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    DVI or HDMI?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cobra03, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. Cobra03

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    I was wondering which one was better, Like for gaming or movies? I am using HDMI right now. Please enlighten me on which one has better picture quality. :confused:
     
    Cobra03, Dec 11, 2009
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    HDMI is better
     
    Hydeo, Dec 11, 2009
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    satan194p Notebook Guru

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    the video quality of hdmi and dvi is exactly similar. the differnce is just that hdmi has audio also whereas dvi don't.
     
    satan194p, Dec 11, 2009
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    exactly HDMI is just DVI with audio streamed through the cable as well.
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 11, 2009
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  5. Cobra03

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    Ok thanks so much for the fast replies. +rep
     
    Cobra03, Dec 11, 2009
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    oh mannnnnnn... i wanted some rep
    HDMI are better. You don't need a separate audio cable
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Dec 11, 2009
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    HDMI is better... carries both audio and video...
     
    sean473, Dec 12, 2009
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    to an extent they are the same but you guys are a little wrong
    the newer hdmi specs have better color profiles. it also depends on if the dvi we are talking about is single link or dual link. there are a couple of differences but usually people prefer the hdmi. even though it also carries audio it is only useful at this point with high end audio systems that support the higher spec hdmi profiles features. just because an audio system supports say hdmi 1.3b doesnt mean it supports all the features of hdmi 1.3b one specific configuration i can think of that would be very useful is to have a soundcard that encodes all audio into say dolby dts in realtime therefore you could send that through the hdmi and have surround sound otherwise youll probably only get 2 channel audio from it. there are a few other things also but a quick research of both hdmi and dvi can tell yah that
     
    InfectedSonic, Dec 13, 2009
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    Well, that's my question. If you have a quality soundcard, i.e. X-fi, you can't use that sound card through the HDMI, or can you? You have to use the software audio or whatever the video card offers?
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 13, 2009
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  10. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I have found HDMI's image quality to be noticeably inferior to DVI; my monitor supports both.

    HDMI is really just for connecting to HDTVs and nothing more; it is not meant as a connection to monitors.

    DisplayPort is the replacement for DVI and the new standard for monitor connections. See Dell's blog post here for details and why it is superior to HDMI:
    http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2008/02/19/46464.aspx
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 13, 2009
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    That article was a gigantic pile of FuD.
     
    st0nedpenguin, Dec 13, 2009
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    yeah you can if your vid card supports audio passthrough. like for example i have my gtx 260 hooked up to my xfi titanium card with and spdif cable. the problem is finding the correct set of pins to use
     
    InfectedSonic, Dec 13, 2009
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