DVI cables and HDMI carry the same video quality, HDMI however can pass audio.
Both HDMI 1.1 and DVI are equal quality as far as video is concerned but only HDMI can carry audio as well. HDMI 1.3 has an option for Deep-Colour support - meaning more colours than maybe some older DVI displays can display. Be aware that all HDMI devices are likely to be HDCP compliant to protect content such as Blu-ray movies while older DVI devices may not have HDCP capability and so will not sure protected images.
DVI/HDMI cables typically come in lengths of three or five meters. Five meters, or about 16.4 feet, is usually regarded as the official limit on such cables.
The difference between HDMI cable a DVI is not difficult to understand. DVI cables support fast streaming of High Definition (HD) media well. HDMI cable are very versatile and the the cable used for connecting HDTV's, Blu-Ray boxes and video cards to CPU's.
You don't really need cables. You should first get a converter or update your graphics card so that it has a DVI output, then use a DVI to HDMI cable.
No DVI is better for quality than some other options like analog cables.
That cable is specifically designed to double as a DVI/HDMI adapter, it will work.
Yes -- HDMI is essentially DVI -- there are adapters to convert between the two.
The most popular monitor cables being sold at the present moment are the DVI, HDMI, DVI to HDMI and SVGA. Prices on these start at $9.99 however the high definition cables can cost upwards of $60.00.
The short answer is HDCP, because if it's HDCP compliant, more than likely it's going to have an HDMI interface already. If not, then it will be DVI, and you can get around this with $15 in cables from a web site.
Dvi would be better than vga. DVI was the front runner for HDMI. VGA has been around for quite a while as far as technology goes.
Video cables: HDMI, DVI-D, VGA. Power cable.
Yes, both the full-size and mini-HDMI cables have 19 pins. Unlike DVI cables who may omit pins if they are a single-link, analog only or digital only, all HDMI approved cables must have 19 pins.