[Wylug-help] Linux Graphics/Monitors Vivo/DVI Questions

Nick Jeffery stash at o2.ie
Fri Jun 18 01:14:07 BST 2004


John Hodrien wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Nick Jeffery wrote:
>
>> tom smith wrote:
>>
>>> DVI - Digital Video Interface - a small mini-scart-like socket used for
>>> feeding a monitor (not seen this on a CRT yet)
>>
>> Nor are you likely to.  CRTs are inherently analogue devices.
>
> Although possibly a misunderstanding of DVI, since there's nothing
> non-analogue about it.  DVI-I which is what the port will be on the card
> supports both analogue and digital signals.  DVI-D is the digital part, and
> DVI-A the analogue part.  One could expect (although I'm not certain
> this will
> hold) that the DSUB connectors and cables will disappear entirely.

Boh.  You've got me there.  It was late, officer!  :)

"Digital Video Interface - Digital" and "Digital Video Interface -
Analog[ue]" still tickle me, though.

cheers,
nsj.
(got degree classification today \o/)

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