StarTech DVIDEXTAA6IN 6inch DVI-D Dual Link Digital Extension Cable Male/Female - NEW - Retail - DVIDEXTAA6IN

hello and welcome to show me cables today we're going to be taking a look at the different styles of dbi DVI is a common video type used on many computers and monitors it stands for digital video interface but that doesn't really tell you anything that you need to know what you do need to know are the different styles because that can often cause confusion there are three styles of DVI DVI a DVID and DVI I let's start off by looking at DVI a DVI a has pretty much been phased out and isn't used on newer equipment the a stands for analog because DVI a carries an analog video signal we'll get to why this is important in just a moment DVI a is capable of a maximum resolution of 1920 by 1080 the pin arrangement features four pins around a single flat pin and twelve additional pins DVID is much more common the D stands for digital because DVID carries a digital video signal because DVID carri