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VGA - what good is it?

HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
edited 2010-02-18 17:18 in Propeller 1
Since I don't have one of those very old monitors...
and the VGA port is output on the laptop, now what?

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  • tonyp12tonyp12 Posts: 1,951
    edited 2010-02-18 15:10
    Old?, you don't need a·ctr monitor to use VGA.

    Must modern LCD monitors have 15pin analog VGA input.
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  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2010-02-18 15:29
    I've got a VGA port on my TV.

    Leon

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  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2010-02-18 16:45
    That makes sense, that VGA is being used on new TVs.
    Unfortunately, this new TV made in China does not have
    a VGA port. Has anyone compared the quality of VGA with
    TV composite Video? Is it worth switching to a TV with VGA?
  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2010-02-18 17:04
    It's much better than composite video.

    Leon

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-02-18 17:06
    VGA yields a much cleaner picture and more saturated colors from the Prop. Since it has a higher frequency response than NTSC video, the attainable horizontal resolution is higher, too. Plus, it doesn't have the flicker that interlaced video suffers.

    -Phil
  • hinvhinv Posts: 1,255
    edited 2010-02-18 17:18
    The resolution on VGA can be MUCH better. The biggest resolution I have seen on any NTSC signal is generated at 720x486, and that on an SGI, not a propeller. On the propeller, VGA will go up to 1600x1200 resolution.

    Doug
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