Posted by Nate on 09/19/05 18:06

Go to http://www.pacificcable.com/ , they have high quality HDMI cables for
WAY less than you'll find in Best Buy or Circuit city.

Nate.

"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d94fc55be6e2430989fbf@news.nabs.net...
> 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.
>
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> | with a Minbari fleet...he is behind me...you are
> | in front of me. If you value your lives,
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