Most graphics cards and motherboards include a digital video interface dvi connector for connecting a monitor or projector to the computer.
Difference dvi and dvi d cable.
This allows digital only lcd displays to connect to the universal port on the computer.
Male dvi d cables may fit in a female dvi a connector but will not work as they do not carry any analog signals.
Dvi d connectors can only transfer digital video signals.
You can connect dvi to an hdmi port on a newer monitor with a small digital convertor.
Dvi d cables will work with dvi d and dvi i connectors and using an adapter they are also compatible with hdmi and even displayport but only the video signal that is we would lose the audio signal.
Dvi d cables generate a direct digital link from the source to the display source.
However attempting to determine the difference between a dvi i and a dvi a cable is where things get tricky.
A dvi d cable is fully compatible with a dvi i connector it will only read the digital output and simply ignore the analog.
Dvi d are common types of cables that are available frequently and packed with computer monitors.
Dvi is the general standard for the interface while dvi d defines the digital components of the interface 2.
Dvi the video signal over dvi is basically the same as hdmi.
The maximum resolution potential depends on the.
Dvi to hdmi convertor image via wikipedia.
Figure 1 dvi i connector figure 2 dvi d connector.
Displayport can also carry audio.
Single link dvi d connectors have 19 pins 18 1 and dual link dvi d connectors have 25 pins 24 1.
The dvi d cable is the only dvi cable to use this setup making it easy to know if you have a dvi d cable within the first few seconds of looking at it.
The single link have 23 pins 18.
Dvi a cables will work with both dvi a and dvi i connectors.
Dvi d provides a digital only signal while dvi i can support digital and analog signals.
Dvi i connectors have all the necessary pins for a single link dvi cable while dvi d connectors lack the four pins that is supposed to carry the analog signal 3.
The cables are roughly the same price as hdmi.
However since dvi doesn t support audio you ll need to use a separate cable for audio when connecting to an hdmi port this makes dvi one of the more versatile newer connectors.
It is possible though to connect a dvi d connector into a dvi i slot or the universal slot that accepts all types of cables.
A dvi i cable has two sets of nine pins in the connector similar to a dvi d cable.
As of january 2002 dell shipped nvidia geforce3 video cards have dvi i connectors and the ati radeon ve video card has a dvi d or dual vga connector.
