30 inch Dell Will this work on my computer.....HELP PLEASE

steve0617 · Mar 18, 2008

Quote from gimp570:

If i have a PCI slot available...could i use a PCIe card in it?
like a Geforce 8600

No. Two different card types. One is PCI (the old one from years ago) and the other is PCI Express, a newer more capable card type. Not interchangeable.

Tums · Mar 19, 2008

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You will also need 2 DVI cables. Both are used to connect the monitor to the video card.

I stand corrected.

Dual Link refers to the type of cable, not 2 cables.

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/181px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png">

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

The DVI connector usually contains pins to pass the DVI-native digital video signals. In the case of dual-link systems, additional pins are provided for the second set of data signals.

As well as digital signals, the DVI connector includes pins providing the same analog signals found on a VGA connector, allowing a VGA monitor to be connected with a simple plug adapter. This feature was included in order to make DVI universal, as it allows either type of monitor (analog or digital) to be operated from the same connector.

The DVI connector on a device is therefore given one of three names, depending on which signals it implements:

* DVI-D (digital only)
* DVI-A (analog only)
* DVI-I (integrated, digital & analog)

The connector also includes provision for a second data link for high resolution displays, though many devices do not implement this. In those that do, the connector is sometimes referred to as DVI-DL (dual link).

Joab · Mar 19, 2008

Quote from Tums:

I stand corrected.

Dual Link refers to the type of cable, not 2 cables.

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/181px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png">

I was wondering about that

Thanks for the pics that's helpful I'm going to 2 x 30" next.

steve0617 · Mar 19, 2008

Quote from Joab:

I was wondering about that

Thanks for the pics that's helpful I'm going to 2 x 30" next.

No no no. It is not just two different cables. Look at the connectors on your card. I guarantee it looks like the DVI-D single link. Simply buying DVI-D Dual link cables won't suddenly make your old card Dual Link capable.

marklawrence47 · Mar 19, 2008

If you use the vga connectors you'll get a higher resolution

Jayford · Mar 19, 2008

not on a 30 incher you won't. You cannot even run its native resolution on anything but dual link DVI. VGA doesn't even go that high. No VGA card does.

silvermotion · Mar 19, 2008

if you have 1500$ to shell on a 30 inch screen you can afford a 500$ new motherboard + cpu + ram + compatible video card.

gnome · Mar 19, 2008

Quote from Jayford:

not on a 30 incher you won't. You cannot even run its native resolution on anything but dual link DVI.

Not quite right. "Dual link" is for running 2 video cards to power 1 monitor... there is even a 3-card setup by Nvidia to run 1 monitor for extreme gaming.

For multi-monitor trading, there will be no "dual link" utilized. 1 dualhead DVI video card, with appropriate resolution params, will run 2, 2560x1600, 30" monitors.

armoured saint · Mar 19, 2008

i will start buying somewhere around 50 LCD inches. i don't think i have too long to wait.

gnome · Mar 19, 2008

Quote from armoured saint:

i will start buying somewhere around 50 LCD inches. i don't think i have too long to wait.

Oh yes you do. A 50"er would be a Bazillion, Gazillion pixels... not in the pipeline anytime soon.