DVI Cable help

[jamjar]

Hi All I want some info regarding dvi cables , i have just brought a TFT Monitor and there is no cable , what type do i need ? are there better makes etc ? The monitor is a ViewSonic VA2226W 22" TFT Monitor 1680x1050 300cd/m2 1000:1 5ms 16:9 DVI-D/VGA Black/Silver

 

[jamjar]

Far better and Ferrite at both ends.

okay and where can you get these ??

 

[jamjar]

good thing about digital cables is either it works or it doesn't.

Just make sure the cable you buy matches the metal type on the monitor and graphics. Its really stupid to buy a gold plated cable when your connectors are just copper. different metals = chemistry, and it will affect the connection over time.

Yeah , i,m just wondering where do you stop with all this kind of thing ? you could end up getting a bargin monitor for say £130 22" and then if ya wanted to be picky end up paying another £50 upwards for a super duper DVI lead only to hardly notice the difference unless your clark Kent ha! so maybe say £10-20 is a stop off point ?

 

[jamjar]

Some peeps are dumb and buy into this "anything does for digital" lark.

Thin Cable/Badly shielded cable, lack of Ferrite's can all cause lower signal due to resistance and or interference, esp on longer runs

A £5 cable is prob crap and a £150 cable is deff a rip of.

As I told someone last week, I will stick to my modest costing cable and he can stick to his £4 cable.

Again that above cable in post #5 looks the wrong type.

Yeah i agree with this , so is it a male to male DVI-D cable that you use for a TFT monitor ? or does this vary ?

 

[jamjar]

Really? The DVI spec says you shouldn't have a cable more than 5 metres, and I'm running the cable I posted on a 5 metre run with absolutely no issues, the picture is perfect! Yes it's shielded, in fact I have yet to see an unshielded cable no matter how cheap they are. I paid £4.88 for mine.

Now, the more expensive cable may be stronger, and look nicer, but so say that it will give a better picture is complete rubbish. If the cable (no matter how cheap) did not work then they would not be allowed to sell them, which includes any resistance, inductance or capacitance that is actually high enough to cause problems... Simple as that.

I'm not sure if it's dual link - I use a 19" monitor at 1280 x 1024. It's definitely not DVI-A tho, as they have 4 pins around the long flat pin.

Totally agree with this ! your sooooo right ,they don,t sell things that arn,t tested ,i know that coz i worked in an electronics firm for 19 years ! and your right all cables sold are sheilded today i thought most DVI cables were DVI-D ones and male to male ? might be wrong on this so someone will correct me

 

[jamjar]

i would never spend more than a fiver on a cable, no matter how good it is. Im simply not than anal about having the best picture possible.
I would bet money that the difference in picture quality between a £5 cable and a £50 cable would hardly be noticable, if noticable at all....

here here ! a man that thinks along my lines , after all are we to enjoy the p.c or sit and watch for faults every second lol