Luckily, HDMI is compatible with DVI, so you can get a HDMI to DVI cable to connect it to your HDTV. Unfortunately, HDMI cables are pretty expensive these days. Even though HDMI is very popular, a lot of laptops still do not come with HDMI ports built-in. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) will give you the best quality picture on a HDTV. You can buy a DVI to VGA adapter to convert between a DVI output and VGA input, etc. The reason why DVI became popular is because it supports analog connections also, namely VGA. Also, DVI cables to do not support audio either, so you still need a separate cable for that.ĭVI cables are also a bit complicated as you have DVI-I (Single Link), DVI-I (Dual Link), DVI-D (Single Link), DVI-D (Dual Link) and DVI-A. DVI cables used to be expensive, but now you can get them for $5 to $10 online. Of course, your computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA.
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with “digital” being the key word there.
