OT: Apple LCD DVI Cable Length

[Mitchji]

[walter biscardi] “Gefen 75 foot Optical DVI-D cables. Supposedly these cables have been installed in multiple locations and they work. $475/each and we purchased two of them. They don’t work with our G5 and the nVidia Ultra 6800 card.”

Hi Walter,

Is this a Dual Link issue?
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/dvi/index.htm

Single Link or Dual Link?

We carry DVI-D cables both in single-link and dual-link configurations. The difference between the two is that the dual-link contains additional twisted pairs, and if both your source equipment and your display are set up to handle dual-link, the use of these additional pairs will lower the bitrate, increasing the effective bandwidth of the interface.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Walter Biscardi]

[MitchJi] “Is this a Dual Link issue?”

These are supposed to support both Dual and Single Link. The connector pattern on the cables perfectly matches the connector pattern on both the Apple and Sony monitors.

But thanks for bringing that up, I’ll talk to my reseller about that further.

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[Mitchji]

[walter biscardi] “The connector pattern on the cables perfectly matches the connector pattern on both the Apple and Sony monitors.”

Hi Walter,

I don’t think there is any difference in the connectors for Dual Link vs Single Link (check the url in my post above).

Best Wishes,

Mitch