All You Wanted to Know About Monitor Cables

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All You Wanted to Know About Monitor Cables
How does todays economy thrive? I would
say, there are two major factors responsible
for it. One, the rise in population. And
two, the plenteous amount of manufacturing
companies. Both together, have given rise to
the current economy and the competition between
them. This scenario has led to the
development of products that have a similar
purpose. However, the names of these products
differ. Also, the technology which drives them
differs. This creates a state of confusion among
the buyers when they are looking for the
availability a of the options for buying a
particular product. Today, well talk
about Monitor Cables. Theyre nothing
but the connectors that connect a monitor with
the CPU of a computer. When you go to buy these
cables, youll be amazed at the available types
and their abbreviations. Also, you can insert
these cables into multiple ports of computer
based on its type. Some are technically
advanced, some have better features. And
your computer system offers more than one
connection options. So, which of these is best
suited for you? To answer this question, you
need to have some knowledge regarding these.
Lets know about the types in detail
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DVI - Digital Video Interface When monitor needs
digital connectivity, DVI (Digital Video
Interface) is the most common form of connection
to use. DVI uses both digital and analog video
signals. It has 28 pins out of which digital
signal utilizes 24 pins. And the rest, are meant
for analog signals. The specifications further
include the DVI single and DVI dual link
options. The DVI dual link supports
resolution up to 2560 by 1600 pixels. VGA
Cable generates noise and artifacts. Now,
the task of DVI Monitor Cable is to use digital
signals and nullify them. VGA Connections VGA
is an abbreviation of Video Graphics Array.
This monitor cable is capable of delivering
analog video signals and was once very common on
the CRT older LCD monitors. It was the most
standard cable used to connect computers with the
monitor. As the world has advanced into the
digital age, the usage of VGA has faded. It
consists of 15 pins in 3 rows. Each
of these rows is correspondent to three
different color channels. The color
channels used in display are red, green and blue.
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HDMI Cables In the past decade, the demand
of high definition multimedia had increased
exponentially. The intent behind introducing
HDMI Cables was to fulfill these demands.
And how is HDMI different from DVI VGA
counterparts? Well, it sends both digital
video and audio signals together. These
signals are digital only. And thus,
compatible only with newer devices having
high definition broadcasting. It provides
the necessary quality for the digital signals
in the TV and home theatre equipment. These
days it has gained popularity in the computer
industry as well. DisplayPort and Mini
DisplayPort It does lack from popularity but its
digital signal connection carries the same
resolution as that of the level of HDMI
or DVI. It generally features on Apple
products including the iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac
Mini. Some other monitor manufacturers with
limited market penetration also support
Display Ports on their products. It
contains a 20-pin interface for converting
DisplayPort signal into the DVI or HDMI.