Display chipsets communicate with video display devices and have different features for connecting to different types of devices. Consider the limitations of your current display and choose a chipset based on your needs, such as for TV or high-end visual media work. Measuring resolution in pixels per inch is more accurate than DPI.
A display chipset is the hardware that tells your computer how to communicate with your video display device, such as your monitor. Display chipsets have a different set of features that allow them to connect to different types of video devices with different types of connectors. Determining the best display hardware for your computer requires that you know the limitations of your current computer and monitor and have a general idea of the functions you want your display chipset to perform. With all higher-end professional or gaming video cards, you usually have a choice between internal hardware that installs into a computer or external hardware that plugs into an input on a computer.
Consider the limitations of your current display. Each type of monitor is limited by its resolution and cannot display higher resolution video feeds like those that come from a high-end video card. Purchasing more video power than your monitor can display is unnecessarily expensive and could damage your monitor. When determining the resolution of a display chipset and monitor, switch to measuring pixels per inch instead of dots per inch (DPI). Because different video display hardware manufacturers use different means of determining DPI, the identification of resolution in pixels per inch tends to be more uniform, resulting in more accurate comparisons between types of video hardware.
Deciding on the best chipset for your display can depend a lot on what you need. Computer users who intend to use their computer as a television, digital video recorder (DVR), or media center will need a video card designed to connect to their television. To receive a television signal from an antenna, satellite, or cable television connection, the display chipset will need to have a coaxial input that can be connected to the cable commonly used to connect a cable box or receiver to a television. For users who build a computer with limited space, a display chipset contained in the motherboard chipset can help save space in a computer that does not rely on heavy video display function.
Computer users who require a high-end video card for working with digital visual media will require a more advanced video display chipset than the average PC owner. Updated video cards include higher resolutions, faster data input and processing, and outputs designed for professional video equipment. Some advanced display chipsets have upgraded features such as random access memory (RAM) or processors dedicated to display chipset function designed to increase the speed and functionality of the video card.
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