CGI-Quality said:
Hynad said:
CGI-Quality said:
Hynad said:
Both (HDMI and dual link DVI) allow for a resolution of 2560x1600 at 60Hz with 48bits color depth.
Now, HDMI 1.4 allows resolutions of 3840x2160 @ 30Hz, and 4096x2160 @ 24Hz. Which puts HDMI over DVI when all is said and done, but those resolutions and clocks aren't really suitable for PC gaming. In the end, HDMI is a superior tech over DVI, since it can achieve pretty much the same as DVI but also outputs 8 channel audio. Both connections allow a resolution of 1920x1200 at 120Hz.
If you really want to go over the specs of HDMI, DVI isn't the asnwer at all. You have to go Displayport. That is, if you want to enjoy the resolution possible with HDMI, but at 60Hz. It has twice the bandwidth that HDMI has. So for PC gaming enthusiasts, this is a given.
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If I use HDMI on my PC, I will not get the full 120Hz of my montior, for instance. I don't get it out of my console, either (same monitor). With "daul-link" DVI, those issues are not there. The picture quality won't be different if you're running both (DVI-D and HDMI) @ 60Hz, no, but that wasn't ever in question.
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Yeah, could it be that HDMI 1.4 ready monitors aren't out yet? Been a while since I've shoped for a display.
Because HDMI 1.4 has more than enough bandwidth to allow it.
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I don't see why they wouldn't be able to. My impression was that even Sony's 3D Display was HDMI 1.4a ready. I was also lead to believe that HDMI was HDMI, regardless of the 1.3 vs 1.4a (although that would be silly for them to call it something different if it is the exact same).
On this bit, things are a little foggy for me, so any piece of knowledge would help. I was always under the impression that DisplayPort had them both beat (bandwith and clarity), but dual-link DVI was what most PC gamers used.
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Even DVI have their differences, single link vs dual link, for example. But the current standard, touching wood, is dual link. It's the same for HDMI, right now, the standard is shifting to 1.4, but it will take some time before 1.3 is completely in the past. There are still many manufacturers still making sets with HDMI 1.3 ports...
As for DisplayPort, no questions asked, it trumps HDMI. Double the bandwidth, same color depth, allows for roughly twice the frame rate at same resolutions...
If you have the choice, and the ports on your monitor, you go DisplayPort.
