DVI output: Can I use a DVI-to-HDMI converter cable or some other way to handle the upconverting on this system, or am I stuck until it's time to get an LCD or plasma (am concerned about obsolescence with all the standards changing so holding off on...
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Yes, that should work although you may need to get an extra audio connection as DVI will not transmit audio.
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There is no converter needed for a HDMI or DVI output. Connect a (approximately $100) monitor and see the HDMI and DVI output. No generational loss due to an external converter.
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Very interested in your method. I found that aspect ratio for original resolution is 4:3, which means that it will distort your image when the screen is 16:9. Do you experience the same problem when you use DVI to HDMI cable.
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You've probably already gotten an answer to your question, but to help future buyers, the answer is yes! I have output going to my monitor via hdmi to dvi cable, and digital coaxial audio out. Also, in the setup options, you can specify video only from the hdmi port.
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I'm using to convert HDMI from a cable box to to the DVI connection on an older TV. No experience with the reverse, but the product description on Amazon says: "Connects your computer or DVI-equipped device to an HDMI-equipped HDTV or display; connects HDMI-equipped source devices".
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Yes, DVI out carries video signal only. So the DVI to HDMI will only carry video.
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I used a DVI to HDMI cable and I am getting 1080p.If you video card supports it, you will get 1080p.If you use the vga connector, than maybe 720p is the max?
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That's exactly what I tried (except I think you meant HDMI output, not input). It didn't work at all for this particular converter. I'm going to try a more expensive converter that looks identical and supposedly does the same thing, but I haven't ordered it yet.
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This box outputs with DVI, not HDMI. I didn't have any luck trying to use DVI to HDMI adaptors. It could have been my monitors though.
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Buy a vga to DVI-D adapter and a DVI-D cable. Do not use a vga to HDMI cable with wide gamut monitor.
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I just got my converter today and it is not working! I have an ASUS laptop with HDMI out and I am trying to connect it to my older VGA monitor.
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i just received my converter, plugged it into my computer monitor (with HDMI) and the picture/ sound cuts in and out. The Monitor says "no input detected". i wait a few seconds and it comes back. I wonder if mine is defective?
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No, I only use DVI and VGA...both work fine...sorry I can't be of more help.
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I'm not sure on your tv but I just picked up a Samsung Combo HDTV/Monitor and had nasty issues getting the picture right until I stumbled across an easter egg in their setup. My Mac Mini is connected via a DVI -> HDMI cable to my Samsung. The colors were way off and it was obvious that the signal was not digital going to the monitor until I labeled my HDMI input "PC". That fixed the colors. Setting the option for "Overscan" fixed the resolution. Now I get a picture that looks as good as the DVI -> DVI input from my laptop.-- Chris
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What you are looking for is from HDMI to DVI. There is no reason for this cable not to work but I never tried that. My setup is from DVI to HDMI and that works. As far as I know, the reverse should work as well but not 100% sure.
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I have found that the display port gives the greatest picture in my experience so far (about 3 months). I have tested all 3, albeit the dvi was coming from hdmi port on my computer.
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DVI cables only carry a video signal, the HDMI can carry audio but when its converted to Dvi it loses that capabiltity