capz 0 Posted October 11, 2013 Im viewing 2 and 5mp cameras using onboard graphics on the motherboard. The output is VGA to a standard computer monitor. I'm getting noisy video. My questions are one , Is a VGA cable able to carry 1080p. And two, is a dvi/ hdmi output and hd monitor required for viewing megapixel cameras. I'm wondering if The noise isn't noise at all but the effect of viewing high resolution video on a standard monitor. Any info appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Securame 0 Posted October 11, 2013 A good VGA cable should be able to work at 1920x1080 (1080p). You have to configure the compute to work at 1920x1080, and if you are able to see the desktop correctly at that resolution without any noise, then the cable is good, and you should also be viewing video at 1920x1080 with no problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capz 0 Posted October 11, 2013 Ok I'll check it when I get to the site. Now the 5mp will display up to 2500+ X 1944. To take full advantage of that, to see the most detail,I should be viewing it on a monitor that will display up to that resolution. Anything less and detail will be lost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buellwinkle 0 Posted October 11, 2013 Not sure you will see less noise if you work out any monitor issue, maybe worse. When you have more pixels than screen real estate most cameras will display a small display that fits and have e-ptz controls to let you see the image at full size and pan around the image. Most NVR software will display the image that fits in a box but usually lets you use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and use the mouse to move the center point or some let you draw a box on the screen and it will zoom in to that spot. Soon 4K monitors (8MP) will be more common place and you won't have to do this. I was listening to an analyst say in about 2 years you should be able to buy a 4K monitor for $300. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
