LCD monitor terminology question

Wed Apr 20 13:39:26 UTC 2005

On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 12:45:12AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
>   When a monitor is advertised as having D-Sub/DVI(option) does that
> mean it will accept only DVI input?

My guess is that it means it has a DB15 dsub VGA connector and can
optionally be ordered/built with a DVI connector as well.  For an LCD
DVI is preferable (slightly) but not necesary, while for a CRT, DVI
isn't really considered a sensible design choice.

Lennart Sorensen
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