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- DVI
- Digital Video Interface
- mostly used by computers and computer monitors and some recent projectors, rarely used by TVs
- same digital video signal used by HDMI and DisplayPort, can be adapted to/from either one with a dongle
- multiple versions of connector with up to 29 pins: main group consisting of 3 rows of 8 pins, plus a single wide, flat pin surround by 4 pins for analog signals
- DVI-D - supports digital video only
- Single-Link DVI-D is missing the four analog pins and 4th and 5th columns of the main group
- Dual-Link DVI-D uses all but the four analog pins
- DVI-I - supports both digital and analog video, can be adapted to VGA with a simple dongle, usually the output port on a computer is this type
- Single-Link DVI-I has all pins but the 4th and 5th columns of the main group
- Dual-Link DVI-I has the full set of pins and can be used for any mode
- DVI-A - supports analog video only, usually only found on VGA-to-DVI adapters
- Mini-DVI used by some Apple laptops
- Micro-DVI pretty much never used, except by some Apple MacBook Air laptops
- DVI-D - supports digital video only
- all versions support progressive scan video and HD resolutions:
- max resolution of Single-Link at 60Hz is 1920x1200p60
- max resolution of Dual-Link at 60Hz is 2560x1600p60
- see Display Formats for more info