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    Monitor Questions
    « on: December 13, 2015, 10:37:36 PM »
    Hello so I am curious as to how to get the best picture quality out of my
    new monitor, I was gifted a ASUS VN248 23.8" widescreen LED monitor
    and had a few questions.

    Whats the best connection to use from my Graphics Card(R9 290) to my Monitor?
    It comes with a DVI-HDMI cable, a VGA cable to DVI, and an MHL-HDMI cable

    would I be better off with a straight HDMI-HDMI cable?
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    How do I achieve the best picture quality out of my monitor?
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    Not necessarily related to to picture quality, but when choosing wallpapers how do I find ones
    that'll fit my desktop the best? (I don't know what aspect ratio)
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    Re: Monitor Questions
    « Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 01:14:16 AM »
    HDMI and DVI will be identical. HDMI-MHL adds some USB control features but that isn't utilized by graphics cards, and is more a hybrid USB/Display interface for devices like Set top boxes to be able to "control" the display.

    Just don't use the VGA/D-Sub if you can help it. That will be an analog signal.

    Your monitor is 1080p. that is 1920x1080. That is a 16:9 ratio. So for desktop wallpapers you want to find wallpapers that are ideally at that resolution or higher at that aspect ratio. You can use wallpapers at a different aspect ratio but they might stretch slightly if you use the "stretch" option. I use a 2880x1800 (16:10) wallpaper on my 2560x1440 (16:9) Monitor, for example, and it looks fine. (I use a Display Port connection but it looks the same as with HDMI or DVI)
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