andrey2pro
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which one is better or are they the same ??
dvi vs hdmi
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claptonman
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Yes, the only difference is HDMI carries audio.
linkin
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HDMI and DVI are digital connections, you either get a picture or you get no picture, or very bad garbled display. Neither is better than the other in that sense. HDMI carries audio as well as video, thus it has more bandwidth. Does not matter when doing 1920x1080 at 60hz. HDMI 1.4 may be rich with vivid colours, but so will DVI on the same screen, and more importantly the quality of your monitor will determine colour reproduction.
MMM
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Almost identical, both support 1920×1080 resolution maximum and as stated HDMI has 8 channel sound support.
DVI doesn’t support HDCP encryption by default for Bluray players but HDMI does.
So in a nutshell go for HDMI.....
mtb211
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Any truth to that?
linkin
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This, and
No, it's a fabrication. The only real world difference I can notice is that HDMI lets you change the black level, while DVI does not. I'm not even sure what that setting changes hardware/signal wise, but a low black level makes dark thins very hard to see. A normal black level looks exactly the same as DVI.
At the same resolution, HDMI and DVI looks the same, its technically the same signal. Dont know what you mean by black level. I have a older HD TV with just DVI and I can change the black level.
linkin
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Might just be my screen, cause when I use DVI there is no black level option. My cable may only be a single link cable though.
PohTayToez
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DVI Single Link is limited to 1920x1200. Most stuff these days has Dual Link DVI, however, which is just as good as HDMI and only restricted be the limitations of the hardware.
andrey2pro
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ok so should i get a 23 inch with dvi or a 21.5 with hdmi?
Alot of newer ones will have VGA/HDMI and DVI, all three. Just look around at some more models.
Pretty much all video cards have DVI out so as long as the monitor comes with a DVI cord you should be fine.
S.T.A.R.S.
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DVI reproduces digital signal image with no audio...
HDMI reproduces digital signal image with audio...
If you are unsure wether to get a graphic card with DVI or HDMI or VGA or all three,buy the one that has DVI at least since they are cheaper than the ones with HDMI included and you will NOT see any image difference(s) between DVI and HDMI believe me.Unless if you are doing God knows what lol...
As for not having an audio transfer signal with DVI,don't worry about that since it is a lot cheaper to just plug the speakers and have audio.
This MIGHT be important only in a cases if you use HUGE plasma TV as a computer monitor and WANT to hear the sound through TV's speakers.
Or if you want the cheapest then get VGA and you can always convert VGA all the way to even HDMI with the good converter.Many people will say this is impossible,but it is possible.I have done it.Still it is better to just get DVI.That is more than enough what you will need believe me.
Hell I still use VGA and image quality is great.The diffrences are so damn small that a human eye can barely (if even that much) detect it.
I would rather save money for something better rather than spending it on hardware just because you want to use DVI or HDMI instead of VGA which is also great.
Cheers!
HDMI reproduces digital signal image with audio...
If you are unsure wether to get a graphic card with DVI or HDMI or VGA or all three,buy the one that has DVI at least since they are cheaper than the ones with HDMI included and you will NOT see any image difference(s) between DVI and HDMI believe me.Unless if you are doing God knows what lol...
As for not having an audio transfer signal with DVI,don't worry about that since it is a lot cheaper to just plug the speakers and have audio.
This MIGHT be important only in a cases if you use HUGE plasma TV as a computer monitor and WANT to hear the sound through TV's speakers.
Or if you want the cheapest then get VGA and you can always convert VGA all the way to even HDMI with the good converter.Many people will say this is impossible,but it is possible.I have done it.Still it is better to just get DVI.That is more than enough what you will need believe me.
Hell I still use VGA and image quality is great.The diffrences are so damn small that a human eye can barely (if even that much) detect it.
I would rather save money for something better rather than spending it on hardware just because you want to use DVI or HDMI instead of VGA which is also great.
Cheers!
MMM
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DVI can stream up to 1920×1200 HD video, or with dual-link DVI connectors you can support up to 2560×1600 pixels.
Depends on Video card you use!!!
Dont know how old video cards you buy, but about all of the last two or three generation of cards have both DVI and HDMI ports. They dont cost more just because it has HDMI ports.