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Hi, I bought a custom built PC with a new video card that according to the website (at the time) said that it had Two Dual Link DVI outputs and the picture shows this also.
However when I got the computer the connectors on the card were
1. Dual DVI-I
2. VGA
3. HDMI
I have two exact same monitors that have (hard-wired) data cables that are DVI-I connectors.
I went back to the shop and told them this isn't what I'd ordered and the card doesn't power the two monitors that the website suggested it did. Their solution was to give me a connector, which was (female) DVI-D to (male) HDMI. At the time I didn't know the difference between DVI-I & DVI-D, until I got home and tried to connect them together.
I went back to the shop and told them that I needed a DVI-I to HDMI connector and was told it's not possible, only DVI-D to HDMI.
I returned home and did a search and found suppliers selling DVI-I to HDMI connectors. I also read up on wiki to get a better understanding for myself.
The question is, will a connector that has (female) DVI-I & (male) HDMI work? Will I notice a difference in output between the signal going direct out the card's DVI-I connection to my monitor and the other that runs through the connector?
Links:
(the card I bought)
(sourcingmap.com)
Thanks in advance
However when I got the computer the connectors on the card were
1. Dual DVI-I
2. VGA
3. HDMI
I have two exact same monitors that have (hard-wired) data cables that are DVI-I connectors.
I went back to the shop and told them this isn't what I'd ordered and the card doesn't power the two monitors that the website suggested it did. Their solution was to give me a connector, which was (female) DVI-D to (male) HDMI. At the time I didn't know the difference between DVI-I & DVI-D, until I got home and tried to connect them together.
I went back to the shop and told them that I needed a DVI-I to HDMI connector and was told it's not possible, only DVI-D to HDMI.
I returned home and did a search and found suppliers selling DVI-I to HDMI connectors. I also read up on wiki to get a better understanding for myself.
The question is, will a connector that has (female) DVI-I & (male) HDMI work? Will I notice a difference in output between the signal going direct out the card's DVI-I connection to my monitor and the other that runs through the connector?
Links:
(the card I bought)
(sourcingmap.com)
Thanks in advance