Stands for Digital Visual (or video) Interface. A
copper or fiber optic cable that transmits uncompressed digital video from
digital source to digital display. Progressive scan, upconversion and high
difinition are served well by this cable. Ensure that you get either a DVI-D
(digital) or DVI-I (integrated digital and analog) cable that supports HDCP
(High-bandwidth Digital Copyright Protection) for high definition sources.