HDMI to DVI

[IdleWild]

Hi there,

I've got an old LCD TV, model Hitachi 26LD6200. I've just bought a new Freeview box, a Manhatten Plaza which has a HDMI output, I wanted to connect the HDMI to the TV, but I think the TV only supports DVI-I, the manual says "DVI Input (PC Only)", and I can't get my passive HDMI->DVI-D cable to get picture on the TV.

The cable works from the PC-> TV, so I guess it's the signal which is at fault.

Does anyone know if they make an active HDMI->DVI-I conversion cable? I can see an active HDMI->VGA, but nothing for DVI-I? I remember the ATI cards used to ship with a DVI->HDMI adapter. Does anyone know if it works in reverse, i.e. it can take a digital HDMI signal and convert it to DVI-I? This is the adapter I'm talking about: Removed They mention it's 'active' on that website, but looks very compact to be an active adapter.

This is the TV manual: http://www.hitachidigitalmedia.com/en-gb/brochures/102070

 

[IdleWild]

Just read the above, if correct might as well take the box back and get a new TV.

Not sure you're 100% correct though about conversion between hdmi and dvi. If the input is dvi-i then it would need to be converted from a digital hdmi signal to an analogue dvi-i signal. The problem with that is the extra 4 dvi-i pins are missing from my cable. And my cable works from the hdmi port of the computer which must therefore be providing a dvi-d signal.

I guess it boils down to refresh rates and resolutions. If I set the input to 1080i I get a blue screen on the dvi input but the resolution is odd and shows a 50hz refresh.

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[IdleWild]

Thanks for your insight, you're correct I was mistaking DVI-I as analogue only. I thought that the PC must be providing an analogue output but then face-palmed when I realised the output is HDMI so it must be digital!

I contacted the manufacturer, and under certain output modes I am able to get a blue screen (which indicates that the resolution and frequency mode is probably supported as ordinarily I would see just a black screen). The manufacturer advises that it is likely HDCP causing the issue.

Since my TV will not support this, I am considering buying an HDCP removal device, has anyone had any luck with one of these devices? Cheaper than a new telly, especially when there's nothing wrong with this one. They seem to be ~£10 to ~£20 depending on where you source them from?