5m HDMI to DVI Cable – Premium Quality / 1080p 24+1 Pins / 24k Gold Plated
Posted by Notcot on Apr 3, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
Product Description
This is a cable from HDMi to DVI or vice versa. This cable is made for connecting the two most used digital connectors, be aware that DVI only can transmit video signals and no sound. For example a DVD player, graphics card, Home cinema sets, LCD TV and PLASMA TV
- Premium Quality HDMI to DVI Cable
- Connect a graphics card to a HDTV or a HDMI device to a DVI monitor for example
- Brand New with 24k Gold Plated Plugs
- DVI end is DVI-D Dual Link and fits ANY DVI port as it does not have the 4 surrounding pins
- HDMI end is v1.3 1080p Full HD and backward compatible
5m HDMI to DVI Cable – Premium Quality / 1080p 24+1 Pins / 24k Gold Plated
I understand HDMI is essentially single link DVI with audio added. I bought this cable to connect a PC with spare HDMI output to a second DVI input monitor (no audio needed) some distance away.
The cable has been flawless in operation which makes me very pleased I chose this one and not one of the very much higher priced alternatives.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this cable 2 weeks ago to link my Dell Dimension 5150 PC to my Sony Bravia TV. The cable does exactly what it should and the picture quality is great.
If you do want to link your PC to HD TV via DVI to HDMI cable, then please be aware of the following:
a) If you are using a Nvidia Geoforce Graphics Card (mine was a XFX Geoforce 8400 GS) you can get audio over the cable, but there must be an internal (2 pin) S-PDIF cable between the graphics card and your PC’s motherboard or sound card. If your motherboard (or sound card) doesn’t have a 2 pin S-PDIF output (like on my PC) then you can’t link them up. The problem is that the Nvidia graphics cards still send a ‘blank’ audio signal out of the DVI port. This then stops the TV accepting a separate sound source, such as from a 3.5mm jack cable between the PC and TV (ie the DVI to HDMI cable carries the picture and 3.5mm jack cable caries the sound). There was no way around this problem with the Nvidia card, so I invested in an ATI HD 4550 card as I had read that ATI include a sound card on-board their graphics cards. Ah, if only it were that simple – see my next point!
b) If you are using an ATI HD 3xxx or HD 4xxx series graphics card that only has DVI out for HD signals (many cards now have a HDMI port) then the sound can be sent through the DVI output, but only if you have a special ATI DVI to HDMI dongle (you then need a HDMI to HDMI cable). This DVI to HDMI cable (or any others) just won’t convert/carry the audio signal. Unfortunately the ATI Dongles are about a common as Hens’ Teeth (I couldn’t find any UK suppliers). However, unlike the Nvidia card, the ATI system does not send a ‘blank’ audio signal down the DVI to HDMI cable. So I could add the 3.5mm jack cable to carry the audio. Finally it works – Happy Days!
If you don’t believe my points above then please feel free to waste many hours on Google to come to the same eventual conclusion.
In summary, this DVI to HDMI Cable is a great buy; just be sure that you know it will work with the combination of devices you want to use it with.
Rating: 5 / 5
Not sure how in depth you can review this product. All I can say is it does the job, A good buy!
S.
Rating: 5 / 5
excellent quality image, the angled connectors are not the best quality but still good. great value and reccomended.
Rating: 5 / 5