4 Replies Latest reply: Dec 29, 2013 12:04 AM by Silkrooster RSS

    VGA or HDMI on Dell U2713HM

    GStei Community Member
    GStei Aug 11, 2013 4:07 AM

      Hi,

      I just bought the Dell u2713hm that supports the 2560x1440 resolution. My laptop (with Geforce GT540M) obviously has only HDMI and VGA port. I will use the monitor only for my job, so Photoshop, Autocad and Rhino (no movies or videogames). I have 2 questions and hope you can help me:

      1. HDMI imput seems to be limited to 1920x1080@60Hz, while the VGA reaches 2048x1152@60Hz. You think I have to still use HDMI or I can go for the VGA with a resolution a bit higher?

      2. Is there any breakthrough (converter or settings) that let me reach the 2560x1440 resolution with my laptop?

      Thanks in advance for the answers

        • 1. Re: VGA or HDMI on Dell U2713HM
          jamesharry 404
          jamesharry 404 Sep 10, 2013 9:42 PM (in response to GStei)

          Hello Friends,

          I need Some help.

          I want to make a creative logo for my website please suggest me some important things for logo designing.

           

          Thank you in advance

          • 3. Re: VGA or HDMI on Dell U2713HM
            Silkrooster Community Member
            Silkrooster Dec 29, 2013 12:02 AM (in response to GStei)

            Take a look on wikipedia.org about vga, dvi, hdmi. The biggest difference between vga and hdmi is vga is analog and hdmi is digital. Dvi on the other hand is both and there is an adapter for vga/dvi and one for dvi/hdmi. As quite a few of the older computer only had a dvi connector.

            When I looked at wikipedia about vga, I was actually shocked that the resolution went that high. I just assumed it could not handle the extra bandwidth. But I was wrong.

            At this point in time there are very few monitors that are capable of going higher than 1080p. But that is changing ever sense Apple came out with their retina displays.

            I just checked on Apple's website and it looks like the retina display is  2560-by-1440 and the Sharp 4K monitor is 3840 by 2160. I don't know whats available in the window or linux market for anything higher than 1080p. But I am sure they will follow suit.

            • 4. Re: VGA or HDMI on Dell U2713HM
              Silkrooster Community Member
              Silkrooster Dec 29, 2013 12:04 AM (in response to jamesharry 404)

              There are quite a few logo tutorials on youtube. Especially for illustrator. Some can be used in photoshop or InDesign if thought about it enough.