gossamer axe wrote:
You can get DVI to HDMI cables for relatively cheap.
So if you can get a DVI output, you can plug it in to an HDMI TV.
If I have a video card that has an HDMI out, is that a better option?
Yes. HDMI is rather evil in that it requires an authentication scheme or
some sort of encryption in order to actually display. DVI->HDMI cable
converters, while they carry the same signals, usually lack the
encryption/authentication part. Or rather, more accurately, the DVI
display device usually doesn't do that encryption/authentication. Very
few, if any, TVs, will display HDMI from an unknown/untrusted source.
This is the reason that you can't hook up a garden variety DVI flat
panel to a cable box with HDMI or DVI out. Most flat panels intended for
computer use don't support the auth/encryption. Yay for stupid copy
protection schemes!
good luck.
-kelsey
--
[email protected]
http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
