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AMD Reveals Single Link DisplayPort-to-DVI

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http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/DVI-DisplayPort-Radeon-Eyefinity,news-34162.html
http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-announces-ati-eyefinity-tech-2010aug31.aspx
http://www.accellcables.com/products/DisplayPort/DisplayPort_Active.htm

Tuesday AMD announced that various technology partners will soon release a certified Single Link DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter. The dongle will be virtually inexpensive, retailing for $30 USD. For owners of the Radeon HD 5000 series, this will allow for a third DVI-based display to connect via the card's DisplayPort.

According to AMD, the new dongle will expand the Eyefinity ecosystem to include a large number of LCD monitors with DVI connectors and resolutions up to 1920 x1200.

"This encompasses the vast majority of monitors sold today, with many models available for well under $200 each," the company said. "Now, Eyefinity multi-monitor solutions are within reach of virtually everyone, from die-hard gaming enthusiasts to individuals wanting more screen real estate to improve workflow."

Along with AMD's announcement, SAPPHIRE also revealed its Single Link DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter. "Used with a DP equipped SAPPHIRE HD 5000 series graphics card, this enables landscape Eyefinity modes of up to 5760 x 1200, including 5760 x 1080 with widescreen monitors, as well as portrait modes of up to 3600 x 1920," the company said.

Unlike previous active adapter solutions--which required an additional power source and was deemed somewhat expensive for those not looking for higher resolutions--the new dongle will be completely plug and play. Although AMD did not list the "technology partners" lined up to distribute the dongle, the company currently directs users to Wieson's online shop here.

Accell also announced its AMD-certified UltraAV Active DisplayPort to DVI and Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapters which can be found here.
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Oh well, I'm happy with my DP->VGA :rolleyes:
 
single link goes up to 1920x1200 so good enough for most people. If you can afford a screen with a higher res than that, you can probably afford the powered converter anyway :P
 
Might end up getting one of these, I won't game across the three at the start because I'll be running 22"-28"-22", but it's a better investment than a DP-VGA that may or may not work. :p
 
wonder if this one will have the same flickering and screen turing on and off issue that you get with the powered DP>DVI adaptor.

Quite happy to stick with my DP>VGA one. No issue at all
 
the vertical resolution needs to be the same, horizontal may differ;
so combining 1600x1200 + 1920x1200 works perfectly
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Can anyone confirm this ?

I will be going 1600x900 port + 2560x1600 + port 1600x900 pronto if so.

http://howtoeyefinity.webs.com/
Looks promising but its mixed orientation support that's the key really.

Hi,

Is there any information on adding support for monitors using a PLP (portrait-landscape-portrait) setup?
I have a Radeon 5970 and use a Dell 3007WFP-HC which I intend to flank with two Dell 2007FP's turned vertically, increasing my resolution from 2560x1600 to 4960x1600. The issue at this time is that there is no official support from drivers unless all screens are using the same orientation.

Some progress has been made @ http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=19007 where they've forced games to run at 4960x1600 with mixed results (only seems to work in windowed mode, the second GPU on a 5970 will not be used etc).

There are quite a number of people who use this type of set up due to the costs involved with obtaining three 30" monitors. Please look at adding support for this; I purchased the card a few months back for this purpose and I'd really like to unleash its potential.
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From my discussion with AMD they are looking into this, but it is not close to being implemented. It was one of the first suggestions I had, currently they are limited to the same resolution on all panels which restricts mixing landscape and portrait modes.
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As forum poster Snipe3000 noted in our last Eyefinity piece, the technology’s utility for some users will be limited until a portrait-landscape-portrait mode is supported. (By coincidence, this author happens to use that same arrangement for daily work.) We asked AMD about this and got an honest answer: In the present generation, Eyefinity groups are largely based on cloning. Rotation would have “added a lot more work” to an already intensive effort, and there just wasn’t enough engineering bandwidth to squeeze the feature into the launch.

“We know people who have that configuration for productivity and agree that it can be useful in gaming,” says AMD’s Roger Quero. “So yes, we do have people looking into it.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXcoZj7fwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AEAhExuaaM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4oPM3BgqhM&feature=related
 
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Any idea on when this will come to the uk? all I can find is USofA
I have seen many retailers in uk just saying out of stock, And one retailer claiming in stock but have a very bad reputation :(

I purchased an entire setup that I can't use, Very frustrating :) or :(

or maybe ocuk can give a hint so I can hold out for them,
I did find a site linking to Ocuk with the adapter apparently, I followed it but mentions the products been removed likewise with another UK dealing only site...
 
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