DVI-I & DVI-D

[Guest]

Hi All! I'm going to buy a LCD monitor very soon. I'm looking for a panel with a digital interface, however LCD panels come with a DVI-D interface and most video cards come with a DVI-I connector. Can I plug a DVI-D cable into a DVI-I card? Is it necessary to buy a new connector and cable?
Thanks for any help.
Abgalindo

 

[breed33]

I am guessing you have an ATI video card. I too have one and asked ATI if it works with DVI-D and they said yes. The DVI-I format allows the signal to be converted to analog.

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[flamethrower205]

Um....actually, vid cards w/ DVI have DVI-I, cause it allows for DVI-A and DVI-D. No new connector is necessary.

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[Guest]

Thank you for the reply. I've just come to this place: http://www.ddwg.org/dvi.html.
Bye

 

[sakattack]

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1577&p=3" target="_new">
Also Anandtech got it cleared up here.
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It's: <b> DVI-D </b> (digital) + <b> DVI-A </b> (analog) = <b> DVI-I </b> (both) connector.

Having a DVI-I output your card allows you to connect either a digital TFT, or a 2nd CRT (or an analog TFT).

 

[Oni]

DVI-A is pointless seeing as it doesn't have capability for digital signal only analogue.
DVI-I has Digital and analogue capability, and DVI-D is digital only. DVI-A only has the analogue plugs(the plus shaped par), DVI-D only has the Digital Plugs (the 3 rows of 8 pins), and DVI-I has them both.

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