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Forum: Geek Forum Topic: s-video vs. vga? started by: CNCJake Posted by CNCJake on Jul. 19 2002,23:11
Your laptop has s-video and vga outputs. Your LCD monitor has s-video and vga inputs. Which one is better and why?
Posted by Darth Liberus on Jul. 19 2002,23:30
VGA is better due to the signals it uses.S-Video only supports NTSC (broadcast TV) signals - one resolution (525 vertical lines by ~320 pixels horizontal) at 60Hz. Your laptop will automatically interpolate the desktop display to an NTSC signal so it looks the same, but you're losing a lot of information in the process. VGA signals carry the display in a variety of resolutions and refresh rates, including everything your laptop supports. Posted by CNCJake on Jul. 19 2002,23:35
HA HA! I win the bet. Thanks for the info, i was pretty sure that vga was bidirectional cominication and s-video was only one way.
Posted by The_Stomper on Jul. 21 2002,20:20
Bet?What kind of moron bet S-Video against VGA? The only decent competition to VGA in the NTSC spectrum would be a 1080i HDTV signal. And even then, that's (only) 1920x1080@60Hz - easily topped by VGA. Posted by CNCJake on Jul. 22 2002,00:09
my dad Posted by The_Stomper on Jul. 22 2002,03:16
Oh. Well, that's excusable.
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