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DVI cable question, single or dual link?
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ayosha
Nov 27, 2003, 6:44:13 PM11/27/03
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Hi,
I am about to order Philips 170B4BB 17" LCD monitor with DVI
input, to be used with Matrox 450 DVI card. Unfortunately
Philips decided not to include DVI cable annoying surely not
only me.
DVI cables that are available are
Ł47 BELKIN DVI CABLE (DVI-IM;DGTL;DUALINK)- F2E4141b10-DD or
Ł41 BELKIN DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE REPLACEMENT CABLE
(DVIM/M;DGTL;SGNLINK)- F2E4141B10-SD
Ł12 NoName single DVI M/M cable
I am about to order Philips 170B4BB 17" LCD monitor with DVI
input, to be used with Matrox 450 DVI card. Unfortunately
Philips decided not to include DVI cable annoying surely not
only me.
DVI cables that are available are
Ł47 BELKIN DVI CABLE (DVI-IM;DGTL;DUALINK)- F2E4141b10-DD or
Ł41 BELKIN DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE REPLACEMENT CABLE
(DVIM/M;DGTL;SGNLINK)- F2E4141B10-SD
Ł12 NoName single DVI M/M cable
They appear to be identical apart from label sgnlink and
dualink, or SD - DD part of Belkin's code.
Some other retail sites describe dualink version as Pro or High
speed. Is there any visual improvement? It looks like Belkin
label caries a price premium. I am not that impressed with that
mark since Belkin's UPS died on me first time I ever needed it
(and 1 year and a week after the purchase, 1 week after
guarantee period).
Anybody knows what is the real difference and what that
single/dual link means.
Which one should I go for?
Thanks
ayosha
Ric
Nov 27, 2003, 7:03:49 PM11/27/03
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ayosha wrote:
> Hi,
> I am about to order Philips 170B4BB 17" LCD monitor with DVI
> input, to be used with Matrox 450 DVI card. Unfortunately
> Philips decided not to include DVI cable annoying surely not
> only me.
> DVI cables that are available are
> £47 BELKIN DVI CABLE (DVI-IM;DGTL;DUALINK)- F2E4141b10-DD or> Hi,
> I am about to order Philips 170B4BB 17" LCD monitor with DVI
> input, to be used with Matrox 450 DVI card. Unfortunately
> Philips decided not to include DVI cable annoying surely not
> only me.
> DVI cables that are available are
> £41 BELKIN DIGITAL VISUAL INTERFACE REPLACEMENT CABLE
> (DVIM/M;DGTL;SGNLINK)- F2E4141B10-SD
> £12 NoName single DVI M/M cable
>
> They appear to be identical apart from label sgnlink and
> dualink, or SD - DD part of Belkin's code.
>
> Some other retail sites describe dualink version as Pro or High
> speed. Is there any visual improvement? It looks like Belkin
> label caries a price premium. I am not that impressed with that
> mark since Belkin's UPS died on me first time I ever needed it
> (and 1 year and a week after the purchase, 1 week after
> guarantee period).
>
> Anybody knows what is the real difference and what that
> single/dual link means.
>
> Which one should I go for?
>
> Thanks
> ayosha
just buy the cheapest: there's one metric fuck-all difference between them.
don't pay more than 15 quid inc postage.
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