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| Author: | neosin [ 11 Feb 2009, 09:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Problem with th2g DVI cables |
Hi guys/gals Recently i tried to move my computer further away from my th2g box and the 24 pin DVI cable that came with the unit was too short. I decided to use a spare 2m 24pin DVI cable i had lying around and when i plugged it up (i tried 2 different cables) I got all these artifacts on my screens??? Is this because the cables r bad quality? anyone tried using different DVI cables other than the say 30 cm cables that come with the th2g? thanks |
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| Author: | Mach1.9pants [ 11 Feb 2009, 09:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Problem with th2g DVI cables |
Not to teach you to suck eggs, but they are definitely dual link DVI cables? I use a longer (and good qual) one at the moment no probs. |
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| Author: | A Small White Box [ 11 Feb 2009, 17:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Problem with th2g DVI cables |
I use the 6 foot Dual Link DVI cables from monoprice.com and they work great. |
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| Author: | Snowboardmonkey [ 12 Feb 2009, 00:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Problem with th2g DVI cables |
neosin, I've recently had exactly the same issue with a DVI cable. I moved my computer around and used a spare 24pin DVI cable to connect the th2go. Afterwards all I got was a mess on screen. I though OMG what have I broken now, so I moved the computer back, plugged in the Matrox supplied cable and all was well. So I hadn't broken anything! I double checked the 24 pin cable and found in tiny writing along its length that is was single link only! I went out and purchased a proper dual link cable (3m) and all is well. I recommend just double checking the cable. If you have access to a continuity tester it might be worth while checking if those centre 9 pins are actually connected to anything. I would be willing to bet that they are not! Best 'o luck though.... |
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| Author: | neosin [ 12 Feb 2009, 08:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Problem with th2g DVI cables |
thanks for the replies is this right? DVI 3 Meter M-M 24+5 DVI Digital Dual Link Cable $9 i think mine were 24+1? this is 24+5? would it make the signal worse when comparing a 1metre cable to say 3 metre cable? |
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