Some DVI sources can interface with analogue VGA in DVI-A mode and HDMI devices in DVI-D interfaces. DVI succeeds VGA, but to some extent has been replaced by DisplayPort and HDMI.
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Standalone TV Tuner Box to Run a 1920x1080p Digital DVI Only Monitor? [closed]
We got a large TV from somebody for free because the external tuner/DVD/VHS box died. After no luck trying to fix it, we threw it away. It attached to the box with a standard DVI cable, so the screen ...
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Is there a KVM switch that supports *dual monitors* using DVI or HDMI?
I have been looking for a KVM switch that I could hook up to my laptop docking station so that I could dock my work laptop at home, flip a switch, and have my laptop use my home PC's keyboard, mouse, ...
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Timer to Enable/Disable a USB port in Windows?
I have a large multitouch screen that's connected to a windows computer. It is connected to the computer by Firewire, USB, and DVI for various signals. If you unplug any of those connections, the ...
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Is there any DVI to HDMI converter with audio?
I have a laptop with VGA and DVI outputs, but no HDMI. I want to connect it to a HDMI TV.
Is there any DVI→HDMI converter that also grabs audio? Obviously, the DVI port does not carry audio signal, ...
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Blu-ray through VGA connector problems
I recently purchased a Blu-ray drive to go in my PC. Both hardware and software was installed successfully.
I have a dual-monitor setup, one of which is a TV. Currently a DVI connector on my graphics ...
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Using a DVI and VGA adapter cable on a DVI-I port under Linux
I need a cheap solution for driving two monitors. So I looked at refurbished Dell Optiplex SX280 USFF boxes that can be had very cheaply at the moment. Those have a dual-link DVI-I port connected to ...
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Can't get 3 monitors to work at the same time with 2x ATI 6900 with DVI
I have 3 monitors, with two ATI 6900. I want to use all monitors using DVI. Is this possible? I'm using Windows 7. I can only get two of the monitors to work at the same time.
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How do I know if my PC is dual link DVI? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
DVI-I - Single Link vs Dual Link
How do I know if my Dell Latitude E6420 has dual link DVI? It has a VGA output but the docking station has two DVI outputs?
Is there a ...
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Dual Monitor Setup using DVI Splitter [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I use a DVI splitter cable on 1 DVI port?
I have two HP w2207's (22-inch widescreen monitors). They both have DVI output. The DVI cables output with a DVI-D ...
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Can one damage a PC video card by unplugging the monitor cable?
I have had an argument with a friend of mine, he was trying to prove that unplugging a DVI or VGA monitor cable can cause damage to the video card. I have never heard this before and decided to pull ...
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P8Z68-V PRO BIOS output gone after switching to HDMI inputs on monitors
I have a newly built machine with an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO MB, ASUS GeFore 210 Silent video card and Windows 7 Prof. Everything configured fine upon install with the output from the 210 going to two Dell ...
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Will a passive DisplayPort to DVI adapter work on my Thinkpad?
The Lenovo Thinkpad I have at the office has a DisplayPort output. Not DVI, HDMI, not mini-DisplayPort. Nothing in the office has a DisplayPort input: the monitors take DVI, the big screen takes ...
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no DVI signal during bootup 'till OS loaded
I connected a new display (ASUS VS229-H) to my computer using the DVI-cable which came with the display. I only see "no signal" on screen until the OS log-in screen is loaded.
The previous display ...
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Sony TV can no longer be found as a second monitor
I recently discovered that my Sony TV no longer wants to be found as a secondary monitor on my stationary computer. The computer runs on Windows 7 with a GeForce GTX 465 with two DVI outlets.
I'm ...
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Will the picture from DVI port be different from VGA port?
If I had two identical monitors and a video card with one DVI and one VGA port capable of dual-monitor output, and I connected one monitor to each port, would the displays look the same? (They will ...
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Audio output on AMD HD 3450
I've just installed this graphics card under Windows 7 32 bit and I'm unable to find any reference to the onboard audio driver. AMD's own website says that it should have 5.1 surround, and the card ...
