On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <[email protected]> wrote: > On Seg, 08 Mar 2010, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> >> Is there no way to tell which type of connection is being used? For >> whatever reason, it is important to him to know that the connection is >> digital. > > I might be saying complete bullshit, but do DVI cables carry tha analog > signal? It's true the connectors in VGA boards have both signals, but > shouldn't a standard DVI cable only transmit the digital signal and ignore > the analog part, which is used only when a DVI->VGA adaptor is used? > > Moreover, even if the cable transmits the analog signal, if it's plugged at > the DVI input of the monitor, I believe the monitor will take digital signal > from there. Even if there is also analog signal in the cable, it should be > ignored in the DVI input. >
DVI-I cables carry both digital and analogue signal. DVI-D carries digital only. This is especially useful when you run into a situation where a video card only has DVI connectors but a monitor only accepts VGA. A converter can easily be used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface -- Jordan Metzmeier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
