HDMI
Videos
HDMI is a brand of proprietary digital interface used to transmit high-quality video and audio signals between devices. It is commonly used to connect devices such as televisions, computer monitors, p
Male HDMI "type A" connector
An adapter with HDMI (male, right) and DVI (female, left) connectors
An adapter with DVI (male, rear, not visible) and HDMI (female, front) connectors
HDMI connector plugs (male): type D (Micro), type C (Mini), and type A
Digital Visual Interface
Videos
Digital Visual Interface is a video display interface developed by the Digital Display Working Group. The digital interface is used to connect a video source, such as a video display controller, to a
HDMI
…such as composite video, S-Video, and VGA in consumer electronics. It was developed based on the CEA-861 standard, which was also used with the earlier Digital Visual Interface (DVI). HDMI is electrically compatible with DVI video signals, and adapters allow interoperability between the two without signal conversion or loss…
A male DVI-D (single link) connector
DVI socket
DVI plug
A passive DVI-to-VGA adapter. This adapter will not work with a DVI-D output. It requires a DVI-I or DVI-A output to get the analog signal to a VGA input (even if the adapter looks like a DVI-D). A more expensive active adapter (or converter) is required to connect DVI-D to VGA.