what's better, dvi dual link or dvi single link?

[masumo]

What's better dvi dual or dvi single? Any reason why? Thanks.

 

[Gosharkss]

Dual link has twice the bandwidth of single link, however I do not know of any monitor that supports dual link.

 

[masumo]

i have an eizo l465 and i'm pretty sure it's dual link compatible. so dual link is better since the bandwidth is higher? what's the advantage of more bandwidth?

 

[Gosharkss]

Higher resolution, However in your case none. Your Eizo is a 1280 x 1024 monitor, single link is capable of 1280 x 1024 resolution.

 

[Apex]

<< Dual link has twice the bandwidth of single link, however I do not know of any monitor that supports dual link. >>



Gosharkss, once again, hit it dead on. Twice the bandwidth, but no monitors nor projectors currently support dual link. However, since the price of the cables are identical (or practically identical), you might as well buy dual link to help "futureproof" your purchase. This is definitely the case if you're putting the cables in the wall (ie. between your computer and your ceiling mounted projector).