• Pantherina@feddit.de
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    8 months ago

    At least they had screws? I dont trust HDMI or even worse USB-C. Still using VGA monitors with adapters, never broke a single plug.

    • mihnt@lemy.lol
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      8 months ago

      Why are you using VGA when DVI-D exists? Or Displayport for that matter.

          • Pantherina@feddit.de
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            8 months ago

            Why should I? Full HD and working well, no reason to do so, new displays are 100€+ which is freaking expensive for that improvement

      • renzev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        All those new video standards are pointless. VGA supports 1080p at 60Hz just fine, anything more than that is unnecessary. Plus, VGA is easier to implement that HDMI or Displayport, keeping prices down. Not to mention the connector is more durable (well, maybe DVI is comparable in terms of durability)

        • mihnt@lemy.lol
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          8 months ago

          I think you are speaking on some very different use cases than most people.

          • renzev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Really, what “normal people” use cases are there for a resolution higher than 1080p? It’s perfectly fine for writing code, editing documents, watching movies, etc. If you are able to discern the pixels, it just means you’re sitting too close to your monitor and hurting your eyes. Any higher than 1080p and, at best you don’t notice any real difference, at worst you have to use hacks like UI Scaling or non-native resolution to get UI elements to display at a reasonable size.

            • Pantherina@feddit.de
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              8 months ago

              Its unneeded perfectionism that you get used to. And its expensive and makes big tech rich. Know where to stop.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop on USB-C/Thunderbolt. Don’t get me wrong - I think it’s a massive improvement for standardization and peripheral capability everywhere. But I have a hard-used Thinkpad that’s on and off the charging cable all day, constantly getting tugged in every possible direction. I’m afraid the physical port itself is going to give up long before the rest of the machine does. I’m probably going to need Louis Rossmann level skills to re-solder it when the time comes.

      Edit: I’m also wondering if the sudden fragility of peripheral connections (e.g. headphones, classic iPod, USB mini/micro) and the emergence of the RoHS standard (lead-free solder) is not a coincidence.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
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        8 months ago

        On my Thinkpad the ports where both soldered to the mobo, unlike some random other USB daughterboard. Really annoying, on my T430 the port is a separate piece and can be easily replaces with a cable.

        But no, USB-c is pretty tough for me, when done right. But its still too small for no reason in Laptops.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I like DVI. I prefer it most of the time.

      I like the screw in connector because I don’t have to worry about it falling out of the PC or monitor, and it is more robust, less likely to be pulled/bent/broken.

      Unfortunately, even monitor vendors don’t seem to agree that DVI was/is good, and I’ve seen a lot of displays shipping without it recently. GPU makers have entirely gone to displayport/HDMI. It’s the end of an era, as far as I’m concerned.

      I’ve switched almost entirely to DP, since I can’t get DVI anything anymore. I don’t hate DP. I like it more than the friction fit HDMI which is prone to pulling itself out of the port for no good reason just as your opponent is about to come around the corner and all you can do is stare at yourself in the black mirror that your monitor has become and listen in horror as fartmaster69420 frags you again, bragging about it and telling you that you suck, and how he does unspeakable things to your mother over VC in his prepubescent voice.

      Anyways. I miss DVI.

      • thawed_caveman@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I’ve recently plugged and unplugged a lot of monitors, and the way DP keeps itself attached it with those little claws, and you have to push a button to release it. But when there’s 4 monitors plugged into the same GPU, you can’t access those buttons. The struggle was real.

        In comparison the DVI connector just needed a screwdriver