07-13-2015, 01:51 AM
(07-13-2015, 01:48 AM)Surge Wrote:Indeed, and if the cable isn't connected to anything, it simply won't transmit anything at all. Which is pretty much what we want, as we can't use the extra signal anyway.(07-13-2015, 01:46 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: The extra pins could simply go into inlets that don't connect to anything.No you can't do that. One you'd be creating a whole new type of socket, two the DVI-I can't just turn off the unused pins, it's a cable that transmits signals in bulk, it doesn't have a microprocessor to control what goes where and how.
Also, this isn't a practical problem I'm having.