DVI Interface/cable - Arrrrgg!

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I've got an HDTV with a DVI-I female input connector on the back.
I've got a new PC that has a 15 pin DVI female out connector.

Can I not connect these two with a cable? I've looked around but it seems
that all of the cables with the 15 pin connector only have a DVD-D
connector on the other end.

I'm sure I'm missing something, perhaps has to do with digital versus
analog here.
Can I not display the computer on the HDTV? What cable/converter/connection
do I need.
TIA for any advice.

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Thanks for the very good respond!
It makes sense, in a way.
To bad that so much of the digital entertainment industry has so many
different standards that don't all mesh.

jeremy@pdq.net wrote in news:1102807105.052185.172350
@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

>
> Bulk Daddy wrote:
>> I've got an HDTV with a DVI-I female input connector on the back.
>> I've got a new PC that has a 15 pin DVI female out connector.
>>
>> Can I not connect these two with a cable? I've looked around but it
> seems
>> that all of the cables with the 15 pin connector only have a DVD-D
>> connector on the other end.
>>
>> I'm sure I'm missing something, perhaps has to do with digital versus
>
>> analog here.
>> Can I not display the computer on the HDTV? What
> cable/converter/connection
>> do I need.
>> TIA for any advice.
>
> Although the DVI connector on your video card has the same number of
> pins, that doesn't mean it's compatible with your HDTV's DVI input. DVI
> is different than all other forms of input (save IEEE 1394) in that,
> it's true digital. So on top of the pin connector there are a few
> different standards in which the data can be sent and HDTV manufactuers
> have purposely chosen something different than the PC video card
> manufacters. DVI out on the video card isn't intended to be a method to
> connect your PC to your HDTV.
>
>