connection to a hd cable box: Has anyone used this cable, or one similar, to connect a hd cable box to a hd lcd tv?
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Could you provide a link to the cable you are asking about? I don't seem to see one in your post. Thank you.
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If you're referring to a coaxial connection, there is a coaxial input on the bar. I haven't tried to connect directly to a cable box, it would make more sense if you were to connect it to your TV but I probably don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish.
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I tried to hook mine up using two cables and I could not get it to work. I believe I followed the steps correctly. Would appreciate a response from you if you were successful. I may need to return mine if the sub HDMI is not working & need to know soon before I cut the UPC off the box to get the free Avatar blu-ray that expires at the end of March.
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I highly doubt this will solve the issue, since what it does is only to convert HD quality from the HDMI to RCA, this sounds more like the cable doesn't work or you need another type of HDMI cable with more capacity, I would recommend going to radio shack
1835139
I first connected with an rf cable, then switched to a $3 3-ft long HDMI cable. MIGHT have seen a minor improvement in picture on hi-def channels, but not enough to worry about. NO cable connectors are included
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I have Comcast and two different a-b switchers, both of which will allow the TV to hold its station memory IF you remember that Channel 3 or 4 (whichever your cable box feeds into the set) is the active cable connection. I have no idea what happens if the cable box is HD - using the HDMI connection.
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I'm having the same problem. No issues with the component connection, but problems with the HDMI connection. It sometimes shows fine and sometimes shows no signal (or takes 10-15 seconds to change channel). It is perfect with the Component connection.Like the others here I have a Samsung HD Cable box from Time Warner.
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I use the HDMI-Mini to send tv shows downloaded from Droid TV to my big TV. This saves me the cost of cable. It doesn't appear to be able to use an incoming signal from the HDMI port, but I could be wrong.
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I do not have an Hd TV. I use the adapter on a desktop. I am sorry that I cannot help you there.
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Hook up your cable box with an hdmi cable for the best picture quality. I have a 1080p tv and my sd cable chanels look almost as good as hd. If you have an old cable box have them bring you a new one (put a few drops of water on it to fry it and say it fryed itself and theyll replace if for free). Also i got an upconverting dvd player for free with my tv and when its hooked up with an hdmi cable it has basically the same picture quality as HD dvd, just not as good sound quality as HD.
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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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i am using a samsung HD cable box from time warner and it is working fine - not sure about other models that they may have.
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I don't know about conecting to a cable box, but the quality of the picture was not very good. Since it back and got a BenQ, it was great.
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Dear kate I am not good t connecting the units the only reason I purchsed this cable was to connewct the tV to othere devicesn My tv HDMI inputs got fried when a lightning hit near the house . Why don't U use HDMI cale to make the connection u use only one HdMi cable for both vedio and Audio I think these component cales are for when on does not have HDMI connections HDMI cable are very inexpensive u can get one for 2 dollars. And u only need one
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Thank you for your response. So when I get my HD box from Comcast, I should get one of their HD cables also. Right? Should I also get a Comcast HD cable instead of one from some other source to hook up my upconverting DVD player? Kinda takes some of the fun out of researching the world of HD plasma tvs. :-)
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I just had this problem and found this post after searching for a solution. I plugged my coaxial cable into my surge protector and bingo, problem solved. I am using component cables to connect my cable box to my HDTV. I think I'll exchange my box for an HDMI capable box and hopefully that'll solve my problem without using the surge protector.
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I was able to connect my computer to my tv's HDMI using this cable. Sounds like you're trying to do the same thing the other way. All I can say is buy it and try it out. You can return it if it doesn't work out. Nice part of buying on Amazon. Hope this helps. Good luck.