Topic 'Re: DVI vs. HDMI' in forum 'PC Hardware Discussion/Reviews' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625415 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:49:41 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:49:41 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22658607 said by DKS:

said by w0g:

said by DKS:

Not really. The monitor may render the signals slightly more effectively. At least that is how it appears.
Yep, that's a placebo alright.. signals the same, there's no reason processing would be any different.
Yet it appears sharper. The monitor I'm using is a Samsung T220HD.
Some monitors allow you to use different settings for each input. Things like image adjustment, color correction, motion enhancement, and any other 'feature' that you can toggle using the on screen display will alter the image before it is displayed on your screen. Some monitors have a 'Game Mode' that turns every filter feature off, giving you the purest image from your video card. DVI and HDMI use the same processing chips inside your monitor, so this difference that you see could be coming from the DVI input applying filters while the HDMI input is not altering the input. Likewise, video cards can have different image filters for each monitor output. Same situation there.

But the video signals that travel down the DVI and HDMI cables are electrically the same. There should be no difference between DVI and HDMI for video.
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said by DKS:

Not really. The monitor may render the signals slightly more effectively. At least that is how it appears.
Yep, that's a placebo alright.. signals the same, there's no reason processing would be any different.
Yet it appears sharper. The monitor I'm using is a Samsung T220HD.
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Not really. The monitor may render the signals slightly more effectively. At least that is how it appears.
Yep, that's a placebo alright.. signals the same, there's no reason processing would be any different.
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said by whymeintrouble:

if i recall correctly there are couple types of DVI.
DVI-A
DVI-D
DVI-I

i'm not really familiar with 'I'.
'D' is for both audio and video, while 'A' is video only
Wrong. DVI-I is analog and digital, and DVI-D is only digital, while DVI-A is analog only.

THERE IS NO DVI with audio unless converted to HDMI with an audio decoder wired into extra pins on the DVI port. That's what they came up with HDMI for.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Vi···nterface
Thanks... I was just curious how they got audio to my HDMI connector through the DVI port. :-)
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22637313 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:26:25 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22636538 said by nnaarrnn:

said by DKS:

said by kusiobache:

EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors?
In short, yes. There IS a subjective difference between DVI output and HDMI output. On my Samsung 220HD monitor the HDMI output to screen is much sharper through my EVGA GTX260 than the DVI output. Well worth the cost of the cable (which doesn't jiggle). Your monitor and video card may give you different results.
This is called the placebo effect.
Not really. The monitor may render the signals slightly more effectively. At least that is how it appears.
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said by kusiobache:

EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors?
In short, yes. There IS a subjective difference between DVI output and HDMI output. On my Samsung 220HD monitor the HDMI output to screen is much sharper through my EVGA GTX260 than the DVI output. Well worth the cost of the cable (which doesn't jiggle). Your monitor and video card may give you different results.
This is called the placebo effect.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22635333 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:35 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22635311 said by whymeintrouble:

if i recall correctly there are couple types of DVI.
DVI-A
DVI-D
DVI-I

i'm not really familiar with 'I'.
'D' is for both audio and video, while 'A' is video only
Wrong. DVI-I is analog and digital, and DVI-D is only digital, while DVI-A is analog only.

THERE IS NO DVI with audio unless converted to HDMI with an audio decoder wired into extra pins on the DVI port. That's what they came up with HDMI for.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Vi···nterface]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22635311 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:20:54 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634931 said by whymeintrouble:

if i recall correctly there are couple types of DVI.
DVI-A
DVI-D
DVI-I

i'm not really familiar with 'I'.
'D' is for both audio and video, while 'A' is video only
Thanks for the info!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634931 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:22 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634515 said by EUS:

Doesn't HDMI have DRM capabilitie(s) built-in as well?
Yes, it's called HDCP, and since DVI and HDMI carry the same video signal, both are compatible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634515 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:06:09 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634398 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634398 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:45:56 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634307 DVI-A
DVI-D
DVI-I

i'm not really familiar with 'I'.
'D' is for both audio and video, while 'A' is video only]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22634307 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:31:54 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22629457
[EDIT] I was just curious about this... When I use the DVI to HDMI adapter on my video card, audio is carried over the HDMI cable to my TV. Is DVI capable of carrying audio signals and it's just not utilized?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22629457 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:14:11 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22629417 said by Somnambul33t:

said by DKS:

said by kusiobache:

EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors?
In short, yes. There IS a subjective difference between DVI output and HDMI output. On my Samsung 220HD monitor the HDMI output to screen is much sharper through my EVGA GTX260 than the DVI output. Well worth the cost of the cable (which doesn't jiggle). Your monitor and video card may give you different results.
then there's a further issue somewhere. HDMI is DVI, but with audio and a condensed form factor. also, since theyre both digital, there isnt really a way for one to have a better picture based on the cable. digital is digital, it's either 100% indicitive of the source or it's 0% (static/black/etc). maybe not the entire screen, but the image is either fully on and full source quality or it's off.
Not really. As I said, it's a subjective issue. I have a sharper image with HDMI vs. DVI.
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said by kusiobache:

EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors?
In short, yes. There IS a subjective difference between DVI output and HDMI output. On my Samsung 220HD monitor the HDMI output to screen is much sharper through my EVGA GTX260 than the DVI output. Well worth the cost of the cable (which doesn't jiggle). Your monitor and video card may give you different results.
then there's a further issue somewhere. HDMI is DVI, but with audio and a condensed form factor. also, since theyre both digital, there isnt really a way for one to have a better picture based on the cable. digital is digital, it's either 100% indicitive of the source or it's 0% (static/black/etc). maybe not the entire screen, but the image is either fully on and full source quality or it's off.
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EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors? In short, yes. There IS a subjective difference between DVI output and HDMI output. On my Samsung 220HD monitor the HDMI output to screen is much sharper through my EVGA GTX260 than the DVI output. Well worth the cost of the cable (which doesn't jiggle). Your monitor and video card may give you different results.
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Really the only thing I have against them is that you can't secure the connections physically. You're counting on friction to hold it in place.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625876 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:07 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625582
Thanks again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625582 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:51:55 EDT Re: DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625535
Really the only difference between them is HDMI carries audio and sound. DVI doesn't carry sound. Both support HDCP.

Personally I prefer DVI since it can actually be secured in place, the connections are a lot more solid than HDMI.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DVI-vs-HDMI-22625535 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:42:59 EDT DVI vs. HDMI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/DVI-vs-HDMI-22625415
Soooo... I'm planning on buying a new computer monitor, and I found two that I would be OK with. However, I do like on much more than the other, but my problem is that although it supports 1920 X 1080, It has no HDMI port, whereas the other monitor does have an HDMI port. I was wondering if this really makes a difference, and what IS the difference between HDMI and DVI.

I mean is there any other difference besides the fact that HDMI carries video and sound? Because if that's it then I will probably just get the one without an HDMI port because I'm planning on buying separate speakers anyways, which will connect to the sound card via a separate cable.

But with DVI I would still be able to get my full 1920 X 1080 display right? And then later if I choose to go to dual-monitors, could I do that with DVI cables? (my video card supports it).

I'd much rather get the monitor without an HDMI port because it looks much nicer and functions about the same (has a worse resolution, but I don't need anything aboyt 1920 X 1080), but I want to be sure I'm not losing anything by using a DVI cable instead of an HDMI one. Oh, and yes the monitor works with HDCP.

EDIT: TO make it short, I guess what I'm saying is... Do DVI cables support 1920 X 1080 resolutions, and also higher resolutions and/or Dual Monitors?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/DVI-vs-HDMI-22625415 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:13:56 EDT