Connecting 30" display to HDMI port?

i'm about to purchase a 30" screen, but as i'm not on a Mac i don't have DVI ports. i do, however, have an HDMI port. can i just use a DVI to HDMI adapter and connect it like that? if so, what plug needs to be male and what plug female?
thanks in advance.

well, as far as i know my graphics card does support dual DVI, it just doesn't have a DVI port. does that make sense?
Does it say dual-link, not just dual?
couldn't i use this cable to do it?
http://sewelldirect.com/hdmi-to-dvi-dual-link-cable-10-ft.asp
If it's really a dual-link HDMI type B connector (29 pins, not 19 pins)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface>
"The Type B connector has 29 pins (21.2 mm by 4.45 mm) and can carry double the video bandwidth of Type A for use with very high-resolution future displays such as WQUXGA (3840x2400).Type B is electrically compatible with dual link DVI-D but has not yet been used in any products."
then is should work. Do you have a link to the graphics card? I have never seen one with HDMI type B.

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