Which connection works better with HDLink, HDMI or DVI-D?

[Joshua Helling]

Whatever your preference is should be fine. Though I would stick to DVI for practical reasons. I.E., the connector screws in.

Sincerely,

Joshua
Director of Support
Blackmagic Design Inc.

[Kristian Lam]

Hi,

One other consideration is also the frame rate you are working in. If you’re doing 1080p24 and you want to monitor it at the native framerate, use HDMI but your monitor must support that framerate. With DVI, we will output 60 Hz which is what most DVI monitors will ask for.

regards

Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design

[Rodrigo Ssavastano]

Thanks a lot, guys!

Just two more questions:

How does the hdlink helps/works with the blackmagic’s hd Extreme 3 on monitoring? In other words: What would be the difference of using the HD xtreme 3 card with and without the HDLINK?

And, How is the best way to calibrate the monitor for an accurate indie color correction without third part softwares/hardwares?

Best Regards,

Rodrigo.

[Rodrigo Ssavastano]

Kristian,

maybe my two other questions were too generic. But now I’ve got a more precise one. I’ve tested two different monitors via the DVI-D connection (on full HD and the other not) and both were at 30Hz as maximum refresh rate while I was using the 1920×1080 res. I tryed to change the refresh rate on the monitor system preference and at the HDLINK Utiliy, but nothing worked. After, I put the 1280×720 resolution and finally got the 60Hz rate. So, How can I have the 60Hz on the 1080×1920 resolution?

Thanks a lot,

Rodrigo Savastano