+Doc+

Am I right in thinking the best way to hook up a V+ box to a HD TV with no HDMI connector is to connect using a HDMI to dvi cable?
If so anyone has experience of this, picture quality etc and which one should I go for, price should I pay?

Ta

corradoboy

AFAIK, HDMI is based on DVI but with audio added, so DVI plus either a digital audio (coax or optical) or at worst analogue audio (phono) should offer identical picture and audio (unless analogue).

+Doc+

Loverly, looking at the prices of cables they range from 5 to 30.
Will there be much difference?

corradoboy

Digital signal, so there shouldn't be, depending on run length (>5m)

http://www.kenable.co.uk/advanced_se...s=hdmi&x=0&y=0

GC8

It adds audio and digital copy prevention, so what youd hope will work may not. Not because it cant, but because its blocked due to the perceived 'risk'.

Glowplug

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Not sure what you are saying here

You have a HD ready TV with no HDMI input, yes or no??

I've just bought a 7mtr DVI to HDMI to hook my PC up to my TV, the quality is exellent

7M HDMI Male to DVI-D 25 Pin Dual link Gold Cable Lead on eBay (end time 01-Mar-10 20:57:55 GMT)

And it arrived in less than 24hrs

+Doc+

Thanks for the link, thats what I need but not as long

Glowplug

iTrader: (8)

He has got all different lengths in his 'shop'

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

I've an old (well 4 year old) Siemens HD TV with no HDMI. It does have DVI, so I'm using a HDMI to DVI cable - from Currys IIRC. For sound I use a seperate surround sound system. I have no reference for HDMI on this tv so can't tell if it's better or worse, but it is much better than the SD freeview. I'm using a Humax SD freeview box and have just had a Humax HD freesat box installed. The HD box is noticably better, but still not as good as an upscalled DVD player.

john banks

My PC showing desktop/text/TV through DVI-HDMI with the TV in "game" mode which does pixel mapping 1:1 looks perfect at 1080p.

I wonder if your Humax HD will downscale HD if your TV has no HDCP? The manual may say, and your TV may display the type of signal it is receiving?

I can't tell a difference in quality between good analog and HDMI/co-ax/optical digital audio links.