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DVI to HDMI ?

Capt'n Midnight · 2007-10-21 12:47:43

DVI to HDMI ? Where the PC/Laptop has a a digital output do the converters just cross over the pins or are electronics involved ? and where is the best place to get them .

21-10-2007 12:47pm

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DVI to HDMI ?

Where the PC/Laptop has a a digital output do the converters just cross over the pins or are electronics involved ?

and where is the best place to get them .

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#2 21-10-2007 2:51pm

Cryos

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Think they are just a plain over crossover of wires

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=316699

Komplett seem to be selling them quiet cheap.

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#3 22-10-2007 8:33am

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Seem to be quite cheap here http://ukhdmi.com/hdmi-dvi.php not sure of delivery charges.

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#4 22-10-2007 10:31am

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HDMI is basically just DVI with audio. I got my cable from Argos. It was basically a HDMI cable with 2 DVI adapters for either end so it could be used as a HDMI cable or a DVI cable or a HDMI to DVI converter and vice versa.

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