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2.6 ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Display Configurations
The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to
your card.
Display
Configuration
Connector(s) Used Comments
Single CRT display DVI-I connector with DVI-
I-to-VGA adapter
CRT-Cathode ray tube analog
display.
Single DFP display DVI-I connector DFP- digital flat panel display.
Single TV S-Video out The S-Video out can also support
a composite connection via the S-
Video-to-Composite adapter.
Single HDTV
display
S-Video out to HDTV
(YPrPb) cable
HDTV - High Definition
Television
Single HDTV
HDMI™ display
DVI-to-HDMI™
connector and HDMI cable
The ATI Radeon™ HD 3800
Series supplies both audio and
video signals to the bottom port
on the HDMI™ DTV.
CRT display +
HDTV
DVI-I connector with DVI-
I to VGA adapter + S-
Video out to HDTV
(YPrPb) cable
DFP display + TV DVI-I connector + S-Video
out cable
DFP display +
HDTV
DVI-I connector + S-Video
Out to HDTV (YPrPb)
cable
CRT display + DFP
display
DVI-I connector with DVI-
I to VGA adapter + DVI-I
connector
CRT display + CRT
display
DVI-I connector with DVI-
I to VGA adapter + DVI-I
connector + S-Video Out
cable
The TV display will “clone” the
image of one of the other two
displays
CRT display + DFP
display + HDTV
DVI-I connector with DVI-
I to VGA adapter + DVI-I
connector + S-Video Out
to HDTV (YPrPb) cable
Note:*Both DVI ports support dual-link DVI output compatible with
single-link DVI flat panel displays as well as ultra-high resolution
dual-link DVI flat panel displays.