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Okay, i'm confused about DVI types.

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I know the differences...but i am still confused.

I have a Leadtek 6800 GT, which i understand has DVI-I output.

Will i be able to hook this up to a DVI-D projector with a DVI-D cable?

Or am i going to have to find a DVI-D/DVI-I cable (different ends).

My thinking is that i could just get a DVI-D cable & it will fit in my DVI-I port on my video card, but i need some clarification on this.

Thanx.
 
I actually got thinking about this due to seeing that link in your sig, lol.

I almost sure that i can use a DVI-D cable to go from DVI-I to DVI-D, but no site that i've googled yet specifically says one can...
 
lol ok....

I just use a DVI to component cable from ATI to connect to my projector so I'm not going to be much help beyond my original link... which seems to actually be the root of your problem 😉
 
Ok, DVI-D is a digital signal (TMDS), DVI-A is analog, and DVI-I is a combination of both of them. Also, DVI-D can come in both single-link and dual-link varieties, although dual-link is only needed to drive very-high-res displays. So if you use a DVI-D single-link cable, connected between a DVI-I output, and a device that requires a DVI-D single-link input, it should work fine.

Likewise, if you get a DVI-I dual-link cable, it will be capable of carrying *any* combination of signals, since it will be wired with all of the pins/signals. The DVI-D single-link cable cannot be used for DVI-D dual-link, nor DVI-A signals.
 
Does this help?

"If you have plugs that are DVI-I, they will accept any type of DVI
cable.

If you have mistmatched plugs, such as DVI-D and DVI-I or DVI-A and
DVI-I, you may use either a DVI-I cable or the cable that matches the other
plug. For example, you may use a DVI-D cable on a DVI-I to DVI-D connection,
but not a DVI-A cable."

EDIT: too late, spent too much time looking through crap on AVSforum 😉
 
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