2nd Monitor Setup

whitworth2001 · 6 Sep 2014 at 18:00

Hi guys

this might be a really stupid question but here it goes..

I have a geforce GTI560ti graphics card, i have got a viewsonic vx2239 connected to my graphics card with a mini hdmi. now i have just picked up another monitor HPW2207H and want to duel them up but not too sure which lead i need. on the back of the HP monitor there is a VGA port and an HDMI port but on the graphics card there are 2 empty white slots i think these are DVI-D? this is what i am unsure off. so what lead would i need to do this?
or could i get an adaptor so HDMI to DVI-D ? if they are DVI-D connectors at the back of the GTI560ti

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Kris

therealpieman · 6 Sep 2014 at 18:30

A dvi to vga cable should work fine

whitworth2001 · 6 Sep 2014 at 18:43

thanks for your reply are these ports just normal vga ports then

therealpieman · 6 Sep 2014 at 18:53

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answ...at-is-the-difference-between-dvi-i-and-dvi-d?

it should send out both analogue and digital signals you can probably use an equivalent dvi to hdmi cable I haven't used one only the vga ones.

DaleTheWhale · 6 Sep 2014 at 20:56

VGA to DVI-I will work, but won't work with anything else.

VGA to DVI-D, or HDMI doesn't work.

whitworth2001 · 6 Sep 2014 at 22:06

thanks for the replys why wouldnt a DVI-D/HDMI FEMALE Adaptor work using hdmi cable ?

DaleTheWhale · 7 Sep 2014 at 00:30

Sorry, I tried to edit my comment earlier but the computer I was using wasn't allowing me. VGA only works with analogue enabled adapters unless a converter is used, as VGA carries a analogue signal. HDMI to DVI will work as they both carry digital signals.

DVI-I is analogue only, DVI-D is digital.

Sasahara · 7 Sep 2014 at 13:57

DVI-I has both an analog and digital. So you can use a digital adaptor on them.

That card has 2 DVI-I (Dual link) looking at the pin-outs.

Confused Stu · 7 Sep 2014 at 15:03

I would suggest using a DVI-HDMI cable:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-093-AK
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-OK

or DVI to HDMI adapter
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-061-HS
and an HDMI cable

Either will be a better option than utilising the VGA port, in my opinion.

DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort (DP) are all Digital signals, where VGA is an Analogue signal. GPUs and LCDs both use Digital signals. By using a DVI/HDMI cable or adapter you are going from a Digital signal at the GPU straight to the monitor. By using a VGA adapter/cable, you are converting the GPUs Digital signal to Analogue, transmitting it along the cable, then converting it back to a Digital signal for the screen to produce. Most converters these days are excellent, but it still introduces the possibility of some quality loss (maybe not noticeable, but the possibility is there). I would advise these days if you can go Digital-Digital, you're better off just to be on the safe side.