just wondering what lead is the best to use or whats mainly used ie dvi/hdmi/dsp i am using the display port at the moment and starting to get the odd you have a problem between the display port connection so probably gonna use the dvi lead instead...what do people think .
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What Connect Do You Use For Graphics ie hdmi/dsp
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I use DVI. 1920x1200 60hz, no problems
Use VGA for 1920x1080 60hz on the media centre I built my parents. Not an issue either.
Use VGA for 1920x1080 60hz on the media centre I built my parents. Not an issue either.
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DVI.
I'd like to use HDMI so I could put my monitor further away but still have the speakers by it but no 1:1 pixel mapping
I'd like to use HDMI so I could put my monitor further away but still have the speakers by it but no 1:1 pixel mapping
Apologies for hijacking this thread but I wonder if anyone has experience of using a hdmi graphics card output to drive a dvi input monitor using a hdmi to dvi adaptor.
I have a 5850 on order and it only has one DVI, one dvi and one DP. I want to drive two monitors (neither of which has hdmi or display port).
I have sourced a cheap hdmi to dvi adaptor but I am worried about hdcp and whether or not that will cripple my image. Anyone know anything about this?
I have a 5850 on order and it only has one DVI, one dvi and one DP. I want to drive two monitors (neither of which has hdmi or display port).
I have sourced a cheap hdmi to dvi adaptor but I am worried about hdcp and whether or not that will cripple my image. Anyone know anything about this?
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This will be no issue - HDMI carries the same video signal as DVI, a HDMI to DVI-D adapter just swaps around the pins and discards the audio signal - the image quality will be unchanged. Also HDCP will remain intact so long as your monitor can do hdcp over DVI (most can).
To answer the OP- I use a DVI connection to my main monitor (1920x1200) which works great - no issue. I also have a 720p TV hooked up as a second monitor - I tried connecting it via HDMI but scaling was always a bugger (overscan), instead I now use VGA and the scaling is perfect and the image quality is great.
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This is exactly why I used VGA for my parents media centre. Over/underscan that I couldn't align properly with the drivers or TV settings with HDMI. You'd think a cable standard about two decades newer wouldn't have such an issue lol...
DVI for me.
The DVI - HDMI adapter will be fine. Used one on my old PC. The only problem I had was not getting an image on the screen until the PC was booting into Windows, so I couldn't get into the BIOS unless I plugged it in via DVI or VGA. I had the same issue setting my brother's PC up for the first time. Other than that, it's great.
The DVI - HDMI adapter will be fine. Used one on my old PC. The only problem I had was not getting an image on the screen until the PC was booting into Windows, so I couldn't get into the BIOS unless I plugged it in via DVI or VGA. I had the same issue setting my brother's PC up for the first time. Other than that, it's great.
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HDMI on the main pc and DVI on the second pc.