[SOLVED] VGA to HDMI Quality Loss?

[Justin Hunter]

So I have a pretty old monitor with one VGA port and a DVI port. For the DVI port, i have a DVI to HDMI cord connected to my Xbox, and the port I'm currently using for my PC to connect to my video card is a VGA to HDMI cable. I was messing around with the inputs and switched the DVI to HDMI cord from my Xbox to my PC and the colors looked alot brighter and sharper. So what I was thinking is that I could use a VGA to DVI (instead of VGA to HDMI) cable to connect to my video card, would I have a better quality image or will there be no difference at all?

 

[kanewolf]

Depends on the video card. Some cards don't have the analog outputs on the DVI port required for an inexpensive DVI to VGA conversion.

What video card do you have?

 

[Justin Hunter]

Depends on the video card. Some cards don't have the analog outputs on the DVI port required for an inexpensive DVI to VGA conversion.

What video card do you have?

An RX 570

 

[kanewolf]

An RX570 graphics is a DVI-D (digital) port only. It does not have the VGA analog pins. It requires the same conversion as HDMI for VGA connectivity. You won't improve your picture unless you have a better quality converter.

 

[kanewolf]

So let's say I bought something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XFR74K2/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_K-O-Db32X2WMN
Would the quality be better since it's using a dvi-d output?

It is difficult to say if the quality will be better or the same. That looks like the proper device but I can't speak to quality of picture.