Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread Brad Templeton
On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 04:35:06PM -0500, Sean Cier wrote: > Brad Templeton wrote: > >Well, here's an odd failure story. I picked up a cable -- perhaps it > >was too cheap, but the sense I get with HDMI and cheap cables is that as > >a digital standard it either works or it doesn't. > > Which is

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.
> Brad Templeton writes: b> Well, here's an odd failure story. I picked up a cable -- perhaps it b> was too cheap, but the sense I get with HDMI and cheap cables is that as b> a digital standard it either works or it doesn't. b> So I plugged it into my TV and ran at 720p, same modeline I was

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread Sean Cier
Brad Templeton wrote: Well, here's an odd failure story. I picked up a cable -- perhaps it was too cheap, but the sense I get with HDMI and cheap cables is that as a digital standard it either works or it doesn't. Which is a common myth or misunderstanding. Each bit being either 0 or 1 doesn't m

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread Brad Templeton
On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 08:53:03AM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 01:45:46PM -0800, Villalovos, John L wrote: > > Sorry if this is too far off topic. > > > > I am trying to build a MythTV setup using a PVR-350 and an HD-3000. > > > > This will be hooked up to a Sony KD34XBR9

RE: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread Villalovos, John L
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've used this: > > http://www.gefen.com/kvm/cables/dvi2hdmi.jsp Wow! Those are expensive there. Luckily the store local to me sells them much cheaper: Gefen.com: 6 foot DVI to HDMI cable: $49.00 Pchcables.com: 6 foot DVI to HDMI cable: $19.35 http://store.p

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-23 Thread John Goerzen
On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 01:45:46PM -0800, Villalovos, John L wrote: > Sorry if this is too far off topic. > > I am trying to build a MythTV setup using a PVR-350 and an HD-3000. > > This will be hooked up to a Sony KD34XBR960 34" HDTV Direct View CRT. > > The Sony has a HDMI input on it. > > So

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-22 Thread Nathan Poznick
Thus spake Villalovos, John L: > Which video card are you using? I haven't bought an output video card > yet, so I am curious what would be a good one to buy. Well, I'm using a GeForce Ti4200 to drive my HDTV right now, but long-standing problems with the nvidia driver make it impossible to outpu

RE: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-22 Thread Villalovos, John L
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm using the DVI output on my video card to a DVI cable, to > a DVI->HDMI > adapter (local stores didn't have any DVI->HDMI cables when I was > looking). It works just fine. Which video card are you using? I haven't bought an output video card yet, so I am curious wha

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-22 Thread Stephen Cochran
> The Sony has a HDMI input on it. > > So I was wondering if getting a card with DVI output would be the best > way to hook up to the HDTV? > > Can the DVI output be connected to the HDMI input on the HDTV? The > local store (http://www.pchcables.com) carries six foot DVID to HDMI > cables for ~$2

Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-22 Thread Nathan Poznick
Thus spake Villalovos, John L: > So I was wondering if getting a card with DVI output would be the best > way to hook up to the HDTV? > > Can the DVI output be connected to the HDMI input on the HDTV? The > local store (http://www.pchcables.com) carries six foot DVID to HDMI > cables for ~$20.00.

[mythtv-users] DVI to HDMI

2005-02-22 Thread Villalovos, John L
Sorry if this is too far off topic. I am trying to build a MythTV setup using a PVR-350 and an HD-3000. This will be hooked up to a Sony KD34XBR960 34" HDTV Direct View CRT. The Sony has a HDMI input on it. So I was wondering if getting a card with DVI output would be the best way to hook up to