DVI-A connectors have 17 (12+5) pins, do not have a dual-link option, and only carry analog signals. These signals are identical to VGA signals but are presented as an altered configuration. A VGA to DVI adapter is necessary to connect a VGA video card to a DVI-A monitor or a DVI-A video card to a VGA monitor. Due to VGA being the dominant connector for analog monitors and DVI as a standard for digital signals, DVI-A connectors are quite rare; instead, DVI-I and DVI-D connectors are more common. DVI-A cables will work with both DVI-A and DVI-I connectors. Male DVI-D cables may fit in a female DVI-A connector, but will not work as they do not carry any analog signals.

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Fortunately, DisplayPort is compatible with DVI; you just need to buy the correct cable or adapter.

What is DVI?

So you can use it to connect to a secondary old monitor or TV that only has DVI or VGA inputs. The output resolution will be good enough for documents and watching movies but it won’t be true-HD and I definitely do not recommend it for games. Although DVI is present in most modern day graphic cards and HD monitors it is gradually being phased out. At present HDMI is preferred over DVI and HDMI is also being preceded by USB-C. But for few years we will see DVI in our life. DVI-I port is the most popular one of all the three types of DVI connectors and is used for connecting High Definition displays to the PC. Since it can run video stream at 2560X1600 pixel (with refresh rate of 60Hz), the user can experience high definition gaming and movie experience. Eiden, Hermann (July 7, 1999). "TFT Guide Part 3 - Digital Interfaces". TomsHardware.com . Retrieved 29 March 2012. High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a forward-compatible standard that also includes digital audio transmission

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Some DVI-D sources use non-standard extensions to output HDMI signals including audio (e.g. ATI 3000-series and NVIDIA GTX 200-series). [17] Some multimedia displays use a DVI to HDMI adapter to input the HDMI signal with audio. Exact capabilities vary by video card specifications.a b "VESA Standards". Video Electronics Standards Association. Archived from the original on January 17, 1999. DVI-D (Digital Video Interface - Digital): This port only carries digital signals and hence the name DVI- DIGITAL. It has higher number of pins than DVI-A. The digital signals sent out cannot be received by analog monitors. You need a converter for connecting analog display devices. There are two types in DVI-D. They are Single Link DVI-D and Dual Link DVI-D. The pin configuration for both is given below. DVI-D (Single Link) supports a video stream at 1920X1200 @ 60 Hz. DVI-D (Dual Link) supports a video stream at 2560X1600 @ 60 Hz. One of the purposes of DVI stream encoding is to provide a DC-balanced output that reduces decoding errors. This goal is achieved by using 10-bit symbols for 8-bit or less characters and using the extra bits for the DC balancing.

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MicroCross DVI Connector System: Digital Visual Interface Standard" (PDF). Molex. December 2000 . Retrieved 31 January 2023. Featuring support for analog connections, DVI devices manufactured as DVI-I are compatible with the analog VGA interface [1] by including VGA pins, while DVI-D devices are digital-only. This compatibility, along with other advantages, led to its widespread acceptance over competing digital display standards Plug and Display (P&D) and Digital Flat Panel (DFP). [2] Although DVI is predominantly associated with computers, it is sometimes used in other consumer electronics such as television sets and DVD players.There are three types of DVI cables and connections, and each has a slightly different pin configuration: Specifications [ edit ] A passive DVI-to-VGA adapter. This adapter will not work with a DVI-D output. It requires a DVI-I or DVI-A output to get the analog signal to a VGA input (even if the adapter looks like a DVI-D). A more expensive active adapter (or converter) is required to connect DVI-D to VGA. Digital [ edit ]