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2 Types of DVI cables?
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Post 1 made on Thursday December 15, 2005 at 15:50
RICHNWB
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Why do some have all the pins..and some are missing the middle 6?..does it make a difference? Thanks!
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Post 2 made on Thursday December 15, 2005 at 16:27
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yes there are differences.... there are 3 kinds of dvi cables

dvi-i
dvi-d
dvi-a

big difference.....

look for thread from about 2 weeks ago...it explained it in detail

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Post 3 made on Thursday December 15, 2005 at 18:54
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DVI-A: Analog (not common, pins on the side around the wide horizontal blade)
DVI-D: Digital (no pins on the side)
DVI-I: Both DVI-D & DVI-A in one

Dual vs Singal link: DVI-D and DVI-I can be single or dual link. Dual link cables will have all of the main pins present, however these are only truly of use if you are using a dual link device (such as a high resolution LCD monitor - I believe singal link will only allow up to 1600x1200).
OP | Post 4 made on Thursday December 15, 2005 at 20:30
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Ok..got it..but what about these cables with no pins in the middle?..im not talking about around the blade..these have no pins around the blade..then 6 pins.then no pins..then 6 more..the one that came with the OPPO dvd player has all the pins..except around the blade..the one that came with the D-VHS player is a HDMI to DVI..6 pins missing in the middle..God..I almost miss the days of just plain old RED and BLACK RCA cords..lol...
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Post 5 made on Friday December 16, 2005 at 01:11
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Those would be single link cables.
Post 6 made on Saturday December 17, 2005 at 22:14
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A DVI cable came with an Infocus projector. It had extra pins that are a USB connection for upgrading the firmware!
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Post 7 made on Saturday December 17, 2005 at 23:45
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Well, that's certainly non-standard use of DVI...
OP | Post 8 made on Sunday December 18, 2005 at 16:34
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Yep..it seems like every new piece i add to my setup has a different connector or 2..i find it amazing the bulkiness of a dvi connector..in comparison to hdmi or firewire..but at least when its connected it wont come out...my personal opinion of the worst is firewire..then s-video.then hdmi..theres nothing to lock them in..you would think some company would see the light and come out with all type of cables with a secure connection...thank you for all your help guys ..i learn more and more here everyday..Rich
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Post 9 made on Monday December 19, 2005 at 02:58
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HDMI's loose nature is particularly annoying since I saw the SATA cables that came with my last motherboard. SATA is a similar connector type to HDMI, just a bit smaller, and these cables had a positive latching design via a little spring-loaded piece of metal. The concept would have been very easy to add to HDMI.

Otherwise I would love to see a return to BNC connectors. I hear there's a professional HD system that does HD video and 5.1 audio over a single coaxial cable. I'm sure custom installers would rather use standard RG6 than premade HDMI...


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