Problem with th2g DVI cables

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 11 Feb 2009, 09:01

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

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 11 Feb 2009, 09:24

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.

A Small White Box · Post by **A Small White Box** » 11 Feb 2009, 17:29

I use the 6 foot Dual Link DVI cables from monoprice.com and they work great.

Snowboardmonkey · Post by **Snowboardmonkey** » 12 Feb 2009, 00:36

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....

neosin · Post by **neosin** » 12 Feb 2009, 08:36

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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