Posted by fred-bloggs on 01/21/06 20:27

"Courtney Regan" <DIEspammerDIE@DIEspammerDIE.COM> wrote in
news:ffrAf.191$ur3.141@trndny07:

> Just got a Samsung 940b 19" flat panel LCD. I want to use the DVI
> link. Its [L=DVI link is a 25 pin DVD-D dual link female connector.
> PIC]http://www.pacificcable.com/images/DVIDConnector.gif[/L]. My
> Radeon 9700 Pro is a [L=29 pin DVI-I Dual link connector.
> PIC]http://www.pacificcable.com/images/DVIIConnector.gif[/L]
>
> Really the only difference is that on the Samsung flat panel DVI
> connector, where the horizontal 'slot' on the connector on the right
> side, there are no 4 extra sockets like on my Radeon 9700 card.
>
> Did I just blow $350 for nothing? I thought all DVI cables had the
> same number of pins. Can I just buy a DVD-D dual link cable -25 pins-
> and connect it to the Radeon even though it won't have all 29 pins
> connected on the Radeon.
>
> Should I just jump off the roof now! ;-)
>

If one or both connections are DVI-D, you need a DVI-D cable
http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html

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fred

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