nizo's Journal: HDMI to DVI on my monitor?

Can I use the hdmi port on my computer to connect a second dvi monitor with the cable below? Or is hdmi only for dvd players and stuff like that?

http://www.eforcity.com/pothhdmid3ft.html

The Magic 8 ball says...

[frankie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Compatibility_with_DVI [wikipedia.org]

The DVI signal is electrically compatible with HDMI video signal; no signal conversion needs to take place when an adapter is used and consequently no loss in video quality occurs.[70] As such HDMI is backward compatible with Digital Visual Interface carrying digital video (DVI-D or DVI-I, but not DVI-A) used on modern computer monitors and graphics cards. This means that a DVI-D source can drive an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, by means of a suitable

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[nizo]

I saw that entry, but it made me wonder when I saw the "Content Protection" section (not a problem, from what I can tell). I'm just wondering if there are any other gotchyas I need to worry about?

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[OldHawk777]

DoIt.

However, match your HxV+Hz on video card output to the monitor, and in some cases when going from PC-DVI out to HDMI LCD TV... the TV will not display your boot-up info, but you will get your login screen as usual.

Also, some HDMI TVs will not keep HxV+Hz settings when the screensaver kicks in, and/or when you cycle through other LCD TV inputs; So, keep a VidRes HxV+Hz app on your desktop for quick access.

Using any video settings, at which the HDMI TV cannot function, will leave the screen blank usually

for what help it might be...

[Pancho Pistolas]

I don't know if this adds any new information, but...I got a GeForce 8500 GT video card not long back, and it came with an HDMI-to-VGA adapter. The video card has both a VGA port *and* an HDMI port, and the instructions said the adapter could be used to connect a second VGA monitor (or just an HDMI one, if I recall correctly). It did warn that the upper limits of the displays would degrade somewhat for this (logical), but it was doable. And it didn't say anything about changing any setting if you used a V

For the most part, it's OK.

[bersl2]

There may be issues with HDCP if you want support for that, but DVI supports that protocol, though it's merely optional for devices to support it (DVI monitors probably don't).

Should work.

[Kymermosst]

My wife's new machine has HDMI output, and I just used such a cable to connect her DVI-input monitor. The other output is a VGA output.

As long as your HDMI output is not simply the same signal as your existing DVI (DVI and HDMI signals are compatible) it should allow you to connect the second display for a dual-monitor setup.