Features:
DVI-D Dual link cables are much higher rated on bandwidth (up to 2560 x 1600 resolution / 1600p) compared to single link which is only rated up to 1920×1200 resolutions.
This cable is mostly used for connecting your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, DSTV HDPVR, Blu-ray player to a display with only DVI-D input and no HDMI inputs. Audio will travel via coaxial / optical since HDMI to DVI only carries video. Smaller computer LCD Screens are much cheaper compared to LCD TV’s and offers much higher resolutions than normal televisions.
This cable is bi-directional. Connect your PC Graphics Card (DVI Output) to the HDMI Port on your HDMI display, or plug cable from Output HDMI Female on HDMI Device to Input Female DVI-D on display.
The graphics card output needs to support DVI-D digital signals. Most Nvidia and ATI graphics cards support DVI-I which can autoswitch between DVI-D (Digital) and DVI-A (Analog).