Should I switch cards for DVI-D input?

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John H. Power

I just purchased a new 19 inch monitor. It comes with a DVI-D cable
and an analog cable. My current graphics card in my main machine has
a DVI-I connector and so I am using a DVI-I to VGA adapter to run
this monitor. I have a second VGA monitor on the VGA connector.
However, I do have a graphics card of equal quality in another machine
that has a DVI-D connector. If I switch graphics cards am I going to
see a noticeable difference? If not, then I won't bother with the
switch.
 
Look at the specs for the monitor. Some monitors have different resolution
and frequency capabilities depending on whether they are driven through
DVI-I, DVI-D and/or VGA. I was just looking at a 30" LG LCD that can do
higher resolutions in digital than it can in analogue, so something to check
for.

Cya, Rick
 
I just got a 20.2 inch Viewsonic LCD monitor. It came with both cables. I
tried it both ways, the DVI display is MUCH better. Once you try DVI you'll
never go back to VGA.

Al
 
Anon said:
I just got a 20.2 inch Viewsonic LCD monitor. It came with both cables. I
tried it both ways, the DVI display is MUCH better. Once you try DVI you'll
never go back to VGA.

Al
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A buddy of mine said the *exact* same thing!
 
A buddy of mine said the *exact* same thing!
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Well, I switched and I don't see much of a difference if any. And I
have the latest driver for this ATI 9200 card...
 
John H. Power said:
I just purchased a new 19 inch monitor. It comes with a DVI-D cable
and an analog cable. My current graphics card in my main machine has
a DVI-I connector and so I am using a DVI-I to VGA adapter to run
this monitor. I have a second VGA monitor on the VGA connector.
However, I do have a graphics card of equal quality in another machine
that has a DVI-D connector. If I switch graphics cards am I going to
see a noticeable difference? If not, then I won't bother with the
switch.
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I am confused here. Why would you want to switch graphics cards?

A DVD-I connector will drive a either a digital or an analogue connection.
The "I" means Integrated, i.e. Analogue and Digital. So just unplug the
adapter and connect to the monitor using the digital cable.

DVD-D is digital only. It is in no way superior to DVD-I. In fact its
completely identical with the single exception that the analog pins are
missing.

Does that help?

Chip
 
I am confused here. Why would you want to switch graphics cards?

A DVD-I connector will drive a either a digital or an analogue connection.
The "I" means Integrated, i.e. Analogue and Digital. So just unplug the
adapter and connect to the monitor using the digital cable.

DVD-D is digital only. It is in no way superior to DVD-I. In fact its
completely identical with the single exception that the analog pins are
missing.

Does that help?

Chip
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The digital input on my main computer is DVI-I. My new monitor has a
DVI-D connection. The graphics card on my other computer has a DVI-D
input.. In order to have a direct connection I must switch graphics
cards.
 
John H. Power said:
The digital input on my main computer is DVI-I. My new monitor has a
DVI-D connection. The graphics card on my other computer has a DVI-D
input.. In order to have a direct connection I must switch graphics
cards.
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I don't know if you clearly read what I posted, but I think you are
confused.

(Also you say "The digital input on my main computer is DVI-I". Computers
don't have digital *inputs*. You mean output, I guess??)

Well anyway, please read again:

DVD-I is the same as DVI-D, except that DVD-I also contains analogue pins.

Therefore, you can connect a DVI-I output from your PC to the DVI-I input on
your monitor. There is no problem with this. There is no point whatsoever
in swapping a graphics card that has DVI-I for one that has DVI-D. DVI-I
will do everything (and more) that DVI-D can do.

Does this help explain?

Cheers,

Chip.
 
Damn! I made a typo:

I said: "Therefore, you can connect a DVI-I output from your PC to the
DVI-I input on your monitor."

Sorry, I meant:

"you can connect a DVI-I output from your PC to the ***DVI-D*** input on
your monitor"
 
Damn! I made a typo:

I said: "Therefore, you can connect a DVI-I output from your PC to the
DVI-I input on your monitor."

Sorry, I meant:

"you can connect a DVI-I output from your PC to the ***DVI-D*** input on
your monitor"
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OK. I tried and it didn't seem to fit. I'll try again. If that's
the case you are right. What I met by "input" and "output" is that my
graphics card has a DVI-I connection and the monitor cable is a DVD-D
connection.

Thanks for taking the time to respond
 
John H. Power said:
OK. I tried and it didn't seem to fit. I'll try again. If that's
the case you are right. What I met by "input" and "output" is that my
graphics card has a DVI-I connection and the monitor cable is a DVD-D
connection.
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DVI-I & DVI-D use the same connector, so they *will* fit. If they don't
then one of them is not a DVI connector.
Thanks for taking the time to respond
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Hey no problem :-)

Chip
 
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