[mythtv-users] Why do they put VGA on Mother Boards anymore?

Mark Fraser mythtv at mfraz74.orangehome.co.uk
Thu Feb 28 19:59:42 UTC 2008


On Thursday 28 February 2008 15:58:00 Richard Bronosky wrote:
> Am I missing something here?  It seems to me that any mobo with "DVI"
> is actually DVI-I, meaning that it has both analog and digital.  This
> allows the use of a DVI->VGA cable.  So, I'm forced to wonder, why are
> hardware manufacturers in the year 2008 throwing away the digital
> signal and only providing access to the post D/A processed outcome?
> You can't [easily] buy a display that is analog only.

I was in PC World the other day browsing and had a look at their monitors - 
wasn't easy as none of them had any info as to whether they were VGA or DVI - 
but I think I found 2 with DVI out of about 20.

> So, why is it so hard to by a mobo that is NOT analog only?

Presumably, they think that if you want DVI output you'd buy a separate 
graphics card.



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