Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > Video Card Question
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
TheGame   11-07-2002 at 02:26:35 AM

Ok... lol, i don't know very much about the workings of video cards, but i was wondering if a comany were to make a digital monitor, would that make the RAMDAC of a video card useless?? or does the RAMDAC have another purpose?? also is there an artical here that thoroughly describes video cards? ok thanks!

-TheGame-

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Col_Kiwi   11-07-2002 at 02:39:27 AM
- 0 +

It's already been done. A DVI-I output port (seen on some new video cards) is for a digital output, and doesn't need a RAMDAC chip.

DVI monitors are still quite expensive, usually only high end LCDs.

RAMDAC is short for Random Access Memory Digital Analogue Converter. It's a small SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) chip that converts the digital output from the video card into a three-channel RGB (Red, Green, Blue) signal for the VGA output. When your output is digital (like DVI), this is completely unneccessary.

It'll be quite a while until they stop putting RAMDACs on video cards and switch to DVI only, the monitors are far too rare still.

-Col.Kiwi

Reply to Col_Kiwi
TheGame   11-07-2002 at 02:43:07 AM
- 0 +

yeah thats what i read, but i was wondering if my theory was true. yeah i kinda figured if they did make a digital monitor it would be an expensive LCD, and you dont know of any good links that explain video cards do you? thanks.

-TheGame-

Reply to TheGame
TheGame   11-12-2002 at 04:07:55 AM
- 0 +

so does anyone know of any good videocards links? as in like an indepth look of how they work. thanks!

-TheGame-

Reply to TheGame
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphic & Displays > Graphics Cards > Video Card Question
Go to:

There are 651 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.450 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them