does a ti4200 have a dvi output...?

TorqueTorque
edited June 2003 in Hardware
or what does it look like so i know if my vid card has one... cuz im plannin to buy a lcd... and they are much better with the digital connection...

thanks

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  • CCWCCW Suffolk, UK
    edited June 2003
    Mine does, i think most do but some makes may not

    Craig
  • karatekidkaratekid Ogdensburg, NY
    edited June 2003
    Yes, quite a few Ti4200's have a DVI connection.

    BTW, here is what one looks like.
  • dydxdydx Cymru, UK
    edited June 2003
    My Leadtek 4200 has DVI.

    Only snag with DVI is it only supports up to 1280x1024.

    mD
  • EnverexEnverex
    laughs at KK for forgetting to attach the picture

    Torque: The DVI out is dependant on manufacturer, e.g. Saphire may have them, but Crucial may not, etc etc, so you need to find out about the exact card first.

    Anyway, here is a GF4 with DVI (DVI connector is the far right).
    <i...
     Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    laughs at KK for forgetting to attach the picture

    Torque: The DVI out is dependant on manufacturer, e.g. Saphire may have them, but Crucial may not, etc etc, so you need to find out about the exact card first.

    Anyway, here is a GF4 with DVI (DVI connector is the far right).
    <img src="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/graphics/2002/04/visiontek-gf4-ti4600-image.jpg"&gt;

    NS
  • karatekidkaratekid Ogdensburg, NY
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by NightShade737
    * NightShade737 laughs at KK for forgetting to attach the picture
    NS

    /me wonders what NightShade is talking about :confused:
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    When I first viewed the page there was no attachment and no "KK has attached this image" message, just :

    "Yes, quite a few Ti4200's have a DVI connection.

    BTW, here is what one looks like."

    and that was it, I thought you had forgot to post it, maybe the server was only half way through your post when I loaded or something, werid, anyway.........

    NS
  • TorqueTorque
    edited June 2003
    ok... mine does.. thanks for the help!
  • TorqueTorque
    edited June 2003
    "Only snag with DVI is it only supports up to 1280x1024"

    all dvi does... or is that card specific?
  • dydxdydx Cymru, UK
    edited June 2003
    Limitations of the interface itself, on all cards.

    Ive seen some solutions use multiple DVI cables but this is far from ideal.

    mD
  • TorqueTorque
    edited June 2003
    sounds far from ideal too :)
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    So, in all realism, when you are using 1600x1200 on a 15" display, when you would need a crisp signal, you cant? Thats really really quite stupid. TBH I had never heard of this issue, thanks for bringing it up.

    NS
  • dydxdydx Cymru, UK
    edited June 2003
    It depends on the cable actually, dual link DVI cables are the norm these days and support 1920x1080.

    The limitation of 1280x1024 spplies to single link cables.

    Dual link cables are still one cable, just more pins.

    Makes you wonder though, DVI could be a fairly short lived interface.

    mD
  • TorqueTorque
    edited June 2003
    if its more pins.. what cards support these dual link cables?
  • karatekidkaratekid Ogdensburg, NY
    edited June 2003
    DVI seems like it has been around for a number of years, but it has yet to really cetch on. Video card makers seem to be adopting it (though not in their mainstream cards,) but most monitors made still have the old VGA connection. I thought that by now nearly all LCD monitors would be using DVI.
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited June 2003
    My PNY Verto GeForce 4 Ti4200 has DVI output as well.
  • dydxdydx Cymru, UK
    edited June 2003
    Theres a gap in the biggest bank of pins on single link DVI connectors/cables.

    Theres also 4 pins for analog on most DVI connectors nowerdays...

    http://www.pacificcable.com/DVI_Tutorial.htm

    That site should make it clear for you.


    mD
  • TorqueTorque
    edited June 2003
    So, both of the pictures on the first page, according to that website are dual link dvi-i 's.... which can support higher resolutions.. which is good because most monitors i see are dual... but...

    i guess my question is... can regular dvi-d monitors plug into a dvd-i port?

    like if i have a dual dvi-i port (24 pins +4 for analog) and the monitor just has dual dvi-d (no analog) ... will it work?

    thanks

    edit: thanks for the helpful website dydx!
  • dydxdydx Cymru, UK
    edited June 2003
    Given the correct cable, it should work.


    mD
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