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wow DVI rawks

rh71

rh71

No Lifer
My DVI cable just came in after waiting a month for it (shipping problems) ... finally I get to see the brilliance of a 27" LCD. Before when I was on VGA cables, I saw random lines fluttering as if I were watching the refresh rate. Not as bad as it sounds, but you could definitely see activity within the display. But now, the picture is crystal clear and sharp. I didn't imagine it could be this good... :thumbsup: for DVI.
 
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
 
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
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my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
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there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
 
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: spliffstar69
Anyone know if HDMi will be coming to the PC ?
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what would be the point? 😕
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Smaller, easier to setup cables, plus a lot of HDTV's are coming with only HDMI connections, so in order to hook up a PC, an HDMI to DVI connector would be required.

It wouldn't make sense, however, to use an HDMI cable for both Video and Audio from the PC, unless there's a super-duper ATI SoundBlaster x800XTPro Audigy 5 Platinum ZS w/8xAA card coming out sometime soon.
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
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there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
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hmm... no real point to those, wouldn't you say ? Digital --> Analog --> Digital conversion is what you're hoping to avoid with DVI in the first place... why would you go with DVI in that case ? Or does that converter take the analog out of the equation completely ?
 
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: spliffstar69
Anyone know if HDMi will be coming to the PC ?
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what would be the point? 😕
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Smaller, easier to setup cables, plus a lot of HDTV's are coming with only HDMI connections, so in order to hook up a PC, an HDMI to DVI connector would be required.

It wouldn't make sense, however, to use an HDMI cable for both Video and Audio from the PC, unless there's a super-duper ATI SoundBlaster x800XTPro Audigy 5 Platinum ZS w/8xAA card coming out sometime soon.
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especially with the boom on the HTPC meida center side.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...
hmm... no real point to those, wouldn't you say ? Digital --> Analog --> Digital conversion is what you're hoping to avoid with DVI in the first place... why would you go with DVI in that case ?
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shrug. i don't know. i'm not really sure if there's a point anyhow. i don't see a significant difference between my husband's DVI and my analog (he has the 1801FP or something; i use the 2001FP), so i really haven't invested much time into it.

but having the converter seems to be the only way i can use my monitor with the KVM switch -- if i do the digital to analog and back to digital conversion -- unless i'm missing something and there's a way to circumvent it without getting a second monitor.
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...
hmm... no real point to those, wouldn't you say ? Digital --> Analog --> Digital conversion is what you're hoping to avoid with DVI in the first place... why would you go with DVI in that case ?
Click to expand...

shrug. i don't know. i'm not really sure if there's a point anyhow. i don't see a significant difference between my husband's DVI and my analog (he has the 1801FP or something; i use the 2001FP), so i really haven't invested much time into it.

but having the converter seems to be the only way i can use my monitor with the KVM switch -- if i do the digital to analog and back to digital conversion -- unless i'm missing something and there's a way to circumvent it without getting a second monitor.
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i c - if you got the converter just for hardware compatibility then quality really wouldn't matter. It may even eliminate the analog conversion altogether... I certainly don't know for sure.
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...

Can I get a link to this VGA to DVI converter?
 
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...

Can I get a link to this VGA to DVI converter?
Click to expand...

here's one, but there are only 6 minutes remaining of the auction
here's another one, same seller

it's really cheap, as you see, although shipping kind of kills the deal.
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...

Can I get a link to this VGA to DVI converter?
Click to expand...

here's one, but there are only 6 minutes remaining of the auction
here's another one, same seller

it's really cheap, as you see, although shipping kind of kills the deal.
Click to expand...

I thought you had found a magical VGA to DVI adapter, that's a DVI to VGA
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: tami
i have a KVM switch that is shared between my windows desktop with a DVI vid card and my linux box with a regular VGA vid card. i wonder if i can somehow get DVI on one computer and not on the other through the KVM. oh, the challenge...
Click to expand...
my VGA cable was going through a KVM switch also... maybe that degraded my VGA signal to the point where I saw artifacts. No DVI plug on my KVM so I've tossed that doohickey aside... remoting into my laptop on the side instead now. What can ya do ? 🙂
Click to expand...

there are VGA to DVI converters. i bought one for $3 on ebay. i just haven't used it yet.
Click to expand...

Can I get a link to this VGA to DVI converter?
Click to expand...

here's one, but there are only 6 minutes remaining of the auction
here's another one, same seller

it's really cheap, as you see, although shipping kind of kills the deal.
Click to expand...


One problem, those are DVI-I. Most LCDs are DVI-D.

The reason that they can do that conversion is because DVI-I transmits both analog and digital so the conversion is easy BECAUSE THERE IS NONE lol. Its just transferring it to a different pin arrangement.

DVI-D->VGA cost $$$
 
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