GoKawiilDVI cables still work with HDMI displays via simple pin-adapter
DVI-D and DVI-I cables can connect to HDMI ports using a passive adapter because both standards share the same digital video protocol, requiring no conversion chip or external power. DVI-A, an analog variant, is incompatible without active conversion, but it was rarely used. HDMI and DisplayPort remain the preferred modern standards, with HDMI 2.2 supporting resolutions up to 16K and DisplayPort 2.1b enabling daisy-chained multi-monitor setups.