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What is the difference between these two DVI cable?

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max_007 Original post #1
Jul 20, 2011 at 5:45 PM
what is the difference between these two DVI cable
*media.gadgets.in/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/400x400/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_16_765.jpg


*www.davediscovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dvi-cable.jpg
jsjs
jsjs #2
Jul 20, 2011 at 6:45 PM
I think 2nd one is gold plated which may be better n costlier
Faun
Faun #3
Jul 20, 2011 at 7:06 PM
Obviously the pin count is different, I am curious too.
Cilus
Cilus #4
Jul 20, 2011 at 7:19 PM
The 1st one is a single Link DVI-D connector and the 2nd one is dual link DVI-D connector.
DVI cables send information using a digital information format called TMDS (transition minimized differential signaling). Single link cables use one TMDS 165Mhz transmitter, while dual links use two. The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality; i.e. a DVI single link 60-Hz LCD can display a resolution of 1920 x 1200, while a DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600.

Dual link DVI connectors are only option currenly that can provide Full HD or 1920X1080 3D gaming experiece in a 3D LCD TV @ 60FPS. HDMI 1.4a or single link DVI can only provide 24 FPS in the above scenario due to their lower bandwidth.
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max_007 #5
Jul 20, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Cilus said:
The 1st one is a single Link DVI-D connector and the 2nd one is dual link DVI-D connector.
DVI cables send information using a digital information format called TMDS (transition minimized differential signaling). Single link cables use one TMDS 165Mhz transmitter, while dual links use two. The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality; i.e. a DVI single link 60-Hz LCD can display a resolution of 1920 x 1200, while a DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600.

Dual link DVI connectors are only option currenly that can provide Full HD or 1920X1080 3D gaming experiece in a 3D LCD TV @ 60FPS. HDMI 1.4a or single link DVI can only provide 24 FPS in the above scenario due to their lower bandwidth.
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Thanks a lot cilus for your explanation :smile:
so i guess the 2nd one is better...how much it cost..any idea?
Cilus
Cilus #6
Jul 20, 2011 at 8:04 PM
Actually most available DVI connector for a Graphics card is Dual Link DVI. Price will be around 0.3K to 0.6K.
mukherjee
mukherjee #7
Jul 20, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Cilus said:
The 1st one is a single Link DVI-D connector and the 2nd one is dual link DVI-D connector.
DVI cables send information using a digital information format called TMDS (transition minimized differential signaling). Single link cables use one TMDS 165Mhz transmitter, while dual links use two. The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality; i.e. a DVI single link 60-Hz LCD can display a resolution of 1920 x 1200, while a DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600.

Dual link DVI connectors are only option currenly that can provide Full HD or 1920X1080 3D gaming experiece in a 3D LCD TV @ 60FPS. HDMI 1.4a or single link DVI can only provide 24 FPS in the above scenario due to their lower bandwidth.
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Yea...:+1:

i fished out a dual link DVI-D cable after searching a lot(and a gold plated one too at that ;) ) for 0.5k back in march '11
asingh
asingh #8
Jul 20, 2011 at 10:45 PM
This should explain it all:
*upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/181px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png

Link:
Digital Visual Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
mukherjee
mukherjee #9
Jul 20, 2011 at 11:01 PM
@asingh

As usual,u show the way :doublethumb: