Posted by fredman on 09/18/05 07:19

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:59:49 -0400, Jeff Rife <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote:

>fredman (fbergnospamanio@comnospamcast.net) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>> Yeah, I saw one at Walmart for ~$49, and also saw an HDMI to DVI
>> converter cable (my now older WEGA hi-scan came equipped with a DVI
>> port that I've never used) for ~$45. I've wanted to look into a new
>> player that supports upscaling to 720p or 1080i but they only do it
>> via HDMI. Anyone run this conversion? and how well does it work?
>
>An HDMI cable is just a DVI cable with extra wires for audio and different
>connectors. The "converter" just gets the right wires lined up.
>
>But, you probably won't be able to use such a converter with an up-converting
>DVD player, because they require HDCP, and very few displays with just DVI
>support HDCP.

Well, it may work then. This is a KV-32HS510; per the manual features
page:

"Digital Visual Interface (DVI): Can accomodate a copy-protected
digital connection (HDCP*) to other devices (such as digtal set-top
boxes) that have compatible interfaces. The DVI-HDTV input terminal
is compliant with the EIA-861 standard and is not intended for use
with personal computers."

*High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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