I missed the original thread, but have some input and also a question. I have some recent experience with purchasing video cards with DVI-D interface. My problem was that I needed one that had 1600x1200 output. Most of the cards support only 1280x1024, which is fine for most monitors, but mine is a 20 inch LCD. The card I decided on is a Gainward GeForce 3 PowerPack that includes video capture - bought it for $315 from MIX PC. A much cheaper card that seems to work well is the ATI Radeon VE that I have seen for sale for as low as $60. Matrox and Hercules are some other cards that also support DVI-D but not necessarily 1600x1200. Now I have a question for those that may know more about DVI-D than I do. Is there a refresh rate for the DVI-D interface like there is for analog, or is it fixed? ______________________________________ Peter Shkabara [log in to unmask] - http://gocolumbia.org/pesh -----Original Message----- You need to look for a card that supports DVI-D, Digital Video Interface for Digital. Rand Blunck > I am looking at a 15" Samsung LCD monitor. I read somewhere that you need > a digital video card. I can't seem to find anything that suggests if a > card is digital. Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com