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I`m about to buy a new monitor for my PC that supports DVI and I wondered would there be any advantages using DVI as opposed to VGA for regular use, ie. watching video files?

"It`s not a schooner, it`s a sailboat"...

Yes DVI eschews the requirement of a RAMDAC to convert the PC`s digital pictures to an analogue format via D-sub into an analogue monitor. This is further exacerbated by the use of a D Sub input on an LCD monitor as this needs to reconvert the incoming analogue signal back to digital!

Using DVI to DVI means there will be no conversion and hence no signal loss and yes it makes a difference to your viewing. Also with an analogue input to an LCD monitor, the the incoming signal does not map directly to the TFT screen and may appear slightly off screen, requiring manual adjustment (although some screens have automatic adjustment). Using digital signal (via DVI) avoids this problem because the pixels have a 1 to 1 map directly onto the screen display.