HDMI to DVI cable?

MSP · 03-23-2008, 05:54 PM

Probably a silly question, but my new laptop has a HDMI port. I'm assuming that I can buy a HDMI to DVI cable to connect it to my LCD monitor. True?

ThatHideousStrength · 03-23-2008, 05:56 PM

sure can.

DVI to HDMI Cable - High Quality, Great Prices, Free Shipping - Optimized Cable Company

MSP · 03-23-2008, 06:02 PM

Groovy, thanks. I'm connected via VGA right now and it's not cutting the mustard.

MSP · 03-25-2008, 12:52 PM

Worked like a charm. Shipped to my door for 12 bucks too, can't beat that. I was having a bit of flicker using the VGA out on my laptop and this fixed it.

ninefivezero · 03-25-2008, 04:32 PM

Always nice when things actually work out like you hoped huh?

MSP · 03-25-2008, 04:42 PM

Beyond the small flicker problem, this new cable just makes the image POP! Bright and vibrant. What a difference.

mistawiskas · 03-26-2008, 05:10 AM

The difference between VGA and HDMI/DVI is so huge on my 32", that there's absolutely no comparison.

MSP · 03-26-2008, 05:25 AM

On my old Dell 17" LCDs I couldn't tell the difference. At that time I had a video card with one VGA and one DVI out, and side-by-side couldn't distinguish one from the other. I sure could on my 22" LCD, holy cow!

The sad thing is that I actually contacted Gateway's tech support about it and they were fucking clueless. A lot of those phone techs aren't worth a shit.

OcTaNe91 · 03-26-2008, 08:07 AM

can you plug the dvi into a card and plug the hdmi into the tv and still have it work?

MSP · 03-26-2008, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OcTaNe91

can you plug the dvi into a card and plug the hdmi into the tv and still have it work?

Yep. I'll have to try it next time I'm at my buddies house.

ThatHideousStrength · 03-26-2008, 10:49 AM

(Cough Cough) MSP You should probably thank me (Cough Cough)

MSP · 03-26-2008, 10:54 AM

Oh yeah, of course. You da man!

ThatHideousStrength · 03-26-2008, 11:50 AM

er. I mean you should Thank Thank me so I can gain some rep :-p

MSP · 03-26-2008, 12:46 PM

I keep forgetting we have that feature.

NoPunIntended · 03-27-2008, 11:31 AM

I bought a DVI to HDMI to run to my 32" flat screen TV.

Newegg.com - Link Depot 16 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-5 - OEM

Worked out great for simple applications, but I don't think the TV refresh rate could handle games at all. I would be playing WoW and a half hour in, I would start getting different colored lines jetting across the screen. But WoW on a 32" screen was definitely a beaut.

gB dAvId x · 03-27-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSP

I keep forgetting we have that feature.

Its not easy to google dvi to hdmi

MSP · 03-27-2008, 03:15 PM

Well, when I would Google "Laptop HDMI out" or similar I didn't get much in the hit department. Not many laptops have an HDMI out at this point, it's pretty new.

gB dAvId x · 03-27-2008, 03:49 PM

I guess it just matters on what you type in the search box

MSP · 03-27-2008, 05:50 PM

I had easily found the cables, I just wasn't sure if it should work as advertised from a PC or laptop to an LCD monitor. Quickly answer that question in a Google search, not so easy. Not to mention, isn't this exactly the sort of question that SHOULD be answered on Tweak?

gB dAvId x · 03-27-2008, 07:08 PM

Well now we know and we can add it to our soon to be tweak 3d app

mistawiskas · 03-28-2008, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoPunIntended

I bought a DVI to HDMI to run to my 32" flat screen TV.

Newegg.com - Link Depot 16 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-5 - OEM

Worked out great for simple applications, but I don't think the TV refresh rate could handle games at all. I would be playing WoW and a half hour in, I would start getting different colored lines jetting across the screen. But WoW on a 32" screen was definitely a beaut.

Is the interconnect on your 32" facing down? You'll get intermittent bad connections with your cable if it is. i'm trying to figure out a way to "clamp" that HDMI interconnect up to the set to force a good/secure connection. next time it happens, wiggle the cable to see if it clears or gets worse. if so....bad interconnection.

NoPunIntended · 03-28-2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

Is the interconnect on your 32" facing down? You'll get intermittent bad connections with your cable if it is. i'm trying to figure out a way to "clamp" that HDMI interconnect up to the set to force a good/secure connection. next time it happens, wiggle the cable to see if it clears or gets worse. if so....bad interconnection.

I apologize I had to make you retype that because I completely forgot I had made a thread or made a comment on it before and you gave me the same advice. Memory is shot.

mistawiskas · 03-28-2008, 06:36 PM

I do battle with mine all the time.....the memory and the HDMI cable

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ThatHideousStrength Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 4,104 (#11) Thanked 5x in 4 posts x0	sure can. DVI to HDMI Cable - High Quality, Great Prices, Free Shipping - Optimized Cable Company

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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Groovy, thanks. I'm connected via VGA right now and it's not cutting the mustard.

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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Worked like a charm. Shipped to my door for 12 bucks too, can't beat that. I was having a bit of flicker using the VGA out on my laptop and this fixed it.

03-25-2008, 04:42 PM	permalink #6
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Beyond the small flicker problem, this new cable just makes the image POP! Bright and vibrant. What a difference.

03-26-2008, 05:25 AM	permalink #8
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	On my old Dell 17" LCDs I couldn't tell the difference. At that time I had a video card with one VGA and one DVI out, and side-by-side couldn't distinguish one from the other. I sure could on my 22" LCD, holy cow! The sad thing is that I actually contacted Gateway's tech support about it and they were fucking clueless. A lot of those phone techs aren't worth a shit.

03-26-2008, 10:49 AM	permalink #11
ThatHideousStrength Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 4,104 (#11) Thanked 5x in 4 posts x0	(Cough Cough) MSP You should probably thank me (Cough Cough)

03-26-2008, 10:54 AM	permalink #12
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Oh yeah, of course. You da man!

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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	I keep forgetting we have that feature.

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NoPunIntended Senior Member Aug 2005 Last Seen: Yesterday Location: ConnectiCut Posts: 763 (#101) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x23	I bought a DVI to HDMI to run to my 32" flat screen TV. Newegg.com - Link Depot 16 FT HDMI TO DVI Cable Model HDMI-DVI-5 - OEM Worked out great for simple applications, but I don't think the TV refresh rate could handle games at all. I would be playing WoW and a half hour in, I would start getting different colored lines jetting across the screen. But WoW on a 32" screen was definitely a beaut.

03-27-2008, 03:15 PM	permalink #17
MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	Well, when I would Google "Laptop HDMI out" or similar I didn't get much in the hit department. Not many laptops have an HDMI out at this point, it's pretty new.

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gB dAvId x P/T State Worker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: sacramento, california Posts: 2,685 (#30) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x13	I guess it just matters on what you type in the search box

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MSP Globe Trekker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Posts: 15,153 (#1) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x81	I had easily found the cables, I just wasn't sure if it should work as advertised from a PC or laptop to an LCD monitor. Quickly answer that question in a Google search, not so easy. Not to mention, isn't this exactly the sort of question that SHOULD be answered on Tweak?

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gB dAvId x P/T State Worker Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: sacramento, california Posts: 2,685 (#30) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x13	Well now we know and we can add it to our soon to be tweak 3d app

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mistawiskas Gramps Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 12,631 (#2) Thanked 4x in 4 posts x305	I do battle with mine all the time.....the memory and the HDMI cable

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