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HDMI dilema!!

  • 17-11-2006 6:00pm
    #1
    Kavs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 293 ✭✭


    Right so just finished building a new rig there this week ,and now am in the market for an LCD-TV ,now i've been eyeing up a Samsung see below

    http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le40n73bdxxeu.asp

    looks like the bees-knees ,most importantly its got 2*HDMI ports!
    so was looking at the online manual and low and behold I spot this written in there

    "Do not attempt to connect the HDMI/DVI connector to a PC or Laptop Graphics Card.
    (This will result in a blank screen being displayed)"

    wHAT the bloody hell !
    just bought an ASUS 7950GT 512mb graphics card with the understanding of using the HDMI output for the 32" screen with a dvi - hdmi cable, so where have i gone wrong??
    any ideas lads?? really need to find out before i go forking out any more cash!
    cheers!


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  • #2
    Legion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Legion


    Well I have the R73 series http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le26r73bdxxeu.asp and the manual for that says the exact same but I have the HTPC hooked up using DVI/HDMI and have no problems.


  • #3
    Kavs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 293 ✭✭Kavs


    ah nice one ,why do they put that in the manual!!I wonder has this new HDCP craic got anything to do wit it?? My graphics card supports this feature, what about yourself any ideas??

    Are u getting a good picture from the computer??


  • #4
    Legion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Legion


    I have no idea why its in the manual,unless they have changed it so it cant be done since the R7 series but i doubt it.Head over to AVForums http://www.avforums.com and have a sniff around there.

    Picture quality is excellent depending on the source of course :)


  • #5
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    I remember seeing the reason come up somewhere but it was a while back something to do with potential comparability and EDID's in others words Samsung covering their ass. It's just a generic warning that you can ignore like Legion says it will work.

    (FYI my Samsung LE26R41B has the warning as well and the PC DVI-HDMI cable I plugged into it worked just fine)


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