QUOTE(LowProfileWurm @ Aug 2 2005, 01:12 PM)
If DVI-I can be converted from VGA and DVI is interchangable with HDMI... can you go from VGA to HDMI?? I'm not well versed in signal conversion.
no...
A DVI cable can carry both digital and analog signals...
VGA is pure analog video
HDMI is pure digital video
DVI can do both
DVI-I is a DVI socket that can only send/accept analog data
DVI-D is a DVI socket that can only send/accept digital data
so DVI-I is essentially VGA but with a different shaped plug
HDMI is essentially DVI-D in a different shaped plug that includes S/PDif audio
Converting from DVI-I to DVI-D (or visa-versa) requires about $200 worth of equipment an is essentially the same as converting VGA to HDMI (or visa-versa)
Make sense?
EDIT:
I should note that if something supports "DVI" it's generally assumed that it supports both analog and digital versions of DVI.
This is why a lot of PC video cards come with a little DVI/VGA gender changer. It's essentially dropping the digital signals all together and just transmitting the analog through VGA.
This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Aug 2 2005, 06:48 PM