DVI ouput on video card.

[hollowman]

will that work on regular monitor? or does it only work with LCD monitors?? can anyone help? thanks

 

[dolphins]

LCD monitors and only dvi capable lcd monitors at that.

 

[hollowman]

so.. you gotta have a lcd monitor to use dvi input? and does voodoo5 pci for mac only has dvi input? thanks

 

[HansXP]

I don't think there is a single video card out there that doesn't have regular VGA output. The only cards I know of with DVI output are the GF2 Ultra, the V5 for Mac, and one of the new dual-head GF2 MX cards. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[hollowman]

oh~ thanks

 

[Hawk]

there are some video cards that are DVI only, but usually they come with a converter (unless you buy OEM or something). And regular monitors don't have DVI output, so in that sense, yes, only LCDs can use DVI connections.

 

[HansXP]

What video cards only come with a DVI output?

 

[MrCoyote]

Yes, some regular CRT's have DVI. The NEC FP955 which I was looking at, has a DVI-A and a regular connector. But there are two types of DVI. DVI-A, and DVI-I. Make sure you get compatible monitor/LCD and card.

 

[Hawk]

There you go Mr. HansXP

Is that DVI-A the one standard before they decided on DVI-I (or vice versa?)

 

[Bingo13]

ATI All in Wonder Radeon AGP is DVI-I output only. They ship an adapter to go from DVI-I to VGA for monitors that are not DVI-I capable. The original standard was DVI-A since most LCD panels released up to last year were analog only. DVI-I is the lastest standard for a true digital to digital connection. Yes, it does make a difference in picture quality. The Hercules Prophet III and LeadTek GF3 TD are both DVI-I capable cards to add to the mix.

 

[HansXP]

Wow, never knew that. You'd think they would put VGA connectors on everything.