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What is the difference between DVI and HDMI?

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Hello, I just ordered a monitor, and I thought it had DVI, but it only has HDMI and VGA. I have a graphics card that supports DVI and HDMI, but I know that for better quality I should use DVI. Will I lose a lot of quality switching from DVI to HDMI? How can I remedy this? Thanks for a quick reply, please.

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    epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   Ambassadeur 4 270
     
    There are 3 types of DVI:

    DVI-A (which has become rare): purely analog;

    DVI-I: analog and digital.

    DVI-D: purely digital.

    The biggest difference between DVI and HDMI is that HDMI carries both image and sound, whereas DVI, in principle, only carries the image. The data rates of the latest versions of HDMI are higher to allow for the transmission of sound and image in UltraHD or 4K.
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    1. TheNewGeek Posted messages 60 Status Member 1
       
      Ok, I thank you for this detailed response :-)
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    2. Max_Headroom Posted messages 54 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   73
       
      Indeed, it is remarkable that the most appreciated and most expensive screens, such as EIZOs, are almost all equipped with DVI connectivity.
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