I work in high-end videoconferencing system design. We end up taking into account how our systems will be integrated/installed. Our products have DVI-I output and input, and have for some time. On the input side (primarily for PC connectivity) I would guess the installations are heavily weighted towards analog (VGA to DVI-A) because the majority of our users have VGA outputs on their laptops/PCs. On the output side, things are trending more towards digital when there is a single display involved in the installation, but analog (VGA) when there are multiple displays, primarily because of run length and distribution means. It's harder for resellers and integrators to make money on the expensive cables and DAs, when there are analog choices for considerably less. We're talking about 720p or even WXGA resolutions for most installs so the difference is in the mind of the beholder (IMHO).
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BitburgDan @ Jan 2nd 2008 7:46PM
I work in high-end videoconferencing system design. We end up taking into account how our systems will be integrated/installed. Our products have DVI-I output and input, and have for some time. On the input side (primarily for PC connectivity) I would guess the installations are heavily weighted towards analog (VGA to DVI-A) because the majority of our users have VGA outputs on their laptops/PCs. On the output side, things are trending more towards digital when there is a single display involved in the installation, but analog (VGA) when there are multiple displays, primarily because of run length and distribution means. It's harder for resellers and integrators to make money on the expensive cables and DAs, when there are analog choices for considerably less. We're talking about 720p or even WXGA resolutions for most installs so the difference is in the mind of the beholder (IMHO).