What is this cable called?

Guru · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:24

I know it's a DVI splitter I need, but I don't know if it's DVI-D or whatever it's called as there seemd to be a lot of variations about...

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What do I need to order specifically?

Thanks,

G

stulid · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:26

DVI, DVI-D all the same thing.

Rexton · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:28

DVI-D is the standard, it will be fine.

Edit:

DVI-A is analogue, DVI-D is digital, DVI-I is both.

Nikumba · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:53

that is a DVI-I socket

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

Surveyor · 6 Jun 2011 at 17:39

I'm sure youre aware of this but using a splitter like that will provide an identical image on the displays it's connected to.

You can't use it to run an extended desktop across 2 monitors for example.

Guru · 6 Jun 2011 at 18:00

Surveyor said:
I'm sure youre aware of this but using a splitter like that will provide an identical image on the displays it's connected to.

You can't use it to run an extended desktop across 2 monitors for example.

Even with DH gpu?

PhillyDee · 6 Jun 2011 at 18:02

Is that not what the HDMI is for?

vanandjuanunited · 6 Jun 2011 at 18:02

What exactly are you trying to do

Are you trying to run two monitors of one pc

Surveyor · 6 Jun 2011 at 18:13

Guru said:
Even with DH gpu?

My brain obviously isn't switched on.

What is a DH GPU?

What exactly are you trying to achieve?

If it's to run two monitors separately then use the DVI and HDMI connections.

PhillyDee · 6 Jun 2011 at 19:57

Im guessing Dual Head.

Surveyor · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:02

PhillyDee said:
Im guessing Dual Head.

Doesn't that just mean it's got 2 outputs?

DVI and HDMI as can be seen in the original post.

PhillyDee · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:10

Yup, although you can get DVI-D (Dual Link) connectors which output 2 outputs. However, we do not know what the OP has. Until they clarify, we are in the dark! Sometimes DVI and HDMI share the same source. I would guess at these being the 2 different outputs though.

Surveyor · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:15

PhillyDee said:
Yup, although you can get DVI-D (Dual Link) connectors which output 2 outputs. However, we do not know what the OP has. Until they clarify, we are in the dark! Sometimes DVI and HDMI share the same source. I would guess at these being the 2 different outputs though.

I thought Dual Link just enabled output of higher resolutions.

This is what I read:

Dual link should not be confused with dual display (also called dual head), which describes those situations where a computer is hooked up to two monitors at once.

PhillyDee · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:24

Surveyor said:
I thought Dual Link just enabled output of higher resolutions.

This is what I read:

Ah, too much terminology! You are probably right, stupid dvi-i-d-a-grr

LaRZ · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:34

I thought that cable splitter will just output the same image twice.

And if it was dual DUAL DVI split into two single DVI each one would not be able to do resolutions of 1600 x 1200 or higher.

That's as I understood it anyhow, but have not personally tried that cable in that way. :confused:

Looks Like Either or both to display 1 image.

you need a gfx card with two outputs to have two screens display different images for desktop spanning.

your photo shows a half height pci card slot, without knowing what gfx card it is, it's hard to say weather that is dual head gfx card, or not.

panyan · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:35

Rexton said:
DVI-A is analogue, DVI-D is digital, DVI-I is both.

+1

Guru · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:35

They just want extended desktop with their 2 DVI monitors

vanandjuanunited · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:38

Dvi - dvi for one
HDMI - dvi for other

Surveyor · 6 Jun 2011 at 20:42

DVI to DVI for one.

HDMI to DVI for the second.

OcUK Value 3m DVI to HDMI Gold Plated Cable

Guru · 7 Jun 2011 at 08:36

can you get an adapter that will use their original dvi cable and convert that to HDMI?