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Connecting external screen to a 2007 MacBook with DVI
I would like to buy an external monitor to connect to my MacBook in order to work in an easier and more efficient way in iPhoto.
I understood I need a DVI cable (only 19€ in the Apple Store). But do ...
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My Computer sees DVI connection as VGA and newest Intel Graphic Driver causes blank Screen (No Signal)
I have recieved a computer with Intel motherboard chipset DH67CL and on board GPU DT GT2. I have connected a DVI monitor (Acer AL1721 or iiyama prolite e481s).
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit ...
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Mini DisplayPort and Eyefinity, concerning adapters
I have a 6970 with 2 DVI, 1 HDMI and 2 MDP. I currently have 1 monitor hooked up through DVI, and a TV I use as a second monitor and for movies through HDMI. I want to set up 2 additional monitors for ...
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Dual monitor on PC with one VGA and one DVI-D input
I realise there are a number of similar questions already posted but I haven't seen any where the DVI input involved has been DVI-D. I hastily bought a VGA to DVI converter, then realised the cable ...
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PC won't recognize TV as an additional display
I'm working with an ATI Radeon HD2400, using a DVI-HDMI cable to connect my PC with my TV. After being connected for some time, my PC stopped recognising my TV with the error:
Another display not ...
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Desktop PC's DVI-out stopped working
I have a desktop PC with two video outputs — one VGA-out (connected to a monitor), and an extra DVI-out, for which I bought a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to a TV. The cable worked fine after I ...
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Monitor works on VGA, doesn't on DVI. Not a broken DVI on display
I've got a problem. I've got the following setup:
Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Ti with 2xDVI (dual) and 1xMini-HDMI
Asus VW226 (22", 1680x1050)
Acer V233H A (23", 1920x1080)
I use the Asus as my primary ...
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What is the formula for NVIDIA's digital vibrance? And what is the advantages over a simple saturation boost? [closed]
I was thinking: Now that we have loss less display<->videocard transmission methods (DVI, HDMI) it should be possible to find out what their formula is. Why isn't it public? Seems like a really ...
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DVI-I - Single Link vs Dual Link
I have two DVI-I to VGA adapters yet each one is different. From what I can tell one is a single link and the other a dual link DVI-I adapter.
I read some about this on wikipedia but I get lost in ...
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How can I connect an NVIDIA GeForce GT 330 to multiple monitors?
My video card has displayport & DVI-I. I used this picture. I have:
DVI-I to VGA (Currently use this to connect Acer monitor)
Bizlink (Active Display Port to DVI-D) Cable. View
DL-DVI-D to VGA ...
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How do I connect an LCD Monitor with a DVI-D port to a CPU with a VGA port only?
So I'm returning this DVI-I to VGA adapter which I bought by mistake (and by mistake I mean not researching about how many types of DVI connection there are). Is there a way to still use a DVI ...
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What is YCbCr444?
I just brought home my first HD monitor, a ViewSonic VX2753mh, hooked it up, and began looking at the settings. Immediately, I noticed a very distinct "washed-out" feel to the colors. Googling around, ...
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DVI vs VGA on Windows 7
I have a 3 monitor setup (each monitor is exactly the same). Two videocards, each with one splitter (one DVI and one VGA). I have two monitors hooked up using DVI and the third is connected through ...
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Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT with DVI + HDMI
SO I've got this old Nvidia 9500 GT in which I'm right now connecting a VGA and a DVI monitor. I've now bought a new HDMI screen, and I would like to ditch my old VGA screen, and use this one instead.
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Can I use four monitors with a dual-link dual-DVI card?
I plan to get this card, a Gigabyte GTS 450.
Apparently it has two DVI ports which support dual-link. Does that mean I can plug in two DVI monitors per port, i.e. four monitors creating one big ...
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GPU - Graphics Card with 2 DVI Outputs or 1 DVI Output and use a splitter
As the title says, I'm looking for a new computer and am trying to compare graphics cards. I see some of them have 2 DVI outputs on the card and I was wondering if there way any advantage of using ...
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Can HDMI output 2560x1600?
