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Voodoo 1 & 2 DVI-I Passthrough Cable

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First post, by KT7AGuy

Posted on 2016-10-19, 21:12

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Has anybody ever tried to use a DVI-I passthrough with a Voodoo card? Something like these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/0-3m-1Ft-DVI-24-5-Mal … r-/251624592974

Since DVI-I carries both analog and digital signals, I'm assuming it would work. However, I just wanted to see if anybody else has already tried this before I order a cable.

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Reply 1 of 4, by FFXIhealer

Posted on 2016-10-19, 21:16

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Test it yourself by plugging a monitor directly into the end of the VGA side of that cable. If you get a picture on the screen, it'll work perfectly fine through the Voodoo cards.

Reply 2 of 4, by Imperious

Posted on 2016-10-19, 23:03

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Just the other day I used a DVI-VGA adaptor with my Voodoo1 pass through cable. Worked fine.

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Reply 3 of 4, by KT7AGuy

Posted on 2016-10-20, 00:22

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Thanks! I went ahead and ordered a cable.

Reply 4 of 4, by Logistics

Posted on 2016-10-20, 06:49

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I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to try it, but I've always been curious about comparing the factory pass-through cable, plus a typical VGA cable to a custom, 5-coax R+G+B+H+V pass-through and VGA cable. I'm just curious if the color will be more vibrant, and what effect it may have on stability at large resolutions, etc.

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