Just wondering if anyone has noticed a monitor not looking as sharp when connecting through one of the $99 Apple DVI --> Mini DisplayPort adapters. The reason I ask is because lately, I've thought my Dell monitor looked a little different than my 30" ACD right next to it. I thought maybe my eyes were just getting fatigued from too much staring at it, or maybe it was just a difference in quality. I realize they're different monitors all together, being that one cost $120 and the other $1200 (refurbished), but just tonight I switched out my 5870 card for my GTX 285 card to run a test, and I noticed the Dell looked, well, sharper and more clear than it did prior to the switch.
It occurred to me that with the 5870, I have to run the Dell through my DVI to mDP adapter, but the GTX 285 has two DVI ports, so no adapter as both monitors are DVI. So, I thought maybe I was just imagining it, or perhaps there really is a difference that I didn't notice before.
Does anyone have any similar experience, or perhaps they feel like their eyes are fatigued when looking at a monitor hooked up via an adapter? Maybe I'm just dumb, and everybody already knows this.
It occurred to me that with the 5870, I have to run the Dell through my DVI to mDP adapter, but the GTX 285 has two DVI ports, so no adapter as both monitors are DVI. So, I thought maybe I was just imagining it, or perhaps there really is a difference that I didn't notice before.
Does anyone have any similar experience, or perhaps they feel like their eyes are fatigued when looking at a monitor hooked up via an adapter? Maybe I'm just dumb, and everybody already knows this.
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