2560x1600 is the output resoultion for dual-link dvi. HDMI can convert to dvi. But can HDMI convert to dual-link dvi?
I understand there are different versions of HDMI. I want to hook up a ...
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My laptop does not have a DVI connection – can I use a DVI cable and converter?
I have the Lenovo g550, which surprisingly (or not) does not have a DVI connection.
Is there any point of using a DVI cable and a converter? My logic says no, but I figured I'd better ask. My screen ...
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Monitor is no longer being recognised correctly after graphics card change
A couple of days ago I replaced my Nvidia GTX 275 with a GTX 560 Ti, which worked with no problems. The monitor I'm using is a Viewsonic VA1916w and it's connected through a DVI-VGA adapter. Its ...
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DVI looks good, but why is HDMI horrible?
When I connect the the monitor to my PC using DVI, the output looks good. But when I connect the same monitor to the same PC using HDMI, the output is absolutely horrible - the picture and text comes ...
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How to debug why 3rd DVI monitor isn't working
Here is my video card Sapphire HD 6850 PCIE Video Card (100315L)
Using the 2 DVI outputs on the video card and one the motherboard, I tried to connect 3 monitors to my Windows 7 PC, but the 3rd ...
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What type of cables do I need for this video card?
I am building my own PC (the one Jeff outlined)
I am using the Sapphire HD 6850 PCIE Video Card (100315L) as my video card.
I went bought DVI cables, but they didn't work. Apparently, these cables ...
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Connecting PC to TV via HDMI/DVI: Windows XP doesn't allow the appropriate screen resolution
I have a computer that is connected to the living room TV (a Panasonic) via HDMI. There is no other monitor connected. My problem is that the computer, which is running Windows XP, does not allow me ...
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My monitor keep changing from DVI to VGA?
I have a Samsung LED monitor plugged to a Dell PC (Windows 7) which keeps changing from DVI to VGA everytime it goes suspended or I turn off and turn on again to use the PC.
How do I stop it from ...
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Is it possible to transmit more than 60Hz on a HDMI port?
Is it possible to transmit more than 60 Hz to my LCD through the HDMI port on my laptop?
Somewhere I've read that I need to have a HDMI 1.4 cable to do that – but I haven't found anything like this ...
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HP 6450b dvi stopped working. Software settings to check?
I am running XP professional on an HP Probook 6450b. I have been using a monitor with the dvi port on the docking station. A few days ago, the monitor started saying no signal detected. I switched ...
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Where should DVI signal be converted?
I recently read that the only difference between DVI and VGA is that DVI is digital whereas VGA is an analog signal. This means it might gain noise along the way or if the cable is cheap. I currently ...
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DVI-D Splitter Not Working with GeForce 8400gs
I have a GeForce 8400gs and it has a DVI and VGA port on the back. I was using dual monitors with one VGA and one DVI cable. I wanted both displays to be digital so I bought a DVI-D splitter and put ...
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DS-59 Triple-Split
Is it possible to split a DMS-59 to three (individual non-mirrored) DVI monitors? I haven't found any such cables available for purchase on the Internet. If not through a cable, how would I accomplish ...
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Adding 5V to DVI pin 14 in HDMI to DVI connector
I'm trying to hook up my Acer A500 tablet to a monitor that I have at work. The tablet has a microHDMI port, but the monitor unfortunately only has VGA and DVI. Initially I figured no problem, HDMI ...
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DVI splitter to clone or toggle monitor/television not working as expected
I want to be able to send video to my television with touching the cables. However, when both devices are connected and active they both go blank. In fact, the PC refuses to boot properly. The only ...
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With a Mac Mini, can I use a HDMI - DVI and DVI - VGA adapter for a CRT monitor?
I need this information because the two threads below didn't really clarify.
Mac Mini HDMI-to-DVI to VGA-to-Monitor?
Macbook Mini-DVI to VGA Output Broken - Cause?
I mean, does a DVI → VGA ...
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DVI to HDMI vs HDMI to DVI: is there any difference?
I am looking for a cable to connect a HDMI Laptop to a DVI display. Are all such cables the same or is there a difference which way the conversion goes?
