Laptop With DVI or VGA

[MrScarecrow]

Hi there----Been one heck of a long time since I been in here...

I need a Laptop...It is for Photography....Images will be shown via a Digital Projector....
Will I need a Laptop with a DVI-D OR Will I be able to use Laptop with VGA via a VGA to DVI-D Lead to Projector..
Will people be able to see the difference on Screen between a DVI n VGA...(Especially with the colours).

A few members in Camera Club says yes you will see difference n others say No you won't.....

Not many Laptops out there from £460 n under with DVI..Quite hard to find...Though I have found 2 within my price range...Loads of Laptops in that price range have VGA with lots of other extras as well...

So your Imput will be Appreciated..
Thank You.
DennisR

[Krispy Kritter]

If your projector has DVI input, then you will want DVI output or if the projector has VGA input, then you can use VGA output of the laptop.

[edDV]

A DVI-I connector, like found on a normal display card, has pins for both DVI-D and VGA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI

VGA cannot connect to DVI-D

[lordsmurf]

No, colors won't change based on connector type. The computer video card and the projector itself have far more impact on these factors. DVI is totally unnecessary here. DVI is more for video resolution than anything else, it really won't affect your photos.

Buy a good laptop and another good lens, instead of a DVI laptop. That's smart shopping there.

It would really depend on whether the projector is DVI-D only. In that case, you're screwed.

[ahhaa]

Just a thought, but the bar is being rapidly raised on video resolution these days, and what you grab now might seem fuzzy as one of those plastic opaque projectors in a very short time.
It's good you are researching it, but you might want to email tech support at Sony, Samsung, Apple, etc; for example, I've seen some giant flatscreens that have internal photo playback from DVD, and the new HiDef formats also include still photo considerations. I'd be very surprised if the projector people aren't nearly ready with their nextgen machine...

[MrScarecrow]

The Camera Club has a Digi Projector with DVI in/out..Not sure if it has VGA also..
Gota have Good Colour from the Calibrated Laptop (got spyder for that) when projected onto Screen...Otherwise most Images look washed out..
So it looks like DVI it is....
Sorry for this Long un-----Spec of Laptop No.1
AMD Mobile Turion 64x2 TL58
SATA HDD 160 GB ( 5400 RPM)
15.4" (WXGA) Colour Shine
ATI Mobility Radeon X1250
DVD Super Multi Double Layer
2048 Mb DDR2 667 (1024 x2)
Video Camera built-in (1.3 million pixels)
In-Built Bluetooth
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium
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Processor & Cache Memory AMD Mobile Turion 64x2 TL58

Operation System Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium

Main Memory 2048 ( 2 x 1024) Mb DDR2 667

Display 15.4" WXGA (1280*800)

Video Graphics & Memory
AMD M690G

Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5 mm IDE HDD with Ultra DMA100 supported
SATA 160 GB 5400 RPM

Optical Drive
DVD Super Multi

Card Reader SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO

Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN 10/100/1000 Base T
IEEE 802.11a/b/g
Built-in Bluetooth® V2.0+EDR

Video Camera 1.3 Million Pixels

LED Status Indicator Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/Full/Low
Wireless Indicator
Bluetooth Indicator
Capital Lock
Number Lock
Scroll Lock
Storage Device Access

Interface 4 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 x IEEE 1394 port
1 x Headphone-out Jack
1 x Microphone-in Jack
1 x RJ11 Modem Jack for Phone Line
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN Insert
1 x DVI-D
1 x S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) Port

Hot Keys Instant launch Keys:
4 buttons: Power4 Gear +, Email, Internet, Touchpad Lock
Function Keys:
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 Wireless (Bluetooth) switch
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F8 LCD/CRT switch display
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up

Audio Built-in High Definition audio compliant audio chip

Battery Pack & Life 6 cells 53.28 Wh

Dimension W 365mm, H 40mm, D 269mm

Weight 2.75 Kg


Security BIOS Booting / HDD User Password Protection and security lock
Kensington lock hole

Supplied Accessories
Multimedia Software ASUSDVD XP 6.0
Power Director V3.0 DE
Medi@Show V2.0 SE

Special Features Built-in high resolution webcam for wire-free video communication
ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence technology
Stay connected with Wireless Freedom
Easier and Faster Digital Data Transmission

Package Contents Users Manual
Modem Lead
S-Video to Composite Lead
Power Lead
Power Adapter
Battery
Recovery DVD
Nero
Drivers and Utilities CD

Warranty & e-support 2-year limited global hardware warranty
1-year battery pack warranty


Spec of Laptop No.2

Detailed Specifications
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Santa-Rosa (T5250 - 1.5 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB)
Screen 15.4" (Crystalbrite WXGA Acer TFT LCD)
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
RAM HIGH (2048MB 2GB)
Hard Drive 120GB
Optical Drive DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)
Graphics Dedicated (ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X2400 XT with up to 1024 MB of HyperMemory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Yes (CrystalEye Webcam)
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD//MS/MS-Pro/MMC/xD-Picture card™)
USB Ports 3x USB 2.0 ports
Speakers Intergrated Stereo Speakers
Modem 56.6K Modem
VGA Port 1 External VGA Port
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.0 Hours
ExpressCard ExpressCard™/54 slot
Firewire IEEE 1394 port
DVI Port DVI-D port with HDMI support
infrared Fast infrared (FIR) port
S Video OUT S-video/TV-out (NTSC/PAL) port
Battery Life 2-3 Hours (This Specific Model 2.5-hours)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.82 Kg)
Warranty 12 Months Acer RTB Warranty (Customer to Return To Acer)

Which un do you think is Better....Second un does NOT come with any CDs..That means NO driverCD or OScd.....But I'm sure that can be rectified easily by me....
THANKS ALL.--Appreciated.

[MrScarecrow]

Anyone clude up in here at all...If so PLEASE have a look at the two I have mentioned and let me know which one you think is best un....
I need to order before Friday if possible..
THANKS