Why is vga bad

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I don't know if that's still the case. Of course, it's unidirectional. Kind of a pain: it needs to be plugged into USB because it's active, and it has quirks. And if you run Windows XP, it reports the correct resolution for the display, but the image is horizontally letterboxed. The big issue with VGA is technical, not a "hipster" "VGA isn't cool anymore" thing-- VGA breaks down and gets blurry at higher resolutions; the exact point where this happens depends on the quality of the device generating the signal and on the quality of the monitor, but it's usually well short of what would be considered "standard" resolutions today particularly p.

They also carry audio, and come with much friendlier connectors no screws that are designed to be hotplugged. I don't really like the comparison to analog 3. A two-channel analog audio signal, piped into satisfactorily high-quality speakers or headphones, is more than capable of reproducing everything your ears are capable of hearing; other analog and digital formats focus on improving the range at which those signals can be transmitted without signal loss or interference, or on adding channels to improve spatial reproduction in environments where speakers are being used, or on improving quality for mastering and mixing operations high bitrate audio in the consumer space is audiophool bullshit.

The video space still has tons of room for improvement-- you can always build a bigger or higher-DPI screen, and we've already hit the limits of what VGA makes possible, which is why HDMI and DisplayPort and other digital video standards exist. This doesn't quite fit here, but, close enough. The DisplayPort cable I ordered for my new 43" Philips monitor finally arrived. Obviously Australia is a region Philips likes to rip off.

Anyway I hooked the cable up and it's vastly better than the HDMI was, which had a linotype style diagonal line screen door effect going on in images especially when they moved and nearly all games were choosing 59 hz instead of 60 hz and wouldn't be budged. The only "advantage" it had over dp was a higher max audio bitrate. Education K We'll still be running VGA to monitors and projectors well into the next decade. I mean, educate.

Quote: Education K But yeah if you want a total absence of VGA that's gonna be a while, especially considering how long some higher ed institutions hang on to hardware. To be fair, the original question was why do monitors still come with VGA? And the answer seems to be that most don't because the vast majority of screens will look fuzzy over a VGA connection. Some of the projectors and KVMs will be with us for eternity, though. HDMI 2. Your information is way out of date.

Having a monitor or video card that is either too old or using a very old spec does not make a standard bad. My monitor is brand spanking new! There are no monitor drivers supplied or available online for it. The graphics card driving the monitor is an RTX Super. The info I posted earlier is an accurate representation of what happens when a PC drives the monitor over HMDI using the supplied cable.

You don't get proper operation when connected to a PC until you purchase and use a display port cable. Dumb question: why do monitors still come with VGA? Hat Monster. It costs almost nothing to implement and lacking it can cost sales. Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor. Moderator et Subscriptor. Jonathon wrote:. Hat Monster wrote:. BFG10K wrote:. Demento wrote:. Paladin wrote:. Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor. Tribus: Sr. CthulhuDragon wrote:. BillFoster wrote:. Posted: Thu Sep 10, pm.

Posted: Fri Sep 11, am. Posted: Fri Sep 11, pm. Paladin "Wack. There are a number of reasons why VGA is not recommended for high resolutions. For one, VGA uses analog signals. Most hardware today uses digital, so the hardware signal source has to actively convert digital to analog which consumes power and some image quality will be lost as well.

Bear in mind, higher resolutions will require more video bandwidth, and even cranking at P over VGA can be taxing in older systems. Another problem with analog connections is the signal quality degrades over distance, so the end result might not be true HD quality.

To counter this issue, use a short VGA cable. Generally, connectors that support digital signals are much more reliable and accurate. The maximum refresh rate depends on the signal source and your display. The main reason is it uses digital signals, can support higher resolutions and refresh rates , and can carry over high-quality audio too.