Digital Tigers SideCar MMS Series - Manual (Page 17)

13– S UPPORTED DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS
Display Connector Types
= compatible with SideCar MMS series = highest-quality connection
Analog VGA – all computer displays
The standard computer analog display connector, introduced in
1987. More precisely described as an
HD15 or mini D-sub 15-pin
connector; D-sub 15 or D-sub for short. Male on left, female on right.
Supported computer displays include CRTs, LCD flat panels, data
projectors, and large plasma displays.
(Using a different signal standard – YPrPb component video – the
connector is also used for some dual-use projectors and plasma
displays, which support computer input and component video input
with the same connector and switchable signaling.)
The SideCar MMS series includes
analog VGA adapters with HD15
female connectors, for standard computer VGA-type (RGB) signaling.
Digital DVI – flat panels / projectors
Abbreviated DVI-D , introduced in 1999. Superior digital connection
for high-quality flat-panel displays and data projectors. A related
connector is the
DVI-I connector (below), which can carry either digital
or analog signals as needed. A DVI-I female connector is plug-
compatible with DVI-D male connectors used by better flat-panel
displays and data projectors. DVI-I also supports VGA monitors with
an HD15 adapter (supplied).
Dual-monitor DVI Y-cable
(supplied with the SideCar)
DVI-I connector
The SideCar includes one or two
dual-monitor Y-cables (shown at
left) with two DVI-I female connectors. You may use these Y-cables
alone for DVI connections or add HD15 adapters (supplied) to support
analog VGA-style displays.
If your displays can accept either DVI
or VGA inputs, use a DVI connection. (Unless you need resolution
higher than 1280 by 1024, which requires the analog VGA adapters
described in VGA section.)
Analog BNC-5 – best analog connection
Used by higher-quality analog CRT monitors and plasma displays;
supports higher resolutions and cable lengths than standard HD15
cables, due to signals being carried on five coaxial sub-cables. With
an HD15 (VGA) adapter supplied with most BNC-5 displays, BNC-5 is
supported by the SideCar MMS using its Y-cables and VGA adapters.
RCA – TV / video monitors
Standard RCA composite video connector for consumer TVs and
flat-panel monitors supporting TV input. RCA composite video is
supported
by the SideCar MMS series only when the SideCar is
attached via a PCI interface to desktop PCs and docking stations.
S-video – TV / video monitors
Higher quality than RCA composite video. Used by consumer TVs,
NTSC monitors, and flat panels with TV input. Also known as
Y/C .
S-video is supported by the SideCar MMS series only when the
SideCar is attached via a PCI interface (not PCMCIA/CardBus) .