DVI Video Cables - (Digital Visual Interface)
DVI, short for Digital Visual Interface, has been developed primarily for high-performance digital displays such as digital LCD monitors. DVI handles bandwidths in excess of 160 MHz, used with UXGA and HDTV, and can support higher resolutions with the use of a dual set of links (Dual Link Cables), which allows resolutions over 1280 x 1024 pixels.

Dual Link vs Single Link DVI Cables
Dual Link cables support a higher bandwidth than Single Link cables and are fully backwards compatible therefore Dual Link cables will work in all Single Link applications. Phantom Cables only sells Dual Link DVI cables to ensure that our cables will work in all applications.

DVI-I Connector
DVI-I equipment will support both analog (VGA) and digital (DVI) signals. If you are connecting two DVI-I devices, you can either use a DVI-I cable or a DVI-D cable. If you are connecting a DVI-I input/output to a VGA (HD15) input/output, you must use a DVI-A to HD15 cable.

DVI-D Connector
Equipment with a DVI-D connector only supports a digital signal. Your only choice in cables is a DVI-D to DVI-D cable. If you want to connect a DVI-D input/output to a VGA (HD15) input/output you will have to use an external video converter which will translate the signal in the direction you require.

DVI-A Connector
You will never find a DVI-A female connector on any equipment. DVI-A is only used on male ended cables and used in analog (VGA) to DVI applications.

DVI-I            DVI-D

DVI Cable Length Limitations
The maximum distance you can extend a DVI cable is 15 feet over a copper cable. Many companies claim to have DVI cables which run longer than 15 feet but do not guaranty that they will work in every application. To travel DVI over longer distances you will need to use a DVI splitter/extender. Please contact us for pricing and availability.