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HDMI to VGA cable, is this possible, surely it must be if you can have HDMI to DVI then why not to VGA,

The problem is I paid £600 pounds for my 27" lcd tv that has every socket on it appart from HDMI, it handles HD signal througth the vga and component like a dream, the native res for the panel is 1280x720,

What if I get a HDMI to DVI cable and then plug that into a DVI to VGA adapter, any chance of success ?

Failling that I found this box for £150, any opinions.

 
Do you have anything which is HDMI that you need to plug into it? I'd wait until you need it before buying.
 
Caged said:
Do you have anything which is HDMI that you need to plug into it? I'd wait until you need it before buying.
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No of course not, the reason being is that I don't have a HDMI socket on my tv, thats why I made this thread :( .

Anyhow, HDMI dvd players have already started appearing on the high street and we all know sky is going to offer a HD service any minite now.
 
lowrider007 said:
No of course not, the reason being is that I don't have a HDMI socket on my tv, thats why I made this thread :( .

Anyhow, HDMI dvd players have already started appearing on the high street and we all know sky is going to offer a HD service any minite now.
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Sky have gone on the record as saying the new box will have component, HDMI as well as scart(to encourage adopters who don't have hdtv's)
 
pinkaardvark said:
Sky have gone on the record as saying the new box will have component, HDMI as well as scart(to encourage adopters who don't have hdtv's)
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Cheers for that bit of info, guess I don't need to worry too much then, glad they opted to put component on their boxes, would have been stupid to just put HDMI on them.
 
pinkaardvark said:
(to encourage adopters who don't have hdtv's)
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I would have thought it was to enable them to record stuff since it seems unlikely anyone would fork out several hundred quid for a box that offers nothing over the one that had before for free.
 
Goatboy said:
I would have thought it was to enable them to record stuff since it seems unlikely anyone would fork out several hundred quid for a box that offers nothing over the one that had before for free.
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Thats a naughty box for early HD adopters with no hdmi + HDCP. It will also have a DAC inside etc.
 
Goatboy said:
I would have thought it was to enable them to record stuff since it seems unlikely anyone would fork out several hundred quid for a box that offers nothing over the one that had before for free.
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Yeah that too :) I could also see sky simply using the HD box to replace sky+ as it's the same service so why have two different companies making two boxes for almost the same purpose.
 
HDMI to VGA cable, is this possible, surely it must be if you can have HDMI to DVI then why not to VGA,

What if I get a HDMI to DVI cable and then plug that into a DVI to VGA adapter, any chance of success ?
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HDMI to DVI or vice versa is digital only (i.e. DVI-D).
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The DVI to VGA converters (commonly found with new graphics cards etc.) are for the analogue pins on DVI only. Therefore the above will not work.
DVI-D to VGA converters cost around ~£200.
 
lowrider007 said:
HDMI to VGA cable, is this possible, surely it must be if you can have HDMI to DVI then why not to VGA,

The problem is I paid £600 pounds for my 27" lcd tv that has every socket on it appart from HDMI, it handles HD signal througth the vga and component like a dream, the native res for the panel is 1280x720,

What if I get a HDMI to DVI cable and then plug that into a DVI to VGA adapter, any chance of success ?
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A HDMI to DVI cable is HDMI>DVI-D (digital > digital)

A DVI to VGA adaptor is DVI-I>VGA (digital+analogue > just the analogue component)

Therefore you can't get a HDMI>VGA cable because it would require the conversion of digital to analogue. HOWEVER it can be done... but it requires a reasonably expensive box.

Do you mind me asking which tv you have?
 
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Valleyman said:
A HDMI to DVI cable is HDMI>DVI-D (digital > digital)

A DVI to VGA adaptor is DVI-I>VGA (digital+analogue > just the analogue component)

Therefore you can't get a HDMI>VGA cable because it would require the conversion of digital to analogue. HOWEVER it can be done... but it requires a reasonably expensive box.

Do you mind me asking which tv you have?
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cheers, mines nothing special, Logik LCX27WN2, problem was I brought it too early and did'nt do enough research, I checked the spec, I was wrong about the native res being 1280x720, apparently it's 1366X768 which is an odd resolution. tbh the only reason the panel caught my eye was b-cos it was black, I try and stay away from silver electronics if I can.



As you seem to know what you talking about, those hdmi to vga boxes like the one in my OP, do you know if they work well as it's something that I still may need ?.
 
If you have the Samsung 26" TV, then I believe the DVI input is HDCP compatible - this means that all you would need to connect any HDMI source is just a DVI to HDMI cable which are readily available.
 
sorry to resurrect this thread but i have also been looking at the Logik LCX 27WN as they can be had relatively cheap now - lowrider have you had any experience linking it up to ** pc via vga/dvi - as id like to use 1 on my gaming rig and was wondering if it was up to the job re resolution/response times etc ....
any advice much appreciated , thx :)
 
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