DisplayPort Connections

[paladinfes]

Hey Thar Y'all,

So I just got a new monitor and a Sapphire Radeon 4890 card (from different suppliers).

The monitor come with a note about DisplayPort and supplied a cable.

The 4890 does not have a compatible connection.

Question 1: does the Sapphire Radeon 4890 card support DisplayPort?

Question 2: If it does, what do I need to connect the cable to it?

Thanks for your help.

-frank

 

[paladinfes]

The monitor has two(2) connections. They sent me two cables; one is the old standard type; the other is the DisplayPort.

The graphics card has only the old-style standard connection (analog?).

Are you saying the DisplayPort is not supported by the Sapphire Radeon 4890?

Or is the DisplayPort "digital" claim not worth the effort?

Or what?

 

[paladinfes]

The monitor is a Dell Ultra Sharp 24"

I do have the monitor set-up with the old-style cable and it looks great!

But I am always chasing the next big thing.

Is the DisplayPort much improved over analog?

What type of adapter do I need to get IF I wanted to do so?


- frank

 

[paladinfes]

Okay, yes, I checked ... it is the DVI cable.

Sooo, what is all the hoopla about DisplayPort?


-frank

 

[paladinfes]

OK ... thanks for helping me to get things clear in my mind.

I truly appreciate everything ... thanks.

-frank

 

[cjl]

Displayport is a great connection, but it isn't the only one that will work. As stated above, the DVI will work fine (and DVI is also digital). I'm running my Ultrasharp 24" off a DVI cable right now, and it works fine.