and 1600/1200 it will flicker like crazy due to the timings of the vga output.
as i said higher rez on vga needs higher hz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p heres a wiki to help.