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LCD monitors only used VGA because customers didn't know enough to demand DVI. A pixel array is inherently digital, so it makes no sense to put DAC/ADC in the
by p1mrx 5y ago
LCD monitors only used VGA because customers didn't know enough to demand DVI. A pixel array is inherently digital, so it makes no sense to put DAC/ADC in the path.
- zbuf 5y ago> customers didn't know enough to demand DVI Really, it was more that we didn't have DVI outputs. Its the smartest way to break the chicken-egg situation -- for many (I'd wager the majority) the advantage of a flat panel at first was more about space saving then picture quality.
- p1mrx 5y agoDVI output was easy; just buy a video card. The problem is, you can't add DVI to a VGA-only LCD monitor, and those things were everywhere.