DVI or HDMI - which is good ?

[Khushal]

Hey people, I've a small question:

First of all, I have a: Palit HD 4870 Sonic Radion

So now I wanted me to buy a new monitor, which I also can watch HD movies.

Now I noticed that my Graphic card in the description is "using HDMI adapter.

What exactly does it mean now?

Is that an extra, or is using my HDMI audio output signal.

Then I read that DVI on the same imagery as we sent via HDMI, HDMI only that it is still sound.

If so, can I then (practically, not with any benchmark) with a DVI cable (if the screen has HDCP) is exactly the same HD screen?
Or I will sacrifice in quality.

Last but not least: How important is the quality of an HDMI / DVI cable? - In my opinion, all the same, only if it were better screened, it is less vulnerable. Fool me there?

[ArtisticVisions]

The best choice is HDMI.
Has your Moniter an HDMI input?

[Khushal]

That is the question whether I should be careful.
So you have your monitor via the HDMI connection out?

If so, it is important to a cable with HDMI 1.3 to have?

As I said the statement "via HDMI adapter" I was a little irritated.

[Allan.d]

DVI is the same as HDMI

Only without a "digital" sound stream.

If you plant it and / or headset boxes used at the PC it does not matter what port you use as same signal, no worse and no better.

As for the quality, DVI is not as vulnerable as HDMI cable.
Cheap HDMI cables break quite expensive.